A spectacular sight greeted onlookers at the Galle Face Green on the evenings of 22nd and 23rd January. The sky lit up in a multitude of colours in motion, effected by a massive fleet of drones ...

The iconic Galle Face Hotel has embarked on a restoration project of its Classic Wing, originally built in 1864. The ambitious restoration project is designed to preserve the grandeur and romance ...

Galle Face Hotel, Colombo: Sri Lanka's stunning waterfront hotel. By Lee Tulloch. July 8, 2016 — 9.00am. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later.

Checking in at the Galle face Hotel is almost mandatory for any first-time visitors to Colombo. Opened by a group of British entrepreneurs in 1864, the property - said to be the oldest east of the ...

A doorman who worked for 72 years at the most famous hotel in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, has died aged 94. Kottarappu Chattu Kuttan, who had started as a waiter, never retired from his job ...

Galle Face Hotel said on its Facebook page on Kuttan’s death after serving the institution for 72 years. Sanjeev Gardiner, the hotel’s chairman, said it was a “truly sad day“.

Kuttan worked at the hotel for 72 years, from the colonial era through Sri Lanka's independence and the dark decades of ethnic conflict. He was a fixture of the 150-year-old Galle Face Hotel ...

The Galle Face Hotel (above), in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, has just undergone the most extensive renovation in its 151-year history, with 72 rooms and suites, restaurants, bars, executive ...

French Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jean-Marin Schuh and German Ambassador Juergen Morhard will take part in the Cannonball run celebrated by Colombo’s 150-year-old Galle Face Hotel, on March 18. The ...

A doorman who worked for 72 years at the most famous hotel in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, has died aged 94. Kottarappu Chattu Kuttan, who had started as a waiter, never retired from his job ...