Hilton Colombo Residences is a
five-star luxury hotel
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located in
Colombo
Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the ...
,
Sri Lanka
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. The hotel was formerly known as JAIC Hilton. The name derived from its initial owner Japan Asia Investment Company, who sold the hotel to Sri Lankan conglomerate, Hirdaramani Group in 2003. It is one of the tallest buildings in Sri Lanka. It is the second Hilton brand hotel in Sri Lanka, while the first was
Hilton Colombo
Hilton Colombo is a Hilton brand five-star luxury hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The hotel is owned by Hotel Developers (Lanka) Ltd. The company was incorporated in 1983 and was listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in the following year. The hotel ...
.
History
The hotel commenced operations in 1998. The hotel received
Tripadvisor
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's certificate of excellence for seven consecutive years in 2017.
The 20th anniversary of the hotel was celebrated in 2018. A new logo was launched at the event. The 100th Anniversary of
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
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The original company was founded by Conrad Hi ...
was celebrated in the hotel on 31 May 2019. The celebrations involved 12,000 staff members across nine Southeast Asian countries. The goal of the celebration was to
impact communities and surprise guests. At the time, the hotel employed two
staff members with disabilities. In 2021, Polic arrested seven persons involved in a scamming scheme in a raid at the hotel. The culprits were staying at the hotel conducting their activities via social media.
Amenities
The hotel is consist of 165 apartments that can be rented for a day, a week or a month. The swimming pool and a bar and a restaurant are exclusive to the residents of the hotel.
BASICO is the bar lounge of the hotel and FLOW is the
buffet restaurant
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.
FLOW was launched in 2015 as a multi-cuisine restaurant with a seating capacity of 168 guests.
See also
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List of hotels in Sri Lanka
According to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), there are 156 Hotel rating, classified tourist hotels and 228 unclassified tourist hotels in Sri Lanka. Additionally, there are 40 boutique hotels, 51 boutique villas and 895 bungal ...
References
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1998 establishments in Sri Lanka
Hospitality companies of Sri Lanka
Hotels established in 1998
Hotels in Colombo