Grand Oriental Hotel is a hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1] Wikidata describes it as “building in Colombo, Sri Lanka”. It opened in 1875. The building has 4 floors. It stands about 2.1 km from the centre of Colombo.[3]

Overview

Grand Oriental Hotel or GOH (also previously known as the Taprobane Hotel) is a 3 star heritage hotel, located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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

History and building

The hotel opened in 1875. The building has 4 floors. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 2.1 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, the earliest is Galle Face Hotel, opened in 1864. See Hotels in Colombo.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Grand Oriental Hotel (Q28401591). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Grand Oriental Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-03-21.
  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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