Galle Face Hotel is a hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1] It opened in 1864. It stands about 1.7 km from the centre of Colombo.[3]

Overview

The Galle Face Hotel, founded in 1864, is one of the oldest hotels east of Suez. It is located on Galle Road, Colombo. The Ceylon Hotels Corporation is now part of the Galle Face Hotel Group.

From “Galle Face Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1864. [1]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.7 km from the centre of Colombo. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML), about 12 km from the centre of Colombo.[4]

It is one of 9 hotels in and around Colombo recorded in Wikidata, 7 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 6 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Colombo.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Galle Face Hotel (Q4039225). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Galle Face Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2025-11-16.
  3. ^ Colombo (Q35381). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Colombo. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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