Hotel Ceysands, the sands of Ceylon, true to its name is right on the sands of the Beach. And the beach is no other than the prime resort beach of Sri Lanka: Bentota. Then again, the thin strip of lush ever greenland where Hotel Ceysands sits is the prime real estate of Bentota: at the very tip of the Bentota peninsula called Paradise Island.
The pristine golden sands of Bentota Beach watches the waters of River Bentara of Bentota in a swift quick-sand like motion yields, with no fuss at all, to the mighty Indian Ocean. The tiny Paradise Island is tropical to the every grain of sand at the beach of Bentota. The shaded and sheltered tongue of the peninsula resplendent in all shades and tones of greens has the turquoise waters of the Indian ocean hell bent in the romance: the sea, the sea goes on surfing, rolling, lapping at the beach courting the River Bentara. The river, river, she never tires: flows and flows and flows for ever to meet her lover.
The sands of Bentota: this is where the eternal romance burns in its high intensity tropical flame. Hot and humid; breeze and shelter; river and ocean; the Palm trees and Tamarind trees; the stars and the moon; you and she. bunpeiris
The official front access to the Hotel Ceysands from Aluthgama (the beach village immediately south of Bentota Bridge) is by way of catamaran like duel hulled-non keeled, decorated and sheltered paddle boat- you could perhaps call it a ferry. The ferry takes you to Hotel Ceysands.
The rear entrance to the Hotel Ceysands can be made by a land route from the southern end of the peninsula at Bentota.
Bentota Delta
Hotel Ceysands location Hotel Ceysands is located at 64km south of Colombo, at the beach of Bentota of the south-western coastal belt of Sri Lanka.
Hotel Ceysands Arrival by Lagoon
Bentota is the most popular beach resort in Sri Lanka is well supported by the infrastructure of the Bentota National Holiday Resort. Bentota is one of those beaches where you could enjoy at the beach as well as in the lagoon and the river: water skiing, wind surfing and various water related activities to suit the adventurous traveler on the beach as well as in the Bentota lagoon. Bentota River also affords the opportunity for river boat cruises.
Hotel Ceysands Lobby
Hotel Ceysands Excursions
Water sports, PADI & CMAS courses, Bentota river boat ride, Brief Garden, Turtle hatcheries. Please refer to Bentota. http://www.mysrilankaholidays.com/bentota.html
Visiting VOC Galle Dutch Fort at Galle and Hikkaduwa Bay Beach protected by coral reef.
Hotel Ceysands setting: beach front and lagoon bound
Hotel Ceysands Accommodation
Hotel Ceysands offers a total of 104 air-conditioned rooms: 84 regular rooms and 20 superior guest rooms. All 104 rooms are provided with modern facilities and amenities include a balcony or terrace, hot/cold water, shower, and a telephone
Hotel Ceysands Facilities
Hotel Ceysands features a spacious Restaurant that serves sea-food specialties, exotic Sri Lankan cuisine, barbecues, buffets as well as delicious Chinese and various Eastern Dishes.
The two bars at Hotel Ceysands serve an exquisite range of wines, spirits, beers, fruit juices and other alcoholic beverages. The coffee shop is an ideal choice for you to relax and have snacks.
Among the recreational activities are a swimming pool with a children’s pool, tennis court, fashion and magic shows, a calypso band, beach and pool parties, beach barbecues and theme nights.
The services at Hotel Ceysands suit you all well: a shopping arcade with various batiks, jewelry, silk and local handicrafts currency exchange counter, herbal massages, laundry service, room service, conference facilities and Direct Dialing Services.
