Tourism industry is the fourth highest forex earner for Sri Lanka and its contribution to economy is significant. Because hotel industry plays a pivotal role in a emerging economy in Sri Lanka it is important in engaging research that support and facilitate continued growth of the industry from different disciplines. Based on above premise, this study investigated whether there is a significant difference of HRM practices in relation to ownership of hotel and type of hotel in Sri Lanka. A questionnaire which was previously used to examine HRM practices in hotel industry was utilized for the study. Seventy six hotels out of hundred selected hotels responded to the questionnaire. T-tests were employed to examine whether ownership and type of hotel influenced differences in HRM practices. Based on findings, it can be concluded that HRM practices are not significantly different based on ownership of hotel or type of hotel.