Owned by Shangri-La Hotels,[1] the property is part of the larger One Galle Face development project at the site of the Old Army Headquarters.

[7] The Shangri-La was one of three sites of the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings along with the Kingsbury and Cinnamon Grand Colombo.

[8] Sri Lankan celebrity chef Shantha Mayadunne and her daughter were among the fatalities.

[9] Sri Lankan cricketer Hasitha Boyagoda was having breakfast in the hotel when the bombing took place.

[10] Three of the four children of Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen were killed in the attack.