Colombo Club

ABOUT US

The Colombo Club was founded in 1871 and is one of the oldest social clubs in Asia. It is also the second oldest social club in Sri Lanka. The Colombo Club has over 400 members and welcomes both men and women.

The Club is located at the Taj Samudra Hotel premises overlooking Galle Face Green and Colombo Port City, the newly announced commercial hub of Colombo. While the Club does not offer residential facilities, members may make hotel room and restaurant reservations at the Taj Samudra Hotel through the Colombo Club front desk and receive special pricing and promotions.

The Club has reciprocal access arrangements with 52 exclusive clubs in Asia, Europe, South Africa and the United States so our members may enjoy similar facilities to The Colombo Club during their travels.

HISTORY

The then Governor of Ceylon, Sir Hercules Robinson was one of the founder members of the Colombo Club. Following Sir Hercules, the Chairmanship of the Club passed on to several other Governors of Ceylon including Sir William Henry Gregory, K.C.M.G, Sir James Robert Longden, G.C.M.G and Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon, G.C.M.G. Since then, the Chairmanship of the Club has passed on to 78 other leading and distinguished gentlemen of the mercantile sector.

The first Sri Lankan chairman of the club was Mr. Mallory E Wijesinghe who succeeded Mr. Singleton- Salmon, O.B.E, JP, MP in 1971. Mr. Wijesinghe’s tenure was followed by Mr. R.M Canekeratne, Mr. T.M Moy, Mr. B.R Jesudason, R.S.R Candappa, Deshamanya Dev Rodrigo, Mr. T.K Bandaranayake, Mr. Hemaka Amarasuriya, Mr. Dickie Juriansz, Mr. Sega Nagendra, Mr. G. Manik Pereira and currently, Mr. Nigel Austin, all distinguished and leading personalities in the mercantile sector

SERVICE HOURS

8.00 am – 12.00 midnight

DRESS CODE

No Slippers, Sandals, Collarless T-shirts or Shorts

FACILITIES

The Club has several well maintained and state of the art facilities for use of members and their guests. We do however enforce a strict dress code when attending club events or when using club facilities. Men and women are encouraged to wear Business Attire. We will not be able to accept any member or their guests dressed in collarless t-shirts, shorts or swim wear.

Bar

The Club has a fully stocked bar carrying premium spirits including a wide array of world class wines, whiskies and cognacs. In addition, members may choose to keep a private locker complete with their personal favorite spirits to be used exclusively by the member.

PHOTOS

Restaurant

Our dining room provides multi course Western, Indian, Chinese and Sri Lankan cuisine by the Taj Samudra Hotel. The dining room can seat 40 comfortably. With advance notice, we can provide customized medium sized event catering services for special occasions. Our restaurant is open during club hours or between 8 am and Midnight. Last call for food orders is 10:30 pm.

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Lounge

The Club maintains an inviting and comfortable main lounge complete with a piano. Members can use the lounge to meet their guests for meetings and/ or cocktails. A Billiards table is also available.

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Meeting Rooms

The Club has four meeting rooms, all of which can be rented by members based on availability. The meeting rooms may be used for business presentations or for private dining parties. The meeting rooms are fitted with state-of-the art audio visual capabilities and have comfortable seating for groups of between 8 to 16.

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NEWS & EVENTS

150th Anniversary Commemoration Book

As a part of the 150th Anniversary celebrations this year Colombo Club is publishing a limited edition 150th Anniversary Commemoration Coffee Table Book.

With contributions received from some of the leading Corporate Entities in the country, other clubs in the Country and reciprocal clubs - all of which have been in existence for around 100 - 150 years, we believe that this book would be truly a collectors’ piece.

We anticipate that the book will go into print within the next couple of weeks and be launched immediately after the Annual General Meeting of the Club which will be held on 07th December 2021.

The Club is happy to offer this book to members at a reduced price of Rs. 2,500/- per copy, with additional copies available to members at a subsidised price of Rs. 6,000/- per copy. However, availability of additional copies would obviously be dependent on the initial demand for the book: and the basis for allocation of these additional copies would be determined based on availability and demand.

The cost of the book(s) allocated to you will be charged to your account with the Club. However, please do be aware that this amount may not be recovered from your Minimum Spend.

Please advise Sujeewa Athukorala, Manager of the Club of your requirement by sending him an email to colomboclubbc@sltnet.lk on or before the 15th of November 2021.

Colombo Club reopens for members and guests

In addition to the usual dining within the Club premises, additional dinning is available at “Alfresco Dining” in the lawn area right opposite the entrance to the Club for up to 16 guests.

MEMBERS

Individual Membership:

Anyone who is a resident of Sri Lanka and is over 21 years of age at time of application is eligible to apply for membership provided their membership into The Club is proposed by two existing members.

We have several membership categories. They are:

Honorary Life Members
Life Members
Outstation Members
Ordinary Members
Ordinary Members (Retired)
Members Resident Overseas

To become a member, you will first need to fill out a Membership Application form which is available for download here or available in hard copy form at the Club office. Once you fill the form, including completing details of the two current members proposing you for membership, you can submit the application online here or at the Club office. Once we have cleared your application with the two members proposing your membership, we will then submit your application to Secretary of the Club for review with the Executive Committee of the Club.

If your application is approved by the Secretary of the Club and its Executive Committee, you will be informed in writing with a request to pay the one-time entrance fee and the annual subscription fee. Once the fees are paid, you will receive a membership card in the mail and you will be free to use the Club facilities.

Corporate Membership:

Please contact the Club Office regarding our corporate member program. Each individual participant in the Corporate Member program will be subject to the Individual Member enrolment process described above following their Corporate sponsor’s membership being approved.

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