Shangri La Colombo | |
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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 (90%) [1] |
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 | 500 [1] |
Number of suites | 34 |
Number of restaurants | 5 |
Number of bars | 2 |
Website | |
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Shangri-La Colombo is a 5-star hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Owned by Shangri-La Hotels, [1] the property is part of the larger One Galle Face development project at the site of the Old Army Headquarters. 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. [6] The hotel was opened on 11 November 2017. The property has 500 rooms, and has room to accommodate up to 2,000 conference guests. [7]
The Shangri-La was one of three sites of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings along with the Kingsbury and Cinnamon Grand Colombo. [8] Sri Lankan celebrity chef Shantha Mayadunne and her daughter were among the fatalities. [9] Sri Lankan cricketer Hasitha Boyagoda was having breakfast in the hotel when the bombing took place. He escaped with only minor injuries. [10] Three of the four children of Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen were killed in the attack. [11]