Location of Amaya Hills Kandy
Sri Lanka Holidays Amaya Hills Kandy is located at 116km at Cultural capital Kandy, the gateway to the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka.
The setting Amaya Hills Kandy Amaya Hills is nestled high on a rocky outcrop in the forested hills of Sri Lanka Holidays Kandy offers a panoramic view of the all green landscape of Heerassgala hills 7km from the city center of Kandy.
Sri Lanka Holidays Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials of the hotel:to be edited.
Architecture & Interior deco of Amaya Hills Kandy
Amaya Hills Kandy that stands regally upon a hilltop is built in the design of a palace of the Kandyan era [1469-1815 AD] of Sri Lanka. Interior décor of medieval Kandyan tradition of the royal city of Kandy that feature fine carvings on heavy wooden interior is blended to the modern concepts of luxury.
Type of the Hotel and Star rating of Amaya Hills Kandy: 4 star; hill country luxury hotel
Accommodation at Amaya Hills Kandy
Sri Lanka Holidays Amaya Hills Kandy consists of 100 rooms with interior décor of medieval Kandyan tradition of the royal city of Kandy. All rooms, i.e. standard rooms, deluxe rooms & suits feature balconies where you would enjoy the panoramic views of valley or mountains.
In-Room facilities at Amaya Hills Kandy
attached bathroom with bath, hot water & cold water shower, wash basin, and w/c.
24-hour room service, IDD phone, radio, TV on request
Available on request: Crib bed and/or high chair; Extra full-sized bed
Restaurants & bars at Amaya Hills Kandy
Rasawasala Restaurant
At indoor or terrace seating you may enjoy traditional Sinhalese cuisine & international cuisine.
Tea Room
It’s time to enjoy the finest tea in the world, Ceylon tea at the warm & inviting Tea Room restaurant.
Le Garage
The resort steeped in the medieval traditions of Sri Lanka is home to a fine underground nightclub.
Ayurvedic Spa at Amaya Hills Kandy
Treatments tailored to the individual, with techniques & herbal ingredients specifically chosen to match each person’s body & lifestyle.
Excursions off Amaya Hills Kandy Amaya Hills Kandy arranges cycling, hiking and bird watching trips for its guests.
Kandy, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is the southernmost point of the UNESCO sponsored Sri Lanka Holidays Cultural triangle: it is studded with numerous cultural attractions. The prime cultural attraction of Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha located in the city center is only a 5 minutes drive away from Amaya Hills Kandy.
Located just south of the city over the River Mahaweli Ganga is renowned Peradeniya Botanical Gardens of Kandy that has its origin in the Kandyan era and saw development in the British colonial era [1815-1948] of Sri Lanka.
Location: Amanwella Hotel is located 195 km from Colombo at the Tangalleof Southern coast of Sri Lanka.
Setting : Sri Lanka Holidays beachfront resort Amanwella nestles among a coconut grove flanked by two rocky headlands. The setting is distinctly tropical: crescent shaped pristine beach with tall palm trees leaning to the sea.
Sri Lanka Holidays Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials of the hotel:to be edited.
Accommodation: Sri Lanka Holidays Amanwella resort consists of 30 suits. Each suit provides its guest with its own terrace & plunge pool. Each suit with spacious private terrace is located with access to a plunge pool on side & view of coconut groves or beach on the other side.
Architecture: Neat modern walls, pillars & beams made of stone & timber are set against the tropical nature; sunny, airy & roomy buildings with sliding wooden paneled doors & timber ceilings are topped with traditional red clay roof tiles. The resorts architecture has followed the unmistakable footsteps of Sri Lanka’s most eminent architect Jeffrey Bawa.
Recognizance Luxury Travel Magazine
2005 A List of Travel
The World’s Best New Hotels
Top New Hotel in Sri Lanka
2005 Conde Nast Traveler
The Hot List : 1 of 60 Coolest Hotels
UK 2006 Conde Nast Traveler
Hot List – 3 flames
US 2005 TTG Asia Annual Travel Awards
Best New Beach Resort 2006
Singapore 2006 DestinAsian
The 2005 Luxe List
Asia 2005 Zagat Survey
Top International Hotels, Resorts & Spas
Listed in Sri Lanka
Notable Newcomers
USA 2006
Sri Lanka Holidays Sustainable tourism (i.e., Green, eco) credentials of the hotel
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Location
Amangalle of Sri Lanka Holidays is located 116 km south of Colombo within the VOC Galle Dutch Fort (a World Heritage Site) at the sea-port of Galle.
