Cinnamon Grand enhances facilities for staff with new Lifestyle Complex
View(s):Cinnamon Grand Colombo last week opened a new state-of-the-art building offering top notch facilities for the hotel’s 1200 associates, as part of an overall capacity enhancement, which also saw the opening of a new entrance to the hotel’s main ballroom, Oak Room. Built along the lines of a Lifestyle Complex, the ‘Home of the Trendsetters’ goes beyond creating a conducive workplace environment and offers space for creativity and community, the hotel said in a media release.
Another (new) entry to the Cinnamon Grand.
Spanning 68,864 sq ft, the Lifestyle Complex consists of floors dedicated to female and male associates with resting lounges, changing rooms, dormitory facilities and an associate pantry. Exclusive expat quarters, new and improved training facilities, PC labs and library for learning, a salon, a Mini Mart, an interactive social media wall, a rooftop terrace and ample space for creative and innovative thinking are all part of this new space.
The building is also installed with the latest sound systems, and has a dedicated area for an in-house radio jockey (RJ), sourced from within the pool of employees on a voluntary basis.
The Lifestyle Complex is connected to the Cinnamon Grand through a 150 metre underground tunnel that runs under the hotel drive way.
The complex was designed to take care of the needs of the associates in a well-thought-out manner, keeping to international best practices. Having accredited the success of the hotel to its associates; the new building is in a way, an extension of the management giving back to its employees.
“I firmly believe that the lifestyle environment we create for our associates is reflected on how they take care of our guests. If you want them to be the best, you must give them the best,” said JKH Vice President and Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts Sector Head-City Hotels Rohan Karr.
With the construction of the new building, Cinnamon Grand also receives a new point of entry, from the Utharananda Road (Nawam Mawatha/Duplication Road area). This would facilitate easier access for associates as well as guests with the road continuing towards the Oak Room, giving direct entry to the ballroom.