JOHN Keells Group’s Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts has introduced a new ‘lean luxury’ concept with the launch of the 243-room Cinnamon Red hotel in Colombo earlier this week.
Positioned as the first below-five-star property by the Sri Lankan hotel chain, the hotel aims to tap mainly Indian travellers, currently Sri Lanka’s top source market, but will also target Asian and European visitors on short-term stays in the capital.
“We want to attract the leisure and corporate traffic in Colombo,” said Terrance Fernando, general manager, Cinnamon Red.
Centrally located at Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, the hotel features a reception cum tea and coffee bar on the seventh floor, a restaurant on the eighth floor, plus an infinity pool, rooftop bar and fitness centre on the 26th floor. It does not have any conference or banquet facilities though.
Asked if the company would launch more mid-market hotels, Fernando said it would depend on the success of Cinnamon Red.
Cinnamon Red is currently running special limited-time room offers at US$75 per night for the month of September.
