Tintagel Hotel (Rosmead Walawwa)

Tintagel Colombo, once a residence of Sri Lankan political figures, is now a luxury boutique hotel known for its colonial charm and elegance.
Tintagel Hotel (Rosmead Walawwa)
Tintagel Hotel , formerly known as Rosmead Walawwa , is a star-class boutique hotel located in Cinnamon Gardens in Colombo, Sri Lanka. History The Tintagel mansion was constructed in 1929 by Dr Lucian de Zilwa following a design by Homi Billimoria (1901-1956), an architect of Parsee origin (Tennakoon, 2018). During World War II (1939-1945), the mansion was occupied by the British military and after that, Zilwa decided to sell it due to financial reasons (Tennakoon, 2018). Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike (1862-1946) purchased the property for his son S.W.R.D. Bandaranayake (1899-1959), the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1956 to 1959 and his wife, Sirimavo Bandaranayake [(1916-2000) Tennakoon, 2018]. Sirimavo became the world's first female prime minister in 1960 and the longest-serving prime minister of the country after the murder of her husband, S.W.R.D, Bandaranayake on the verandah of this mansion on 26 September 1959 (Tennakoon, 2018). The Tintagel was also the childhood home of S…