Below are recommended hotels in Colombo that are close to the city’s main convention centres (BMICH and SLECC) and that advertise corporate / group / MICE rates or have dedicated sales teams you can contact to negotiate corporate pricing.

Major convention centres (for reference)

• Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) — Colombo 07. (en.wikipedia.org)
• Sri Lanka Exhibition & Convention Centre (SLECC). (en.wikipedia.org)

Recommended hotels (location + corporate-rate notes)

• Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo — large city hotel with dedicated executive / meeting facilities; frequently used for conferences and offers executive / corporate packages and group sales via Cinnamon’s corporate/contact centre. (Very near major exhibition venues and central business districts.) (cinnamonhotels.com)

• Hilton Colombo — full-service international chain hotel with large event spaces and a published Groups / Meetings & Events (GM&E) package for corporate groups; contact Hilton’s groups/events or sales team for negotiated corporate rates. (hiltoncolombo1.com)

• Shangri‑La Colombo — 5‑star hotel on Galle Face with large banqueting and meeting spaces; Shangri‑La runs a Business Travel / corporate programme (easy to set up company rates via their corporate sales team). (shangri-la.com)

• Cinnamon Grand Colombo — another large Cinnamon property with ballrooms and MICE experience; Cinnamon has centralized corporate/group contacts for negotiated rates. (en.wikipedia.org)

• Courtyard by Marriott Colombo (Colombo City Centre) — Marriott property in the central business district with meeting rooms and group-booking capabilities; Marriott Bonvoy / corporate accounts available. (marriott.com)

• Taj Samudra Colombo — well-established full‑service hotel near Galle Face; offers corporate and group arrangements through Taj’s sales/reservations. (en.wikipedia.org)

• Galadari Hotel — large city hotel with conference/banquet facilities and corporate sales for negotiated rates. (en.wikipedia.org)

How to secure corporate rates (quick, practical steps)

1. Contact the hotel’s Sales / Group Reservations team directly (phone/email) and ask for a “corporate” or “negotiated” rate — for multi-night stays or blocks (10+ rooms) request a group/MICE proposal. (Major chains and city hotels have dedicated corporate sales teams.) (hiltoncolombo1.com)
2. Use the hotel chain’s corporate or business-travel programme (Hilton Honors corporate accounts, Shangri‑La Business Travel Programme, Marriott corporate / Bonvoy solutions, Cinnamon DISCOVERY / corporate contact) — these often unlock lower rates and flexible booking terms. (shangri-la.com)
3. If you book often in Colombo, negotiate an annual corporate contract (rate grid + blackout rules) or ask for a corporate code that your employees can use; request payment terms and cancellation flexibility to match your travel policy. (For large events, ask for complimentary meeting rooms / F&B credits depending on the pickup.) (vivalanka.com)

Useful contacts / pages (to speed things up)

• Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts — corporate contacts / central reservations: Cinnamon contact pages. (cinnamonhotels.freshdesk.com)
• Hilton Colombo — Groups & Events / GM&E information (phone and package details on hotel site). (hiltoncolombo1.com)
• Shangri‑La Colombo — hotel overview + Business Travel programme info. (shangri-la.com)
• Courtyard by Marriott Colombo — Marriott hotel page (corporate / group bookings via Marriott sales). (marriott.com)

If you want, I can:

• (a) prepare a short, dated email template you can send to hotel sales teams to request corporate rates and group proposals, or
• (b) pull available sample corporate/group packages and current offers for specific hotels for a set of travel dates (I’ll need the dates and approximate room-block size).