Queen's Hotel
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Built 1869 · Last completed renovation 1908
Queen's Hotel in Kandy was last renovated in 1908, and originally built in 1869. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 0.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Location
Satellite view · Kandy, Sri Lanka
Timeline
1908
Kandyan-style renovation and expansion
2024
Ongoing restoration of hotel interiors
How this score is computed
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What changed in the 1908 renovation
“Then renovations were made according to Kandyan architecture. Between 1900 and 1908 AD, more sections were added to the Eastern and Western ends of the hotel and enlargement took place.”— source · retrieved 2026-09-12
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Built
Sourced1869
Last completed renovation
Sourced1908
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“This hotel has so much potential and hopefully it will be restored back to its grand self once all the renovations are complete.”
“Then renovations were made according to Kandyan architecture. Between 1900 and 1908 AD, more sections were added to the Eastern and Western ends of the hotel and enlargement took place.”
“In 1869 it opened under new management, the Queens Hotel Company, and its name was changed to the Queen's Hotel.”
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Frequently asked
When was Queen's Hotel built?+
Queen's Hotel (Kandy, Sri Lanka) was built in 1869.
How old is Queen's Hotel?+
Queen's Hotel is 157 years old — it was built in 1869 and last renovated in 1908. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Queen's Hotel last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 1908.
What is the Chrono Score of Queen's Hotel?+
Its Chrono Score is 0.5/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric.