Cinnamon Red Colombo

Cinnamon Red Colombo
Alternative names
Cinnamon Red Hotel
Hotel chainCinnamon Hotels & Resorts
General information
TypeHotel
Architectural style
Modern
Classification3-Star
LocationColombo, 59 Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Opened1 September 2014
Height
Top floor26
Technical details
Lifts/elevators2
Design and construction
DeveloperJohn Keells Holdings, Sanken Construction
Main contractorSanken Construction
Other information
Number of rooms242
Number of suites1
Number of restaurants
1
Number of bars2
Facilitiesrooftop pool, rooftop gymnasium, business centre
Parking5 floors
Website
www.cinnamonhotels.com/cinnamonredcolombo

The Cinnamon Red Colombo is a four-star Colombo City Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The 26-storey hotel is located at 59 Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Kollupitiya.

The Rs. 3.5 billion property was a tri-venture between John Keels Holdings (30%), Sanken Construction (51%) and a Singaporean 3rd party (19%). It was opened in September 2014 by the Minister of Economic Development, Basil Rajapaksa.[1][2]

It is part of the Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts chain, under the management of John Keells Group.[3] The hotel is claimed to be South East Asia's first "Lean Luxury" hotel in Colombo.[4] The hotel has previously won awards in Culinary Arts.[5]

Cinnamon Red is noted for its use of red colour throughout the property. The property has also hosted a "paint the town red" competition since inception,[6] promoting local artists showcasing their talent via murals throughout the property [7]

In 2020 the hotel was used as a paid isolation centre to facilitate seafarers arriving in the country to spend their mandatory quarantine period during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "JKH unveils Rs. 3.5 billion Cinnamon Red". Daily Mirror. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cinnamon Red". Daily Mirror. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "John Keells Holdings' 'Cinnamon Red' business hotel on track". Lanka Business Online. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cinnamon Red pioneers 'lean luxury' for contemporary travellers". Daily FT. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Cinnamon city hotels win record 135 awards at Culinary Art Food Expo Competition 2019". Daily FT. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Cinnamon Red readies to paint the city red again". Daily FT. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Amateur artists paint the town Cinnamon Red with street art walk in Colombo". Sri Lanka Foundation. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Siriwardana, Ajith (4 September 2020). "More hotels in Colombo to be used as isolation centres: CMC". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 November 2020.