Chaaya Bey hotel, a 200-room four-star property on 11 acres of beachfront land strong>Golden Mile’ on the Beruwela Chaaya Bey with 200 rooms and an array of restaurants will be a benchmark for quality and class in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry,’’ he promised. “It will play a significant part in bridging the deficit (of quality accommodation) on the Southern coast. Chaaya Bey is coming up on what was previously the location of Hotel Bayroo that was flattened by the December 2004 tsunami. JKH acquired the adjoining five acres too to build the new hotel whose Rs. 3 billion price tag includes the cost of land acquisition.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa later visited the site and examined plans for the luxury property due to be completed in 20 months as its owners, the John Keells Holdings Group (Chaaya Hotels & Resorts), the country’s biggest conglomerate, gears to take advantage of the anticipated tourism boom. 30 August 2010
Bangkok-based Six Senses’ founder Sonu Shivdasani is partnering with Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Hotels to create an exclusive 71-villa project, occupying 101/2 acres of beachfront land and the 26-acre Meeraladuwa Island, just south of Bentota. Slated for early 2014.
Esna Villas, a company fully owned by Esna Holdings, has invested in a beach property on Nilaveli beach, Trincomalee. with a 144 feet beach frontage. This project, which is valued at USD 1 million, is the company’s first foray into the leisure sector. The company plans to set up an “all suite” boutique hotel on the property with construction already being in progress.
Eshana De Silva, Chairman, Esna Holdings, observed that this project includes a “Presidential Villa” which has a private swimming pool with all the luxury amenities of a Five-Star property. We are very excited as this would be the only project of this kind in Trincomalee.
Sri Lanka has seen a massive influx of tourists after the much anticipated post-war tourism boom. Esna Villas plans to set up similar boutique hotels in other prime tourist locations around the Island. There is little doubt that projects such as these are vital in post-war Sri Lanka. 29 December 2010
Location of Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa (formerly Coral Gardens Hikkaduwa) is located at the south western beach resort at the fishing village of Hikkaduwa, 100km south of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Here is a pristine bay beach; here is shallow sea; here is a coral sanctuary. Here is a Sri Lanka Holidays beach to swim, surf, snorkel and dive from dawn to dusk. Enjoy your Sri Lanka Holidays at Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa.
Hikkaduwa is famous for its coral reef with shallow fringing waters of an average depth of four meters: Hikkaduwa is famous for night parties at the clubs. Here is a beach to keep all of you play during the day and dance in the evening- all night. Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa welcomes you all.
Hikkaduwa, the infamous western counter culture hippy joint in the seventies, since the 1980s has become a major beach attraction to mainstream foreign tourists as well as to the local tourists. Coral Gardens Hikkaduwa, making quick strides to catch up with the great boom in the industry of tourism in Sri Lanka since May 2009, has upgraded and transformed the property into a John Keels brand of Chaaya and named it Tranz after a genre of music, to raise the mood and tone of all night party revelries at Hikkaduwa to a superior level. Today, Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa is a top notch beachfront hotel at Hikkaduwa.
Partying is not that all Hikkaduwa brings in. Hikkaduwa takes you to the places: the cultural attractions of VOC Galle Dutch Fort (UNESCO World Heritage Site); Mask Museum at Ambalangoda; Dodanduwa Polgasduwa Buddhist temple and nature attraction of Rummassala Hill.
ReachingChaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa is reached by the most travelled road of Sri Lanka, Galle Road (categorized A2 – “A” grade trunk road) that runs from Colombo to Galle, hugging the south western coastal belt and southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka.
This A grade road connects Colombo and Wellawaya via Hambantota; it passes through Mount Lavinia, Moratuwa, Kalutara, Wadduwa, Beruwala, Bentota, Ambalangoda, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Unawatuna, Koggala of south western coast and Weligama, Matara, Dikwella, Tangalle, Hambantota of Southern coast to turn into the interior of the tropical island of Sri Lanka to run passing Tanamalwila, Kuda Oya and Teluulla to Wellawaya, a major transportation hub at the foot of the hills of Uva province just off the south eastern edge of Central Highlands of Sri Lanka Holidays. Wellawaya provides good connections to the hill resorts of Ella, Haputale and beyond.
Spend your beach holidays in Sri Lanka at Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa; and travel along the coastal line and make your way into the interior of the island to reach the health resorts of the Central Highlands.
