Grand Hyatt Colombo

Grand Hyatt Hotel Colombo
Construction in-progress of the Grand Hyatt Colombo
Former names	Ceylinco Celestial/Celestial Residencies, Hyatt Recency Colombo
Alternative names	Hyatt Colombo
General information
Status	Complete
Type	High-rise
Architectural style	Modern
Location	Colombo
Town or city	Colombo 3
Country	Sri Lanka
Coordinates	06°54′57″N 79°50′52″E / 6.91583°N 79.84778°E / 6.91583; 79.84778Coordinates: 06°54′57″N 79°50′52″E / 6.91583°N 79.84778°E / 6.91583; 79.84778
Groundbreaking	2007
Completed	2015
Owner	Hyatt Hotel Corporation
Height	229.5 m (753 ft)^[1]
Technical details
Floor count	47
Design and construction
Structural engineer	MAGA Engineering (Pvt).Ltd
Services engineer	UTE Limited.
Other designers	Design Consortium. Ltd
Other information
Number of rooms	475+84 apartments

Grand Hyatt Colombo is a 47-storey five star hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The hotel features 475 guestrooms and 84 serviced apartments.^[2] It is the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Sri Lanka.^[3]^[4] The hotel neighbours the S. Thomas' Preparatory School in Colombo 3.

It's currently the tallest structure in Sri Lanka.

It is opposite the Crescat Boulevard shopping precinct. It's also a walk away from the liberty plaza and a few kilometers from majestic city and the Dutch Hospital, all reachable by tuk-tuk or taxi and other public transport. It is also located in close proximity to Colombo's CBD (Central Business District) in Colombo 1. Other attractions nearby include the Beira Lake, Gangaramaya temple, Galle Face Green, Old Parliament and Colombo Harbour.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grand Hyatt Colombo.

↑ Maga Engineering. "Grand Hyatt Colombo". Retrieved 2015-06-11.
↑ http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=business/world-renowned-hotel-chain-hyatt-hotels-sri-lanka
↑ "Hyatt Announces Plans for a Hyatt Regency Hotel in Colombo". Hyatt Hotels Corporation. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ "Hyatt Regency Hotel, Colombo". forum.lankaninvestor.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.

Tallest structures in Sri Lanka

Buildings
(≥20 floors)

Completed	Grand Hyatt Colombo (47) World Trade Centre (40) OnThree20 (38) Empire (37) GS Towers (36) The Emperor (35) Hilton Residencies (34) BOC Headquarters (32) Fairmount (31) Fairway Skygardens (31) Iceland Residencies (31) BOC Merchants Tower (30) The Monarch (30) Havelock City (29) Cinnamon Red (26) 110 Parliament Road (25) Crescat Residencies (25) Royal Park Condominium (25) UDA Scheme Tower (24) HNB Tower (23) Lanka Hospitals (23) Bamabalapitiya Tower (22) Parkland (22) Hilton Hotel (21)

Under construction	Altair (68) ITC Colombo One (55)

Proposed	Al-Aman World Capital Centre (110) Altitude (96) Krrish Square (95) Achilleion (50)

Other structures
(≥90 metres)

*Only the tallest is listed for complexes/projects with multiple buildings or structures.

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