Cinnamon Red Colombo
Colombo 3, Colombo — 37.7 km from Bandaranaike (CMB), about 51 min. Fixed fares from Rs 5,070, agreed before you fly.
About Cinnamon Red Colombo
Cinnamon Red Colombo is in Colombo 3, Colombo, about 51 min by road from Bandaranaike International Airport. The hotel lists 3 room types, including Standard King and Standard Twin. The hotel lists 4 restaurants and bars, including Flavoured and Stirred. Check-in is reported as 14:00 and check-out as 12:00. Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door at a fixed price.
Getting there from the airport
Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door. One fixed price for the whole car, agreed before you fly, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
Location
6.91212, 79.85529
Guide du visiteur : Cinnamon Red Colombo
Ce qu’il faut savoir avant d’y aller. Dernière vérification le 06-10-2026 par l’équipe de recherche TaxiList. Chaque information indique son degré de fiabilité.
- Standard King: King bed, city view, 2 adults
- Standard Twin: Twin beds, Lotus Tower views, 2 adults
- Suite: City-view suite, 2 adults
- Flavoured: International buffets and a la carte lunches
- Stirred: Lounge: snacks, teas, coffees, drinks
- Cloud Red: Rooftop bar, signature cocktails, live music
- In-room dining
- Live music at Cloud Red rooftop bar
- City Trails through historic Colombo neighbourhoods
- Guided tuk tuk tours
- Bicycle rentals
- Rooftop infinity pool
- Gym
- Wi-Fi
- Flat-screen TV, mini bar, safe, hair dryer in rooms
- Free parking
- In-room dining
- Bicycle rentals
Day trips from Cinnamon Red Colombo
Nothing in our guide is close to this hotel, so these are the nearest day trips. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Cinnamon Red Colombo is the youth-oriented, design-forward arm of the Cinnamon Hotels group, positioned in Colombo 3 as a city hotel rather than a resort. Its style leans toward bold, contemporary interiors rather than heritage or colonial character, and its amenities are built around vertical views over the horizontal sprawl of the older parts of the city. Colombo 3 covers a stretch of coastal and commercial territory that includes Kollupitiya and the Galle Road corridor, and the hotel is positioned to take advantage of both the density and the coastline nearby.
The centrepiece is a rooftop infinity pool large enough for genuine lap swimming, looking out over Colombo's skyline with the Indian Ocean visible beyond it. Alongside the pool, Cloud Red operates as the hotel's rooftop bar: an energetic after-dark venue built around signature cocktails, live music and panoramic city views, distinct from a standard hotel bar in both design and intent, and clearly built to draw an evening crowd rather than only hotel guests passing through.
At street level, Flavoured is the hotel's primary restaurant, serving both buffet and a la carte dishes drawn from international cuisine, and there is a separate outdoor pool and fitness centre for guests who want the practical amenities without the rooftop scene. A 24-hour front desk with currency exchange service is also on hand, which is a useful detail for a hotel positioned toward business and short-stay travellers who may arrive at odd hours.
Free WiFi runs throughout the property and complimentary on-site parking is provided, alongside modern and comfortable room accommodation kept deliberately simple compared with the more elaborate public spaces. As the design-oriented sibling within the wider Cinnamon Hotels portfolio, Cinnamon Red is pitched at a younger, more social guest than the group's more traditional properties, and the rooftop bar and pool are built to carry that positioning rather than sitting as a single feature bolted onto an otherwise conventional hotel.
Taken as a whole, Cinnamon Red reads as a hotel built for people who want a lively, modern city stay with a genuine rooftop destination attached to it, rather than a quiet retreat away from the city's energy. Its location in Colombo 3 keeps it within the same general stretch of the coast as several of the capital's other contemporary hotels, but the rooftop bar's live music and cocktail programme is what guests and reviewers consistently single out, and it is the feature that gives the hotel a reason to be visited even by people not staying the night.
Your transfer to Cinnamon Red Colombo
The nearest hotel on this site is Mövenpick Hotel Colombo in Colombo 3, a few minutes on foot.
What it costs
| Vehicle | Seats | Typically | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy car | 3–4 | Alto, Aqua, Axio | Rs 5,070 | Book |
| Van, SUV and group | 4–50 | Every, Vezel, Toyota KDH, Coaster | Rs 7,830 | Book |
| Premium car | 3–4 | Camry | Rs 12,430 | Book |
One price for the whole car, not per seat. Drivers and fleets set their own rates, so these are typical prices from our system, not a guarantee — your actual quote can differ. Quoted by the same engine that prices your booking, for the 37.7 km shown — your own quote reflects the exact address, the time of day and any waiting time. See all 9 vehicle classes ↓
Questions about this transfer
How much is a taxi from Colombo airport to Cinnamon Red Colombo?
From Rs 5,070 for the 37.7 km, about 51 min. That is a fixed price for the whole car, quoted before you book, not a meter reading.
How long does the transfer to Cinnamon Red Colombo take?
About 51 min in normal traffic. Arrivals at Bandaranaike are busiest in the early morning, when the long-haul flights land together.
Will the driver wait if my flight is late?
Yes. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it. There is no automatic flight tracking yet, so if you are delayed, message your driver on the number in your confirmation. Extended waiting beyond the pickup window is chargeable on a point-to-point transfer, and the terms say by how much.
Can I book a return transfer from Cinnamon Red Colombo?
Yes — the same journey in reverse, at the same fixed price, booked at the same time or later.
All vehicle classes and prices
| Vehicle | Seats | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini / Small Car | 3–4 | Rs 5,070 | Book |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Rs 5,690 | Book |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Rs 6,780 | Book |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Rs 7,830 | Book |
| SUV | 4–5 | Rs 8,040 | Book |
| Van | 8–14 | Rs 8,660 | Book |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Rs 12,430 | Book |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Rs 13,060 | Book |
| Bus | 30–50 | Rs 19,750 | Book |
Every class, every price, none hidden. Each Book button opens the booking form for this transfer with that class chosen.
Book your transfer through us
- Fixed price in advance, for the whole car. No meter.
- Your driver's profile is shown before you book.
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
- Day trips from the hotel can be booked from the cards above.
How this transfer works
One fixed price for the whole car, not per seat. There is no meter, so the figure you are quoted is the figure the booking honours. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it.
The return leg from Cinnamon Red Colombo is the same journey booked the other way, at the same price, and can be arranged now or later in your stay. Departures want you at Bandaranaike three hours before a long-haul flight, so add the 51 min back to that.
Before you book
- Taxis in Colombo — what the roads do at different times of day, and how being collected here works.
- Airport transfers — meeting your driver, luggage, child seats and how payment works.
- The airport to Colombo route — the drive itself, in detail.
- A driver for several days — the usual arrangement for anyone travelling beyond Colombo.
- The district map — where Colombo sits, and what is around it.