Hikkaduwa can be reached by southern coastal railway line that runs parallel to the Galle road, most often, than not, within the very close vicinity.
Chaaya Tranz HikkaduwaAccommodation Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa features140 superior rooms, 4 deluxe rooms, 2 family suites and 4 corner suites. All rooms are air-conditioned and well furnished with comfortable rattan furniture cushioned with soft linen in a mosaic of colors.
Location of Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa in room facilities
Each room has its own private balcony that brings in grand views of the beach. All rooms are equipped with a DVD player, 32” LCD TV.
Superior Rooms: WIFI facility; Air conditioning; Cable TV; Mini bar and bottled drinking water; Tea & coffee making facilities;Telephone with IDD; Safety deposit box; Complimentary toiletries; Private balcony; Hair dryer
Deluxe Rooms: features all of above plus Pillow menu
Suites: features in addition to above WIFI facility Bathrobes & bedroom slippers and another balcony.
Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa in-house facilities The guest at Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa are spoiled with 4 restaurants: the main restaurant, specialty crab restaurant, pool restaurant and coffee shop.
A Lounge and pool bar offers a wide array of local and international spirits
The roof-top spa facility affords a scintillating all around 360° view of the azure ocean and surroundings.
Banquet hall and conference facility.
Moreover the Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa houses a fresh water swimming pool, PADI certified dive centre and an excursion counter.
Services at Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa
Hotel services include room service, a doctor on call, 24-hour reception, foreign exchange, left luggage services and airport transfers.
Activities at the Hikkaduwa Beach
Hikkaduwa Marine Sanctuary
100 meters from Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa is the shallow body of water well enclosed by a reef. Hikkaduwa is the best beach in the western coast to spend in snorkeling: the layers of multi colored corals are home to countless number of colorful coral fish, lobsters, large turtles and microscopic marine creatures.
The novice divers would find the corals located only 4 m below water very pleasant opportunity. Those who find diving too adventures may take a trip on a glass bottomed boat to enjoy the beauty of the coral sanctuary.
Still more, approximately 200 m away from the beach there is a collection of tiny islets that are surrounded by beautiful coral formations.
Ship wrecks off Hikkaduwa
Scuba Diving enthusiasts at Chaaya Tranz Hikkaduwa find the different shipwrecks make an irresistible opportunity to engage in marine exploration. The Earl of Shaftesbury is one the ships that suffered the misfortune of sinking at Hikkaduwa.
Diving, Snorkeling and Surfing at Hikkaduwa
To the Scuba Divers, the most gratifying sites are the rock formations, particularly the deep Kirala Gala and the coral reef which is home to many coral fish including groupers, barracuda and batfish.
The surfers flock together at the beach stretches of Wewala, Narigama and Thirangama during the period of November to April. Surfing at these beaches, the beginners would find the waves gentle enough while the advanced surfers would find the surf challenging enough since the waves break on the reef rather than on the beach.
The location Chaaya Blu Trincomalee luxury beach hotel is located at the lovely Uppuveli beach of Trincomalee of North-eastern coastal belt, at a distance of 257km from Colombo of western coast, the capital city of tropical Island of Sri Lanka. Trincomalee is a mythical, mystical, legendary, historical and colonial sea-port fortress city; the beaches at Trincomalee are abundant with marine offerings for snorkelers and divers; Trincomalee Sea is a Whale watching tourist attraction.
The setting
Chaaya Blu is a beachfront hotel at a loveliest beach.
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Architecture and interior deco of Chaaya Blu Trincomalee, Uppuveli beach, Trincomalee
81 rooms set up in unique themes bring about an ambience of illumination and air, light and space with expanses of hues of white streaked with tones of blues with splashes of orange thrown in, cutting a scintillating contrast and brilliance. The neat straight lines and arches, beams and pillars in hues of white of the luxury beach hotel is spiced up with a blue pillar here, blue panel there.
The rattan furniture, denim trimmings in tones of blue and bright orange cushions and pillows complements the wooden decks and cut cement floors.
