Shangri-La Hotel is a hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1] It opened in 2017. It is owned by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. It stands about 1.8 km from the centre of Colombo.[3]
Overview
Shangri-La Colombo is a 5-star hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Owned by Shangri-La Hotels, 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.
From “Shangri-La Colombo” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 2017. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.8 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:
- Hilton Colombo — 0.6 km, opened 1987
- Galle Face Hotel — 0.8 km, opened 1864
- The Kingsbury — 1.0 km, opened 2012
- Cinnamon Grand Colombo — 1.1 km
- Grand Oriental Hotel — 1.2 km, opened 1875
- Hilton Colombo Residences — 1.5 km, opened 2000
See also
References
- ^ Shangri-La Hotel (Q39048411). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Shangri-La Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-27.
- ^ Colombo (Q35381). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Colombo. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.