Emirates Holidays endorses Cinnamon Grand as best five star city hotel

The world’s most awarded airline Emirates Airlines’ tour operating arm, Emirates Holidays hand-picked Cinnamon Grand Colombo as the Best Five Star City Hotel in Sri Lanka for an unprecedented second year. The rankings gave Cinnamon Grand top billing with a rating of five which is denoted as ‘First class standard of accommodation, providing an excellent range of facilities and an exceptional high service level’, detailed in the Emirates Holidays annual holiday guide, ‘A World of Choice 2012-2013’.

Just two other city hotels in Colombo have been featured, having gained ratings of four each.  The brochure ranks hotels and resorts in Africa, America, Asia, Australasia, Europe, the Indian Ocean and the Middle East, all hand-picked by Emirates Holidays and rated according to its stringent independent ranking table.

“All hotels, apartments, estates, country homes, lodge and resorts we offer have been inspected to ensure that they meet the needs of the discerning holidaymaker,” states the publication in its preface, which features an extensive network of 550 of the best resorts and hotels around the world. “Because hotel rating systems vary from one country to another, we have introduced our own set of standards.  Based on common constants and international comparisons, it ensures that you are able to compare like with like,” it adds explaining the rationale behind the customized rating process, which with its quick reference symbols help identify special features for each property.  Thus, a quick reference symbol placed adjacent to the explanation of Cinnamon Grand, affirms Cinnamon Grand’s spa facilities within the Angsana Spa Complex, which the brochure says offers a combination of comfort, hospitality and wellness managed by a professionally trained staff.   Being a comprehensive guide to the leisure, pleasure, adventure and business traveler, A World of Choice within its pages, offers a wide range of holidays, getaways, cruises and even transport options via road and train, making it an unparalleled reference guide among an expansive network of travel agents and travel hubs around the world.  

A World of Choice is an imperative travel handbook for the discerning global traveler collating the crème de la crème from 130 destinations in 37 countries across six continents.  The ratings are also very exacting, demanding and rigorous to ensure that the properties featured within the brochure will match the lofty standards of quality, service and product expected of this widely traveled guest.  

Three time Presidential Award winner as the Best Five Star City Hotel in Colombo and thus, a pioneering entrant into the Hospitality Hall of Fame, Cinnamon Grand also gained a feather in its cap when Asia’s independent guide to the region’s finest eateries, The Miele Guide positioned Cinnamon Grand’s Lagoon as one of Asia’s Best Restaurants.