Captain’s Deck
The spacious main restaurant called Captain’s Deck spreads a sumptuous buffet.
The Crab
The Crab, the aptly named, open air Á La Carte restaurant serves an array of spicy dishes of crab and sea-food
The Rum Hold
The Rum Hold is not hidden as in the vessels of colonial era; at this retro-chic hotel, with no one to play spoilsport, “The Rum Hold” is all in the open to serve all sports, all the spirits, local as well as imported. So are Cocktails, fruit juices and signature Chaaya blu cocktail.
The Excursion counter
The Excursion counter at Chaaya Blu Trincomalee takes great delight to arrange all your excursions to surrounding of Trincomalee as well as Dolphin and Whale watching tours. No opportunity is spared to showcase the beauty of the Island: my Sri Lanka; your Island. Waterspouts such as snorkeling, scuba diving, deep sea fishing, wind surfing, canoeing too are organized by the hotel.
Excursions
Fort Fredrick
On a cliff in a small peninsula jutting out of the town of Chaaya Blu Trincomalee is the Fort Fredrick built by the Portuguese in the year 1675 and occupied by the Dutch and the English in succession. Within the Fort are numerous colonial buildings and the Hindu shrine called Koneswaram Kovil. Fort Fredrick is also home to herd of deer that has become domesticated and live freely devoid of fear, amidst the inhabitants therein.
Koneswaram Temple
At the northern tip of Fort Frederick is a cliff called “Swami Rock” (Rock of the Hindu priest) which drops straight down 110 meters into the sea below. The location affords breathtaking view of the natural harbor of Trincomalee and the Indian Ocean.
On the summit of Swami Rock is the Tirukonesvaram Hindu Kovil where colorful “Poojas” or religious services are conducted at dusk. The Shrine is dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. In the year 1622 the temple was destroyed and the revered Shiva Lingam, the symbol of God Shiva was thrown off the cliff by the Portuguese. The building blocks, bricks and stones of the shrine were used to construct the Fort Fredrick by the Portuguese. The shrine was rebuilt albeit on a modest scale, from scratch on a later day. In the year 1962, while taking the underwater shots of the Sinhala movie Ran Muthu Duwa (Golden Pearl island), the revered Shiva Lingam was miraculously discovered in the sea bed off Trincomalee, by the legendary marine photographer of Ceylon, Mike Wilson. Mike Wilson restored same to the shrine and went onto become Hindu priest by the name “Swami Kalki” in search of God Skanda, the much adored deity of Kataragama.
Kanniyai Hot Water Springs
Hot Water Springs is situated 12 Km from Chaaya Blu Trincomalee and can be reached in 45 minute’s drive.
The water temperature of seven hot wells in Kanniyai varies from very hot to hot. It is believed that the water at these wells is of therapeutic value and bathing there help get cured of rheumatism and arthritis.
The Pigeon Island
The Pigeon Island, declared a national park on 1963, by the Department of Wildlife Conservation in Sri Lanka, as its name suggests, is home to hundreds of blue rock pigeons. A short boat ride from Trincomalee would land the guests at one of the two small beaches of the island. To the southwest of the island is a large coral reef 200 meters in length and 100 meters in width. Island is a pleasant place to go on swimming, snorkeling, diving and sun bathing.
The Velgam Vihara
The ancient Buddhist temple of Velgam Vihara is of history running as far as the era of King Devanam Piya Tissa, whose reign saw the arrival of Buddhism to Sri Lanka from India.
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Location: Fortress Hotel is located at the beach village of Koggala (of stilt fisherman)130 km from Colombo & 157 km from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), 16km south of historically living & thriving southern seaport city of Galle, home to UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sri Lanka Holidays VOC Galle Dutch Fort. Lovely Unawatuna Bay Beach is just 5km away.
Setting: Fortress Hotel is of a magnificent tropical setting. It stands right next to the palm fringed pristine beach of Koggala close to the picturesque Lake of Koggala. The free flowing enormous Infinity swimming pool overlooking the Indian Ocean adds onto the oasis of peace and serenity.
