Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts
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| Product type | Luxury hotels |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Keells Holdings |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Introduced | 2005 |
| Markets | Sri Lanka & Maldives |
| Website | www |
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts is a Sri Lankan luxury hotel chain brand.[1]
History
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Development
[edit]John Keells Hotels was launched in 1979 as Keells Hotels Limited and in 2004, was listed in Colombo Stock Exchange as John Keells Hotels PLC. The brand Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts launched in London in 2005 and all hotels were brought under the brand name in 2014. In 2019, Cinnamon Bentota Beach was refurbished and the fourth resort in the Maldives, Cinnamon Velifushi Maldives established.[2]
2019 Easter bombings
[edit]On 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday, The Cinnamon Grand was targeted by the suicide bombers along with the Shangri-La Colombo and The Kingsbury hotels.[3] Around 9:10 am the perpetrator went to the breakfast buffet at the Taprobane restaurant and set off the bomb in his backpack, killing twenty people.[4] Four staff members at the Taprobane restaurant died in the suicide bombing and three foreign guests, (British, Dutch and American nationals) were also killed.[5] BBC reported another eleven years old guest was also killed.[6]
Ownership
[edit]John Keells Hotels manages a portfolio of holdings that consists of hotel businesses, which collectively form the John Keells Hotels Group.[7] Asian Hotels and Properties PLC, a sister company of John Keells Hotels, operates Cinnamon Grand Hotel and Crescat Boulevard shopping mall and high-end apartments while Trans-Asia Hotels PLC, a subsidiary of Asian Hotels and Properties, manages Cinnamon Lakeside.[8]
Properties
[edit] | This article is written like a manual or guide. (May 2024) |
The brand manages 15 four-star and five-star hotels across Sri Lanka and the Maldives. These hotels collectively exceed the room capacity of over 1,400.[2] BOI signed an agreement worth US$29.3 with Indra Hotels and Resorts Kandy, a joint venture by Indra Traders and John Keells Hotels to build a 160-room hotel in Kandy. The project is expected to be completed by 2022 and will be named Cinnamon Red Kandy.[9][10]
| Property | No. of rooms | Location | Proprietor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lankan city hotels | ||||
| Cinnamon Grand Colombo | 501 | Colombo | Asian Hotels & Properties PLC | |
| Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo | 346 | Trans Asia Hotels PLC | ||
| Cinnamon Life Integrated Resort | 800 | Waterfront Properties | ||
| Cinnamon Red Colombo | 243 | Capitol Hotel Holdings, a joint venture with Sanken Lanka | ||
| Sri Lankan resorts | ||||
| Cinnamon Bentota Beach | 159 | Bentota | John Keells Hotels PLC | |
| Cinnamon Bey Beruwala | 199 | Beruwala | ||
| Cinnamon Citadel Kandy | 119 | Kandy | ||
| Cinnamon Lodge Habarana | 138 | Habarana | ||
| Cinnamon Red Kandy | 216 | Kandy | ||
| Cinnamon Wild Yala | 68 | Yala | ||
| Habarana Village by Cinnamon | 108 | Habarana | ||
| Hikka Tranz by Cinnamon | 150 | Hikkaduwa | ||
| Trinco Blu by Cinnamon | 81 | Trincomalee | ||
| Maldivian resorts | ||||
| Cinnamon Dhonveli Maldives | 152 | Kaafu Atoll | John Keells Hotels PLC | |
| Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives | 100 | Meemu Atoll | ||
| Cinnamon Velifushi Maldives | 90 | Vaavu Atoll | ||
| Ellaidhoo Maldives by Cinnamon | 112 | Alif Alif Atoll | ||
| Under construction |
See also
[edit]- Amaya Resorts & Spas, a rival hotel chain in Sri Lanka
References
[edit]- ^ "Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts 'Most Valuable Hospitality Brand in Sri Lanka' 2019". lmd.lk. Media Services (Private) Limited. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2021/22" (PDF). cse.lk. John Keells Hotels PLC. 2022. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Terror in Sri Lanka". cnn.com. CNN. April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Guns Outnumber Guests At Bombed Cinnamon Grand Colombo Hotel In Sri Lanka". ndtv.com. NDTV. AFP. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka attacks: Who are the victims?". bbc.com. BBC. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Sri Lanka attacks: Easter Sunday bombings marked one year on". bbc.com. BBC. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "John Keells Hotels PLC". ft.com. The Financial Times. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report 2018/2019" (PDF). Keells.com. Asian Hotels and Properties. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "BOI signs US$ 29.3mn agreement with John Keells Hotels and Indra Traders". island.lk. Upali Newspapers. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF). cse.lk. John Keells Holdings PLC. 2023. p. 150. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
