The Kingsbury
The Kingsbury, formerly the Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo and the Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel, is a nine-story hotel located at 48, Janadhipathi Mawatha in the city centre of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was built by U. N. Gunasekera, and is owned by Hotel Services (Ceylon) PLC, which is a subsidiary of Hayleys PLC. It was refurbished and reopened in January 2013.[1]
| The Kingsbury | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Location within central Colombo | |
| Former names | Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Town or city | Colombo |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°55′58″N 79°50′31″E |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Owner | Hotel Services (Ceylon) PLC (subsidiary of Vallibel One) |
| Website | |
| www.thekingsburyhotel.com | |
It was one of the sites of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings which happened on Easter Sunday along with two other hotels including Cinnamon Grand Hotel and Shangri-La Hotel.[2]
References
- LBO. "CSE listed Kingsbury hotel (SERV) reports a loss, revenue flat – Lanka Business Online". Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- "Three more explosions Kingsbury, Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand". Daily News. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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