Queen's Hotel, Kandy

Queens's Hotel, Kandy

The Queen's Hotel is a 54 room British Colonial style luxury hotel, located at central hill capital Kandy in Sri Lanka. Located in the center of the city at end of the main street, this former Governor's residence is one of the oldest hotels in Sri Lanka with a history of over 160 years. It is managed by the Ceylon Hotels Cooperation.

The Hotel is considered today as a historic building originally constructed as a residence for the Governor of Ceylon and a barracks of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment. Notable attractions of the hotel are the Queen of Hearts restaurant, Royal Ball Room and The Pub Royal, the latter being the only British Pub in the city that offers service with old colonial flavor. The Lord Mountbatten Lounge Bar was named after Lord Mountbatten of Burma who was a frequent guest at the Queen's when he was the Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Theatre with the South East Asia Command based in Kandy.

Literature

William Warren, Jill Gocher (2007). Asia's legendary hotels: the romance of travel. Singapore: Periplus Editions. ISBN 978-0-7946-0174-4.

External links

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Official Website of Queens Hotel, Kandy

Landmarks in Kandy

Note: this includes landmarks in Kandy and its fringe areas

City Precincts	Kandy CBD Royal Palace of Kandy University of Peradeniya

Shopping	Kandy City Centre Kandy Municipal Market Royal Mall Torrington Shopping Complex

Entertainment	Bradby Shield Encounter Dharmaraja–Kingswood Cricket Encounter Esala Mangallaya Esala Perahera Trinity-Antonian Cricket Encounter

Public Galleries	D.S. Senanayake Memorial Public Library Kandy Garden Club International Buddhist Museum National Museum of Kandy Relic of the tooth of the Buddha Temple of the Tooth Museum Ceylon Tea Museum

Institutions	2nd Volunteer Battalion Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment Asgiriya Maha Vihara Buddhist Publication Society District Secretariat, Kandy General Post Office Institute of Fundamental Studies Kandyan Art Association & Cultural Centre Kandy Court Complex Kandy Municipal Council Malwatte Maha Vihara Mayor of Kandy List of schools in Kandy Teaching Hospital Kandy

Structures	Bahirawakanda temple Bogambara Prison Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Vihara Kandy Clock Tower Kandy Post Office Kandy Town Hall The Kandy House Natha Devale, Kandy Old Kandy Post office President's Pavilion Queen's Hotel, Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa St. Paul's Church, Kandy

Sports Stadia	Asgiriya Stadium Bogambara Stadium Dharmaraja College Ground Nittawela Rugby Stadium Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Victoria Golf & Country Resort

Parks/Spaces	Arthur's seat British Garrison Cemetery Kandy War Cemetery Central Highlands of Sri Lanka Dorwin reservoir E. L. Senanayake Children's Park George E. De Silva Park Kandy Lake Hanthana Mountain Range Alagalla Mountain Range Knuckles mountain range Mahaweli River Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya Udawatta Kele Sanctuary Wales Park

Transport	Asgiriya Railway Station D.S. Senanayake Veediya Kandy Bus Station Kandy Railway Station Katugastota Railway Station Mahiyawa Railway Station Sangaraja Mawatha Sarasavi Uyana Railway Station Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha Sri Dalada Veediya William Gopallawa Mawatha Yatinuwara Veediya

See also Events in Kandy

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