Cinnamon Grand

Welcome to a place where senses are delighted and desires indulged. As Ceylon it became independent in 1948; its name was changed in 1972. A place, where you pick the pace and choose the mood. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted in violence in the mid-1980s. Cinnamon Grand Colombo is in the heart of the City?s business, shopping and entertainment centre, 35 kms from the airport. Tens of thousands have died in an ethnic war that continues to fester. With 501 luxurious rooms, and eight restaurants serving an eclectic mix of cuisine, we?ve got the perfect accommodation that caters to your personal needs. The Island of Sri Lanka lies 3 degrees north of the equator, 82 degrees east of Greenwich and 32 KM southeast of India. If you are looking for a venue to hold that important conference or close that vital deal, we have a selection of perfect Cinnamon spaces, with state-of-the-art technology and a team of professionals on hand to co-ordinate your event. She occupies 65,610 sq Km (approximately 25,000 sq miles). A venue of multiple dimensions ?with two ballrooms that can accommodate up to 1500 guests and eight other additional meetings rooms, what better place to host your important event? Whatever your preference we have the perfect blend of facilities ? be it business or pleasure, keeping comfort and connectivity in mind. She possesses tropical beaches, ancient monuments, rain forests, gorgeous waterfalls and many places to delight any person. How may we indulge you? The street name has changed. The typically tropical climate with an average temperature of 270C fluctuates between 150 C in the highlands to 350C in certain areas of the lowlands. It was formerly referred to as 77 Steuart Place. Sri Lanka is mainly an agricultural country. Drive out of the airport, turn left on to the main Colombo-Negombo road and proceed straight up to the Peliyagoda intersection. She is self sufficient in her staple diet rice which is the largest cultivation. Turn
right on to Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha, proceeding to Grandpass Road. Tea, Coconut and Rubber are the main economic agricultural crops. Turn left at the top of Grandpass Road on to Armour
Street. Tea brings beauty as well as the foreign exchange to the country. Continue straight on to Panchikawatte Road, which leads to Maradana junction. Sri Lanka, according to historical sources was settled by Indo-Aryans in the 6th century B C These Indo-Aryans were the first Sinhalese, who are 74% of the population today. At the intersection, proceed straight on to D R
Wijewardene Mawatha, then on to Lotus Road. The Indo-Aryans assimilated the indigenous inhabitants who are called Yakkhas in the historical chronicles. Turn left at the top of Lotus Road, pass Galle Face Green and go straight at the Galle
Face intersection. While the country had contacts in historical times with various foreign races, the Tamil and Muslim minorities of the present day had no settlements in the island until about the 10th century AD; that is to say about 1,500 years after the Sinhalese settlement From the 19th Century however, Tamil minority leaders have put forward various claims to political rights unsupported by fact or principle. The hotel is centrally located to the left on the Galle Road after the bridge which is after the junction. From the early 1970s the Tamil political leadership has sought to enforce even more extreme claims with the use of violence.