Architecture: Fortress Hotel, Koggala inspired by the style of Dutch Fort is another one of those numerous Sri Lanka Holidays edifices, where the modernity of interior design synthesis with the traditional Sinhalese concepts of eco-orientation. Rising by the seaside, the fortress-like resort’s wall enclose the beautifully landscaped verdant gardens giving shelter & shade to the hammocks, day bed. The massive gates befitting a fortress open up to an awesome view of Indian Ocean through the open air reception area.
International recognition: Fortress hotel is Small Luxury Hotel.
Type of Lodging: Hotel.
Luxury category of the hotel: 5 star Hotel by International standings.
Hotel chain franchise: none.
Accommodation: All 49 rooms with high ceilings & multi level floors are luxuriously appointed with designer fittings & equipped with super king size beds, open plan bathrooms, & sophisticated entertainment systems with plasma TV screen.
The range of rooms: Fortress Room, Ocean Room, Ocean Loft & Fortress Residence.
Restaurants: “Pepper” for breakfast, lunch & dinner; “Heat” for wood fired seafood pizza & Mediterranean a la carte; ‘T’ Tea lounge for a range of exquisite “Ceylon Tea”
Spa: Ancient Ayurveda medical treatment to the fore at the modern spa. The resident Ayurvedic doctor is at hand to direct most suitable Ayurvedic treatment for you.
Excursions: Fishing, Turtle hatchery, Kottawa tropical rain forest, VOC Galle Dutch Fort, Ruhuna Yala National Park, Handunugoda Tea Factory are few among the regular excursions. Water sports center offers Scuba diving with PADI certified professional divers.
Sri Lanka Holidays Aditya Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials: to be edited. Location : Aditya boutique hotel is located at the coastal village of Rathgama midway between the Surf beach of Hikkaduwa & the VOC Galle Dutch Fort in the South Western Coastal belt of Sri Lanka.
Setting: Beach front on the secluded stretch of beach.
Luxurious Accommodation: Aditya boutique hotel consists of 12 spacious and elegant suites. Each & every suit is stylishly decorated objects d’art and antiques & set on its own theme. Facilities: In-room facilities include large-screen TV, DVD/CD player, mini-bar, safe, hairdryer, tea / coffee making facility. Each suite consists of private plunge pool/Jacuzzi.
The Amal restaurant: It cannot get any better with the guests being free to pick their own sweet timings for meals. You may have full breakfast at the midday, with no worries at all. Over & above the timings, the guests may request their custom feast and the master chef would oblige. Then again you may have your own private table set up wherever you choose- in the restaurant, by the pool, in the gardens, on the beach or in the privacy of your own suite.
Savitri Garden Spa at Aditya Resorts The Savitri Garden Spa at Aditya Resorts open to all hotel guests, is not confined to regular massage & regular foot reflexology. The Spa goes beyond the regular therapies to infuse a deeper sense of well-being and rejuvenation to their guests with an elaborate course: Aditya Signature Massage that uses a fusion of techniques and essential oils to restore the glow to body and soul. The couples are offered floral or milk bath in the utmost in privacy in addition to the regular & Aditya Signature therapies.
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In a nutshell: Bliss, luxury & serenity
Location: Mandara Resort, a luxury boutique hotel is located on the pristine beach at the hamlet of Mirissa 150km south of Colombo.
Setting: Sri Lanka Holidays Mandara Resort sits tight between the estuary of Pollathu Modara River & the beaches of spectacular Mirissa village situated between Weligama Bay Beach & Matara of southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka. Pristine beach fringed by lush coconut groves, the river flowing silk smooth at the delta, the lagoon & the Red Cliff hill brings in magnificent vistas all around the lovely boutique hotel
Accommodation: Twenty air-conditioned luxuriously furnished suits are equipped either with Jacuzzi or plunge pools. Each room, supremely comfortable, is of its own design & décor. Among the luxury comforts & conveniences are audio visual features of satellite TV, Home theatre system & DVD/CD player. Mini-Bar & Wi-fi enabled Internet complete the features at your finger tips.
