The building was originally the residence of Pilimatala Gabada Nilame, the Chief Minister of the Royal Granary, and was built in the 17th century.

It was located on Migon Aramba, 'the place where the King’s buffaloes grazed'.

[1] In 1887 the club moved to a building vacated by the Orient Bank, which had gone into liquidation, later became part of the Queen's Hotel.

[1] In 1924 the building was acquired by a Swiss lady, Jeanne Louisa Burdayron, who operated it as a guest house[4] before it became a hotel.

[11] The hotel has 90 rooms, including seven suites, a lounge bar and restaurant.