Setting Sri Lanka Holidays Amangalle is set within the massive fortress ramparts, Amangalla is an integral part of the 400 year old Galle Fort. If the VOC Galle Dutch Fort is the heart of the south western coastal city of Galle, Amangalle Hotel with floorboards that retain shine after 300 years & that had traded by the name New Orient Hotel for 140 years is the heart of Dutch Fort itself.
Ambience
The combination of Dutch architectural splendor & colonial-inspired contemporary furniture & décor set up a genteel turn-of-the-century ambience. You are surrounded by pristine walls, rich mahogany, wood and rattan planters chairs, antiques, old prints, writing desks, dining tables, polished aged-floors, crisp white linens, what’nots & a team of gracious, welcoming and warm hotel staff.
Accommodation
5 star luxury boutique hotel of Sri Lanka Holidays provide accommodation in rooms, chambers, suits & two storey garden house.
Seven bedrooms are located adjacent to Amangalla’s reception, on the ground level of the Middle Street Wing.
Six chambers are located within the Church Street Wing and face the Fort ramparts.
Of the four Garden Wing Chambers, three with balconies and one with a twin porch – all over-looking the treetops of the resort garden.
Of the eight suites, six are located in the Church Street Wing and two in the Middle Street Wing.
Nestles within the resort gardens is the two-storey house features a private terrace and balcony offering leafy, treetop view.
Recognizance
Tatler Hot Spa GuideUK 2008
Gallivanters Guide Readers Awards for Excellence Best Resort in India & Indian Ocean
UK 2006
Conde Nast Traveler Hot List – 3 flames US 2005
Zagat Survey Top International Hotels, Resorts & Spas Listed in Sri Lanka Notable Newcomers
USA 2006
Conde Nast Traveler Hot New Spas USA 2006
Diavaram Best Hotel in Sri Lanka – No. 1 Spain 2006
Conde Nast Traveller 1 of 60 Coolest Hotels UK 2006
Robb Report Best of the Best 2006 One of the Best of the Best Resorts USA 2006
Luxury Travel Magazine 2005 A List of Travel The World’s Best New Hotels Top New Hotel in Sri Lanka
2005
Location of Heritance Kandalama
Heritance Kandalama Hotel is located 160km away from Colombo, in the village of Kandalama of Dambulla [11km]. Dambulla is the heart of Sri Lanka Holidays Cultural Triangle, a major transportation hub of North Central Plains of the island.
Distances from Heritance Kandalama to surrounding Sri Lanka Holiday attractions
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sigiriya Lion Rock Citadel: 28km
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Golden Dambulla Rock Temple: 10km
Setting of Heritance Kandalama
A magnificent setting: overlooked by the Knuckles hills, by the side of scenic ancient Kandalama irrigation reservoir, the grand hotel emerging from a light tropical jungle, adorned with carefully nurtured yet lush foliage, twists its way 968m along a rocky outcrop. In spite of the modern architecture, we are next to nature. The hotel symbolizes the best in Sinhalese ecological design you would witness throughout Sri Lanka Holidays.
Sri Lanka Holidays Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials of Heritance Kandalama Hotel: Aitken Spence, the owning/managing company of Heritance Kandalama Hotel claims.
When the project was first mooted and proposed in the early 1990s, it wasn’t many who believed 152 room hotel could be built with minimal impact upon the zone whose stability of the environment was essential to the climatic conditions of the agricultural district of Dambulla. Yet Heritance Kandalama was to prove that it was possible for large hotels to testify to allegiance to green concepts or the eco-orientation as the small hotels.
The entire building is constructed upon a platform held aloft by reinforced concrete columns so that the natural drainage of rain water of the Dambulla agricultural zone during the rainy seasons wouldn’t be fouled up.
Furthermore, Heritance Kandalama claims that it harvests rainwater and recycle water for gardening.
Heritance Kandalama hotel was awarded the “Green Globe 21 Certified Hotel” status, the first of its kind in Asia.
Type of the Hotel and Star rating of Heritance Kandalama Hotel: A 5 star eco –oriented luxury hotel
Architecture & Interior deco of Heritance Kandalama
Architecture of Heritance Kandalama is succulently summed up by Geoffrey Bawa Trust, the custodian of the architectural conceptions of Sri Lanka’s foremost architect.
