The Kingsbury

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 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.^[2]

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
Address	48 Janadhipathi Mawatha
Town or city	Colombo
Country	Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°55′58″N 79°50′31″E
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]

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