The Kingsbury

The Kingsbury, formerly the Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo and the Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel, is a nine-story hotel located at 48, Janadhipathi Mawatha in the city centre of Colombo, 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.[1]

The Kingsbury
Location within central Colombo
Former namesCeylon Continental Hotel Colombo
Ceylon Inter-Continental Hotel
General information
TypeHotel
Town or cityColombo
CountrySri Lanka
Coordinates6°55′58″N 79°50′31″E
Completed1973 (1973)
OwnerHotel Services (Ceylon) PLC (subsidiary of Vallibel One)
Website
www.thekingsburyhotel.com

It was one of the sites of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings which happened on Easter Sunday along with two other hotels including Cinnamon Grand Hotel and Shangri-La Hotel.[2]

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