Shangri-La Colombo
| Shangri La Colombo | |
|---|---|
.jpg?lang=en) Shangri-La Colombo as part of the One Galle Face complex | |
  Location in central Colombo | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1 Galle Road, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°55′41″N 79°50′41″E / 6.927961°N 79.844670°E |
| Opening | 16 November 2017 |
| Owner | Shangri-La Hotels |
| Management | Timothy Wright |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 31 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Chao Tse Ann & Partners MICD Associates Handel Architects LRF Designers |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 466 |
| Number of suites | 34 |
| Number of restaurants | 5 |
| Number of bars | 2 |
| Website | |
| http://www.shangri-la.com/colombo/shangrila/ | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Shangri-La Colombo is a 5-star hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Owned by Shangri-La Hotels, the property is part of the larger One Galle Face development project at the same location. It is the second Shangri-La hotel on the island (after Shangri-La's Hambantota Golf Resort & Spa) and the 101st hotel of the chain of Shangri-La Hotels world-wide.[5] The hotel was opened on 11 November 2017. The property has 500 rooms, of which 34 are suites, as well as 41 serviced apartments; other facilities include a spa, 24-hour gym, outdoor pool and conference/event spaces able to accommodate up to 2,000 guests.[6]
2019 Easter Sunday bombings
A little over a year of its opening, it became one of the sites of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings which happened on Easter along with two other hotels including Kingsbury Hotel and Cinnamon Grand Hotel.[7] Popular Sri Lankan cook Shantha Mayadunne along with her daughter and foreign citizens were killed in the bomb explosions which happened when they were at the hotel.[8]
References
- ^ "Shangri-La Colombo appoints GM, Sales and Marketing Director". Dailynews.lk. Daily News Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Shangri-La Residences debuts in Colombo". Sundaytimes.lk. Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "The Development Team". Onegalleface.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Shangri-La Hotel Colombo". Shangri-la.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "President opens Shangri-La Hotel". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Wijeya Newspapers. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Your Shangri-La Story". Shangri-la.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Three more explosions Kingsbury, Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand". Daily News. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Veteran Chef Shantha Mayadunne has died in the explosion at the Shangri-La Hotel". Hiru News. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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