2 hotels · Sri Lanka
The great hotels of Colombo
2 luxury hotels in Colombo are documented in this guide, ordered by international renown. The oldest, Galle Face Hotel, opened in 1864; the most recent, Shangri-La Colombo, in 2017. For large events, Galle Face Hotel receives up to 1000 guests. Each page gives the history, the key figures and a direct line to the events team.
Colombo, Sri LankaSince 2017
Shangri-La Colombo
On the former army headquarters site beside Galle Face Green, Shangri-La Colombo opened in November 2017 with 541 rooms and Sri Lanka's largest ballroom.
541 rooms
Colombo, Sri LankaSince 1864
Galle Face Hotel
Prince Philip's first car, a 1935 Standard Nine he bought as a naval cadet in Ceylon, is parked inside the hotel where he once stayed.
Events up to 1000