Hilton Colombo Residences

Hilton Colombo Residences
The view of the building from Staple Street
Hotel chain	Hilton Hotels & Resorts
General information
Town or city	Colombo
Country	Sri Lanka
Coordinates	6°55′14.0″N 79°51′22.2″E
Opened	1998
Owner	Hirdaramani Group
Height	129 metres (423 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	34[2]
Other information
Number of suites	165 apartments
Number of restaurants	2
Website
Official webpage

Hilton Colombo Residences is a five-star luxury hotel located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 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.^[3] It is the second Hilton brand hotel in Sri Lanka, while the first was Hilton Colombo.^[4]

History

The Union Place facade of the ground floor

The hotel commenced operations in 1998. The hotel received Tripadvisor's certificate of excellence for seven consecutive years in 2017.^[5] The 20th anniversary of the hotel was celebrated in 2018. A new logo was launched at the event.^[6] The 100th Anniversary of Hilton Hotels & Resorts 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.^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9] BASICO is the bar lounge of the hotel and FLOW is the buffet restaurant.^[5] FLOW was launched in 2015 as a multi-cuisine restaurant with a seating capacity of 168 guests.^[10]

See also

• List of hotels in Sri Lanka

References

1. "Hilton Tower Apartments". Emporis. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
2. Binder, Georges (2001). Tall Buildings of Asia and Australia. Images Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-86470-075-6. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
3. "Hilton JAIC Tower - Sold". breakingtravelnews.com. Breaking Travel News. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
4. "Hilton to manage 6 more hotel properties in Sri Lanka". timesonline.lk. Wijeya Newspapers. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
5. "Top Award for Hilton Residences". The Sunday Times. Wijeya Newspapers. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
6. Jayawardena, Shannon; Kirinde, Rahel (15 March 2018). "Hilton Colombo Residencies celebrates 20 years of hospitality with new logo". Daily FT. Wijeya Newspapers. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
7. "Hilton Colombo Residences celebrates #HiltonEffect during 100th anniversary". Daily FT. Wijeya Newspapers. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
8. "Scamming ring caught at JAIC Hilton". The Island. Upali Newspapers. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
9. Ellis, Royston (May 2011). Sri Lanka (4th ed.). Bradt Travel Guides. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-84162-346-7. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
10. "Hilton Colombo Residences launches 'FLOW'". The Sunday Times. Wijeya Newspapers. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

External links

• Official webpage