VAUX Park Street / Explore Colombo
Stay where the routes begin. VAUX Park Street is eight serviced lofts at 60/10 Park Street, Colombo 02, next door to Park Street Mews, with a rooftop pool and a 24/7 concierge. Every itinerary on this page starts at our door.
A rainy day in Colombo
Colombo’s showers can arrive at any time of year, but they usually pass quickly. This plan keeps you under cover, with museums, modern art, a digital art gallery high in the Lotus Tower and good food.
- 9:00
National Museum
Sri Lanka’s story in one grand white building: ancient sculpture, royal regalia, ritual masks and weapons, from the kingdoms to the colonial era.
It opens at 9am and is fan-cooled, so go early before it gets humid.
Open in Google Maps - 11:00
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
Rotating exhibitions, talks and films by Sri Lankan artists, tucked inside the Crescat Boulevard mall beside the Cinnamon Grand.
Check what is on before you go: exhibitions change through the year.
Open in Google Maps - 13:00
Lunch at Upali’s
A dependable, indoor introduction to Sri Lankan food: a full rice and curry spread, hoppers and string hoppers.
Open in Google Maps
Afternoon
Route from VAUX on Google Maps- 14:30
Gangaramaya Temple museum
Much of the temple’s extraordinary collection is indoors, from vintage watches to one of the world’s smallest Buddha images.
Cover shoulders and knees, and remove your shoes.
Open in Google Maps - 16:00
Lotus Tower and Pixel Bloom
Ride up South Asia’s tallest tower. Pixel Bloom, its immersive digital art gallery, is included with the foreign-visitor ticket, and if the clouds lift, the observation deck looks over the whole city.
Open daily from 9am into the evening.
Open in Google Maps - 18:30
A film at Colombo City Centre
End the day at the cinema in Colombo City Centre, about five minutes’ walk from VAUX, with plenty of places to eat afterwards.
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Evening
- 20:30
A night in
Your loft has a full kitchen, so pick up something good on the way home, or ask our concierge for a delivery recommendation.
These routes start at VAUX Park Street, a short walk from Park Street Mews. Book direct and enjoy early check-in when available, or see what is on our doorstep.
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Stay in the middle of it all
VAUX Park Street is a collection of eight serviced lofts in Colombo 02, next door to Park Street Mews, with a rooftop pool and a 24/7 concierge. Every route on this page starts at our door.
Book direct and enjoy early check-in when available.
