Kandy Municipal Indoor Stadium

Five wooden courts to international standard on Peradeniya Road, run by the municipal council, at a rate Colombo cannot touch. If you are anywhere near Kandy this is the best value badminton in the country, and the floor is better than most private halls charging twice as much. Booking is done through the council's own online portal rather than by phone, and the rules are stricter than a private hall's: hourly slots open only seven days ahead, a court admits a maximum of ten players, and overrunning your slot costs LKR 500 for every five minutes. The stadium is closed on Poya days, which move with the lunar month, so check the date before you plan around it. The hall also takes whole-venue bookings for tournaments — from LKR 65,000 for half a day — and being a council facility it hosts other events too, so the badminton calendar gets displaced occasionally. Confirm the hall is actually free before travelling.