Colombo Continental to be re-branded Amaya City

Shirajiv SIRIMANE

Colombo Continental is to be re-branded as Amaya City from mid 2012 and would be incorporated to the Amaya Group of Hotels. The property would also be converted to a fully pledged five star hotel.

The hotel is currently undergoing a massive refurbishment drive with some wings of the property closed.

Hayleys PLC and its group of companies acquired Amaya Leisure PLC on September 1, 2011, marking a significant milestone in the development of the conglomerate’s leisure and aviation business sector. Amaya Resorts and Spas consist of three properties, namely Amaya Lake in Dambulla, Amaya Hills in Kandy and Langdale by Amaya in Nuwara Eliya.

It was built by construction magnate, U. N. Gunasekera and was the first five star hotel to be built in Sri Lanka.