The Kingsbury is a hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1] It opened in 2012. It stands about 2.3 km from the centre of Colombo.[3]

Overview

The Kingsbury, trading as The Kingsbury PLC, formerly the Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo and the Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel, is a nine-story hotel located at 48, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Galle Road in the city centre of Colombo 01, 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.

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

History and building

The hotel opened in 2012. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 2.3 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. ^ The Kingsbury (Q4036011). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ The Kingsbury. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-17.
  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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