The Kingsbury

The Kingsbury
The hotel as seen from the Chaithya Road
Location within central Colombo
Former names	Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel
General information
Type	Hotel
Location	48 Janadhipathi Mawatha, Galle Road,, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°55′58″N79°50′31″E / 6.9329°N 79.8419°E / 6.9329; 79.8419
Opened	1973;52 years ago (1973)
Website
www.thekingsburyhotel.com
Company
Company type	Public
Traded as	CSE:  SERV.N0000
ISIN	LK0084N00000
Industry	Hospitality
Key people	A. M. Pandithage (Executive Chairman) Rohan Karr (Managing Director)
Revenue	LKR2,022 million (2021/22)
Operating income	LKR(457) million (2021/22)
Net income	LKR(427) million (2021/22)
Total assets	LKR4,304 million (2021/22)
Total equity	LKR1,127 million (2021/22)
Owner	Hayleys (36.08%) Carbotels (Pvt) Ltd (23.40%) Employees' Provident Fund (10.56%)
Parent	Hayleys
Footnotes /references [1]

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 Raod 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. ^[2]

History

Unlike the 1960s resort architecture, Ceylon InterContinental was an example of high rise engineering. ^[3] A bomb exploded in nearby Central Bank of Sri Lanka building on 30 January 1996, killing at least 90 people. The hotel was damaged in the bombings. ^[4]

It was one of the sites targeted during the 2019 Sri Lanka bombings that occurred on Easter Sunday. ^[5]

See also

• Amaya Resorts & Spas, a hotel brand owned by Hayleys Group

References

1. "Annual Report 2021/22" (PDF). cse.lk. The Kingsbury PLC. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
2. LBO. "CSE listed Kingsbury hotel (SERV) reports a loss, revenue flat – Lanka Business Online" . Retrieved 24 April 2019.
3. Pieris, Anoma (2023). "Decolonizing Leisurescapes". Coastal architectures and politics of tourism: leisurescapes in the global sunbelt. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis. p. 26. ISBN   978-1-00062-309-3 . Retrieved 25 August 2022.
4. Chalk, Peter (2013). Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 159. ISBN   978-0-31330-895-6 . Retrieved 25 August 2022.
5. "Three more explosions Kingsbury, Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand". Daily News. Retrieved 21 April 2019.