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According to Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), there are 156 classified tourist hotels and 239 unclassified tourist hotels in Sri Lanka .[ 1] Additionally, there are 36 boutique hotels , 46 boutique villas and 493 bungalows in the country. The classified hotels collectively have a capacity of 14,232 rooms, including 25 five-star hotels and 24 four-star hotels.[ 1] SLTDA's grading is based on the criteria set by the World Tourism Organization . In 2011, the classified hotels accounted for 70% of the total room capacity in the industry .[ 2] A number of accommodation facilities that built during the British colonial era have been converted to high-class hotels later. These include the Galle Face Hotel , the Grand Oriental Hotel , the Mount Lavinia Hotel , the Queen's Hotel, Kandy , the Grand Hotel and St. Andrew's Hotel and the New Oriental Hotel .[ 3]
Central Province
Kandy District
Nuwara Eliya District
Hotel
Location
Opened
Chain
Proprietor
Class
Number of rooms
Notes
Alpine Hotel
Nuwara Eliya
—
Alpine Hotel (Pvt) Ltd
—
30
Dates back to 1914 built Planter's Home[ 11]
The Grand Hotel
Nuwara Eliya
1891
Tangerine Hotels
The Nuwara Eliya Hotels Company PLC
Four-star
154
The Nuwara Eliya Hotels Company purchased Barnes Hall in 1891.[ 12]
The Hill Club
Nuwara Eliya
—
—
45
Founded as a Gentlemen's club in 1876, did not admit locals or women until 1967.[ 13]
St. Andrew's Hotel
Nuwara Eliya
1891
Jetwing Hotels
Jetwing Hotels
Three-star
56
Built in 1875. Acquired by Jetwing Hotels in 1986.[ 14]
Northern Province
Jaffna District
Southern Province
Galle District
Uva Province
Badulla District
Western Province
Colombo District
Hotel
Location
Opened
Chain
Proprietor
Class
Number of rooms
Notes
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Colombo
1975
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts
Asian Hotels and Properties, a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings
Five-star
475
Formerly known as the Lanka Oberoi Hotel .[ 27]
Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo
Colombo
1981
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts
Trans Asia Hotels, a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings
Five-star
346
Previously known as the Ramada Renaissance Hotel .[ 28] During the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013 , some of the heads of State stayed at the hotel.[ 29]
Cinnamon Life Colombo
Colombo
2023
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts
Waterfront Properties, a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings
—
800
The first integrated resort in Sri Lanka[ 30] and the largest private investment in the country. It is planned to open in the first half of 2023.[ 31]
Cinnamon Red Colombo
Colombo
2014
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts
Capitol Hotel Holdings, a joint venture of Sanken, John Keells Holdings, and a Singaporean firm
Three-star
242
Sri Lanka's first 'lean luxury' hotel.[ 32]
Galadari Hotel
Colombo
1984
—
Galadari Hotels Lanka, a subsidiary of Galadari Brothers
Five-star
450
The hotel was previously managed by Le Méridien and JW Marriott Hotels .[ 33]
Galle Face Hotel
Colombo
1864
—
Galle Face Hotel Company Ltd
156
One of the oldest hotels east of Suez Canal.[ 34]
Grand Oriental Hotel
Colombo
1875
—
Bank of Ceylon
80
Hilton Colombo
Colombo
1987
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Hotel Developers (Lanka) Ltd, a state-owned enterprise of the Government of Sri Lanka
Five-star
382
Delisted from the Colombo Stock Exchange in 2020. Owned by Hotel Developers (Lanka) Ltd, a wholly owned state-owned enterprise .[ 35]
Hilton Colombo Residences
Colombo
1998
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Hirdaramani Group
Five-star
165 apartments
One of the tallest buildings in Sri Lanka.[ 36]
The Kingsbury
Colombo
1973
—
Hayleys
Five-star
229
Mount Lavinia Hotel
Mount Lavinia
1877
—
Mount Lavinia Hotel Group
275
Mövenpick Hotel Colombo
Colombo
2017
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
Softlogic Holdings
Five-star
219
It is the first star-class hotel to be launched in Colombo in 25 years.[ 37]
Shangri-La Colombo
Colombo
2017
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
Five-star
500
Taj Samudra
Colombo
1980
Taj Hotels
TAL Lanka Hotels
Five-star
300
One of the oldest five-star hotels in Colombo.[ 38]
Tintagel Colombo
Colombo
2005
Paradise Road Hotels
Bandaranaike family
—
10 suites
The former town residence of the Bandaranaike family . In 1959, Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was fatally shot on the verandah of the house.[ 39]
Kalutara District
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