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Cinnamon Grand Colombo is a large five-star city hotel on Galle Road in Colombo 3, next door to the Crescat Boulevard shopping arcade and a short walk from Galle Face Green. It is one of the capital's busiest social addresses: a hotel of restaurants and bars as much as bedrooms, from the open-air village kitchen at Nuga Gama to the London Grill, one of the oldest fine-dining rooms in the city.
Every room and suite has a king-size bed, air conditioning, a safe, a mini fridge, tea and coffee making facilities, a flat-screen television, Wi-Fi, bathrobes and slippers, and a bathroom with both a bathtub and a separate shower. The names below are the ones you will see when you choose a room; Cinnamon's own website uses slightly different names, given with each category.
Every category takes up to three adults, the third on an extra bed, and up to two children. Children aged 12 and over count as adults. Some rooms have interconnecting doors, which is worth asking for if you are a family booking two rooms.
Few hotels in Sri Lanka have as many places to eat under one roof. Nuga Gama recreates a traditional Sri Lankan village in the hotel grounds, with island food cooked by village cooks and, on some evenings, cultural dance performances. The London Grill is one of Colombo's oldest fine-dining restaurants, serving dishes under cloches with wines from the hotel's cellar. Lagoon is a seafood restaurant where you choose your catch and how it is cooked, and Plates is the all-day international and Sri Lankan buffet. For a drink there is Cheers Pub, an English-style sports bar; Breeze Bar by the pool; the Tea Lounge, which becomes a whisky lounge at night; and Coffee Stop. Room service runs from breakfast in bed to late-night snacks.
NIJA Spa offers Ayurveda treatments, Balinese and Swedish massages, hot stone and deep tissue therapies and shorter express treatments. Alongside it are a fully equipped gym with a movement studio, and wet-area facilities with a chill pool, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna. There is an outdoor swimming pool with its own bar, a Kids' Club where children can play and make things, free parking, and a long list of ballrooms and meeting rooms, which is why the hotel is so often busy with weddings and conferences.
The hotel stands in Kollupitiya, at the southern end of the city's old centre. Crescat Boulevard, with its boutiques, cafés and food court, is right next door. Galle Face Green, the seafront promenade where Colombo comes out in the evening, is under a kilometre to the north in a straight line. The Seema Malaka pavilion on Beira Lake and Gangaramaya Temple are both within a kilometre, with the rest of Beira Lake beyond. Viharamahadevi Park, the National Museum and the Lotus Tower are each about 1.5 kilometres away, and the bazaar streets of Pettah a little over two.
Yes. Kompannavediya station is about 600 metres away in a straight line and Kollupitiya about 800 metres, both on the coast line. Colombo Fort, the main terminus for trains to Kandy, Ella and the north, is about 1.7 kilometres away, a short taxi or tuk-tuk ride.
Bandaranaike International Airport is about 30 kilometres north of the hotel in a straight line, reached by the airport expressway and then through the city, so allow for traffic at busy times of day. The simplest way to arrive is a private transfer from Colombo airport to Cinnamon Grand, which meets you in the arrivals hall and takes you to the door.
It suits travellers who want to be in the middle of things: business visitors, families who like choice at mealtimes, and anyone spending a first or last night in Colombo who wants good food and a pool without leaving the hotel. It is a big, lively hotel rather than a quiet one. Its sister hotel Cinnamon Lakeside, on the shore of Beira Lake, is a calmer alternative a little to the north. See all our places to stay in Colombo, or the other Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts around the island.
The new cheers pub has amazing food and good music. Great service by Indisa. Good value for money and good vibes for Oktoberfest!
Had a great dinner with the family. My forth visit to Nuga Gama. Huge variety of food. Great service by Milan.
The hotel is large and has a very luxurious appearance. However, the bathroom was not in good condition. The TV is quite outdated and offers very limited entertainment options.The extra-bed was extremely firm and uncomfortable.The…
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