Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo, trading as Trans Asia Hotels PLC, is a five-star luxury hotel located in

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. The hotel is listed on the

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and

John Keells Holdings John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) is one of the largest conglomerate companies in Sri Lanka. From managing hotels and resorts in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to providing port, marine fuel and logistics services to IT solutions, manufacturing of food ...

own a stake of 92% of the company's shares, 48% directly and 43% through its subsidiary Asian Hotels and Properties PLC. Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo has 346 rooms including 20 suites.

History

The company was incorporated in 1981 as a

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. The hotel commenced its operations in 1985 and was originally known as the

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. In 1995 the name was changed to Trans Asia Hotel. In 2003, John Keells Holdings acquired a controlling stake of the company and in 2009, the hotel is rebranded as Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo. During the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013, some of the

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stayed at the hotel with no public access during this period. In 2019, the hotel was ranked 11th of the top 25 properties in Sri Lanka in Tripadvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards. The company is managed as a chain hotel of Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts brand and is a subsidiary of Asian Hotels and Properties PLC while John Keells Holdings is the ultimate parent company.

COVID-19 pandemic

In January 2021, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Kamal Munasinghe as the General Manager of Cinnamon Grand Colombo and Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo. On March 7, 2021, the health authorities have given permission to resume operations during the

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, earlier a few staff members have contracted the virus while off duty. The company launched "Flavours by Cinnamon", an

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platform in April 2021. The Cinnamon Hotels launched the "Meals that Heal" program, a food donation initiative with the help of the

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. Under this program, the company will be distributing 2,000 food packs daily for a 14 days period to the community the company operates.

Amenities

The hotel has 346 rooms with 20 suites and eight restaurants: Royal Thai, Long Feng, the Library, ColomBar, Goodies, Pool Bar, The Lounge. The hotel also houses the largest swimming pool in Colombo, and tennis and squash courts and a gymnasium. In 2012, the hotel launched the 8° on the lake, a floating event venue on the

Beira Lake Beira Lake (/bˈɐjɾɐ/; Sinhalese: බේරේ වැව, translit. ''Bērē væva''; Tami: பேரே ஏரி, translit. ''Pērē ēri'') is a lake in the centre of the city of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The lake is surrounded by many large ...

. The venue could accommodate 100 guests at a time.

References

External links

Official website
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History

COVID-19 pandemic

Amenities

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