| Galle Face Hotel | |
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 Logo of Galle Face Hotel, Colombo | |
 Galle Face Hotel front view | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Town or city | Colombo |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Opened | 1864 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 156 |
| Number of restaurants | 5 |
| Number of bars | 1 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Galle Face Hotel, founded in 1864, is one of the oldest hotels east of Suez.[1] It is located on Galle Road, Colombo. The Ceylon Hotels Corporation is now part of the Galle Face Hotel Group.[2] The hotel is a member of Select Hotels and Resorts International.[3] The current chairman of the hotel is Sanjeev Gardiner, since the demise of his father Cyril Gardiner in 1997.[4] It is listed as one of the "1000 Places to See Before You Die" in the book of the same name.[5] It received the "Best Heritage Hotel" title three years running at the Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism (of Sri Lanka), held in June 2010,[6] June 2011[7] and September 2012.[8] In addition it won the first-ever PATA award for Best International Heritage Hotel, in 2012.[8] In September 2012, it became the first hotel in Sri Lanka to be featured on a postage stamp, along with three other iconic buildings in Colombo.
- ^ Harris, Paul (2006). Delightfully Imperfect: A Year in Sri Lanka at the Galle Face Hotel. Kennedy & Boyd.
- ^ "CHC: Home". Ceylon Hotels Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka". Selecthotels.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Great Grand and Famous Hotels, Great Grand & Famous, 2008
- ^ Schultz, Patricia (2002). 1000 Places to See Before You Die. Workman Publishing.
- ^ http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/index.php/business/127-local/13512.html[dead link]
- ^ "Galle Face Hotel wins Best Heritage Hotel". Daily News. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Face Group wins Best Heritage Hotel 2011 award". Sunday Observer. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2015.