Good habits: enjoy fresh food. International as well as local traditional dishes are served at your convenience in the main dining area, in suite, garden or in the shade with fresh & fresh sea food just unloaded from the fishing boats. Gymnasium is equipped with the state of art equipment so that not a single beat of your keep-fit regime would be lost; swimming pool is twinkle-illuminated in the evening with fiber optic lighting for your sun-down swim.
Water sports: Among the numerous water sports are river cruises, sailing, fishing & snorkeling
Dolphin and Whale spotting excursions are organized by Mirissa Water Sports during the season from December to April. Tropical island of Sri Lanka is in contention to be recognized as the “The Best Place in the World for Seeing Blue & Sperm Whales Together.”
Heritance Ahungalla Hotel, one of the finest among the Sri Lanka hotels, is an outstanding architectural achievement of a luxury beachfront hotel in Sri Lanka by illustrious Geoffrey Bawa, one of the foremost architects of Asia. The driveway to the front of the hotel brings to the view, the grand open-plan lobby designed in a concept of light and space. Natural light that pours into the lobby, reigns over the whole hotel. As much as it is sunny indoors, outdoors are shady: the expansive wooded gardens of the hotel are well shaded from the tropical sun.
Herein is another glorious Geoffrey Bawa Special. Bask in the light and space special effects show. Glorious!
Herein is a stunning telescopic view: the airy and spacious lobby ends at the infinity pool that runs all the way to reach the beach. The effect is astonishing: the bluish expanse of infinity pool blending with the blues of the sea and the blues of the horizon. There’s blue and shades of blue, tones of blue, there’s space, there’s more space, there’s light, again light, the expansive blue pool, still more of pool and the sea, the sea, the horizon, then endless horizon- it holds your breath up. Let your breath fall, now. Jesus, you nearly choked. Bunpeiris
Sri Lanka Holidays Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials of the hotel:
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Heritance Ahungalle is an architectural landmark; it is also a geographic landmark of the area between prime Sri lanka Holidays beach resort of Bentota & the surf beach of Hikkaduwa. Most of all, Heritance Ahungalla is a landmark of the history of tourism in Sri Lanka: it is the first ever 5 star beach resort of the tropical island of Sri Lanka.
Location: Heritance Ahungalla (5 star) is located 76km from Colombo at the fishing village of Ahungalla between the prime beach resorts of Bentota & Hikkaduwa of South western coast of Sri Lanka.
Setting: Beachfront. Heritance Ahungalla is set on the prime stretch of pristine beach amidst dense coconut groves.
Architecture: Heritance Ahungalla is an early architectural masterpiece of a classic beach hotel by Sri Lanka’s illustrious architect Geoffrey Bawa. The entrance to the lobby provides a long vision across the huge expanse of a swimming pool merging to the sea at the far end. Ground floors as well as upper floors are designed with linked pavilions providing views & breeze of the sea. Geoffrey Bawa’s hallmark of architecture is manifested herein with the concept of interior too having the virtues of exterior: tropical sun, sea breeze, lush greenery & flowing water. Among the numerous architectural masterpieces of Geoffrey Bawa are Heritance Kandalama at Dambulla & Cinnamon Beach at Bentota, Serandib Hotel at Bentota & Jetwing Lighthouse at Galle.
Accommodation: Heritance Ahungalle comprises of 160 spacious comfortable well furnished & stylish rooms. A host of amenities and an array of services of lavish luxury spoil you to the very fingertip.
Awards: National Cleaner Production Awards 2008 by National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC), Sri Lanka. NCPC is a member of United Nations International Development Organization’s and United Nations Environment Programme’s global network of cleaner production centers.
Location : Aditya boutique hotel is located at the coastal village of Rathgama midway between the Surf beach of 
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