“Bawa’s work is characterized by sensitivity to site and context. He produced ‘sustainable architecture’ long before the term was coined, and had developed his own ‘regional modernist’ stance well in advance of the theoreticians. His designs broke down the barriers between inside and outside, between interior design and landscape architecture and reduced building to a series of scenographically conceived spaces separated by courtyards & gardens.
Geoffrey Bawa’s conceptions of adapting architecture to suit the environment has been most eloquently exemplified in Heritance Kandalama at Dambulla. Dambulla is home to Sri Lanka Holidays attraction of Golden Dambulla Rock Cave Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site protected by UNESCO sponsored Sri Lanka Cultural Triangle.
Accommodation at Heritance Kandalama Heritance Kandalama consists 152 luxury rooms: Superior Rooms in the Dambulla wing; Luxury Rooms in the Sigiriya wing & Deluxe Rooms [some of the rooms bring in views of Kandalama lake and the low hills of Kandalama]
Suites that are ideal for the families provide all with ample space for relaxation.
Facilities at Heritance Kandalama
Dining: restaurants & bars
Kanchana Restaurant: buffet of wide range of wide range of Sri Lankan food, as well as the best of international cuisine.
Kaludiya Restaurant: fine dining: a global a la carte dinner in sophisticated ambiance.
Kachan Café and Kachan Bar offer a range of snacks, beers, spirits and wines.
Leisure and Recreation at Heritance Kandalama
Kachchan Pool is built in way so as to be seen bordering the ancient Kqandalama irrigation reservoir.
Kaludiya Pool is built upon the dark bed rock on which the structure of the building itself is built.
Activities in the area surrounding Heritance Kandalama
Nature trails, eco park, cycling, trekking
Hot air balloon trips, boat trips in the Kandalama lake.
Excursions off Heritance Kandalama
Rangiri Dambulu (Sinhala: Golden Dambulla) Rock Cave Temple at Dmbaulla located 10km east of Heritance Kandalama
Sigiriya Lion Rock Citadel located 28km north of Heritance Kandalama
Both of above Sri Lanka Holidays cultural attractions are UNESCO World Heritage sites located within Sri Lanka Cultural Triangle.
Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials of the hotel: to be edited
Location:
The Tea Factory is located 160 km from Colombo 2200 m above sea level at Kandapola in close proximity to Nuwara Eliya.
Riolta Remarks
The Tea Factory is a one of a kind hotel. Tea Factory, a unique theme hotel is the ultimate hotel if your destination is Nuwara Eliya of Sri Lanka Holidays.
Setting
The hotel nestles among the hills with breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding tea plantations.
Architectural innovation
The hotel wouldn’t be better named; it’s a genuine tea factory of colonial era converted into a 4 star hotel. The abandoned large building is ingeniously made use to design a hotel of international standing. The architectural innovation not only maintained the entire facade of the original building but also retained numerous other features such as old machinery, driving shafts and pulleys. The original section of boiler of the colonial era factory was converted into a modern kitchen. The 70 feet masonry chimney of boiler room of then factory turned into the chimney of modern kitchen. In the same line of innovation the sprinkler tank of the dilapidated factory was converted into the tank for the sprinkler system of the modern hotel, “The Tea Factory” of Sri Lanka Holidays.
Ambience
Residing at the hotel of colonial era ambience itself is a unique experience over & above the salubrious climate with colonial era environment of Ceylon still persisting in the Sri Lanka Holidays prime hill resort of Nuwara Eliya.
Accommodation
The hotel has 57 luxurious colonial style rooms with breathtaking views of the surrounding tea plantations. The rooms are fully provided with heating, TVs with satellite and local channels, a comprehensive mini bar, and coffee and tea making equipment. Each room is supplied with coffee, tea and a gift basket of fruit, biscuits, chocolates, mint and cashew nuts on a daily basis. Rooms are wheel chair accessible.
All the rooms come with rain showers and bathtubs with hot water. The view from the bathrooms make you feel as if you are a part of the picturesque natural landscape outside your windows. Each bathroom is tastefully supplied with a full range of custom made Tea Factory toiletries.
Acclaim
South Asian Architecture Award
Year 1996: South Asian architecture awards were initiated in 1995 to recognize the world of architectural excellence in the whole of South Asia.
Most Innovative Product
Year 1998: at the TTF fair Ahmadabad, India, The Tea Factory of Sri Lanka Holidays was awarded as the “Most Innovative Product”
The Tea Factory Wins RICS Award
Year 2000: Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, London The Tea Factory of Sri Lanka Holidays was awarded the prestigious RICS award
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Merit Award
Year 2001: the UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific awarded The Tea Factory of Sri Lanka Holidays, a merit award for the architectural innovation in conversion of a dilapidated tea factory into a luxury hotel complex.
Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials of the hotel To be edited
Location
Saman Villa is located on the south west coast, 65 km south of Colombo and 92 km from CMB Bandaranaike International Airport.
Setting
Saman Villas is perched on the summit of a headland rocky outcrop at the very border of the pristine beach of the south western coastal belt of Sri Lanka at the sleepy fishing village of Aturuwella in the prime beach resort of Sri Lanka, Bentota bay Beach.
The rocky outcrop bisects the golden sandy beach into two long seemingly endless, surf swept pristine stretches with dense coconut plantations right behind it.
The setting is not only of lofty, panoramic views but also one of tranquility, disturbed only by the sounds of birds and the waves breaking on the rocks below. No matter, your angle of view, the magnificence of the long stretch of twin beaches & coconut plantations never seize, at once to thrill & soothe the heart. This is a magnificent location.
Accommodation
26 extravagantly furnished suites plus one two-storey villa. These are built in the form of separate villas on either side of the rocky headland for maximum privacy. Designed in the best of traditional Sri Lankan style, the accommodation offers every comfort
Each suite is carefully positioned to provide spectacular views of the shoreline and sea. They include a terrace or balcony with a day bed and dining table, lounge area, sleeping deck.
Facilities
The inviting infinity-edge swimming pool with sea blue water appears to merge with the vast Indian Ocean and beyond. The cascading gardens with beautifully manicured lawns on the rock face offer a variety of locations to appreciate the magnificent view, caressed by cooling sea breeze, in quite relaxation.
Two restaurants overlooking the pool and the sea beyond; the terrace restaurant caters for breakfast and lunch while the main restaurant on the upper level is open exclusively for dinner. The menus at the main restaurant offer a wide selection of Eastern, Western and Sri Lankan dishes with an extensive range of wines to complement your cuisine.
Dining under the stars of a tropical island
The Dining options include; dining by the golden sandy beach, on the pool pavilion overlooking the ocean, on top of a rock where the waves break, in a tropical garden, in a water garden or in the privacy of your own suite.
Location Sri Lanka Holidays Hunas Falls Hotel is located 143 Km from CMB Bandaranaike International Airport. It is 26 km away from the Medieval Royal City of Kandy, the gateway to Central Highlands of Sri Lanka.
Setting
Jetwing Hunas Falls Hotel at Elkaduwa, Wattegama, 26 kilometers north-west of Kandy is set in a spectacular mountainous landscape, high in the hills overlooking the famous wooded hill of Hunnasgiriya mountain peak. The hotel being off the main motor road to Kandy, home to the Holy Temple of the Tooth and numerous Buddhist temples of medieval era, the drive is along a rugged minor road that takes at least 20 minutes. To compensate the disadvantage to the honeymooning couples in a rush, the hotel has set up a helipad. The remote location is at once a put off and a draw, but then once there, you are overtaken by the glory of nature. The secluded hotel amidst unspoilt nature of the Central highlands is a main draw in Sri Lanka for the couples on honeymoon as well as for foreign tourists with a bent towards nature.
A waterfall cascading from Hunnasgiriya Mountain range flows through the steep banks of tea plantations and spice plantations to join its waters with that of the lake located on the fringes of the hotel gardens. Every room looks out to the panoramic view and it is like a stage set with the hotel landscaped well and immaculately tended lawns and borders bursting with flowers and blending with the natural surroundings of the hotel.
The restaurant nicely set up on the side of the hotel and overlooking the lake affords stunning views of the surroundings and the lake teeming with a huge variety of wildlife: otters, eagles, monkeys, parakeets & mongoose.
The nature lovers who are in search of seclusion find it all herein at immediate vicinity: sprawling gardens with walkways, flowers and the lake with a bridge to cross it and a waterfall and equally well, the surrounding hills. The views from the windows bring in a stunning landscape to the all round serene ambience of your room.
Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials of the hotel: to be edited
Accommodation
Sri Lanka holidays Hunas Falls provides magnificent views from the private balconies of 09 superior rooms, 19 deluxe rooms, 01 Royal Suite and 02 luxurious theme suites. The Katsura theme suite is set in Japanese Style while the Highlander theme suit is set in Scottish Style. All rooms consists of mini bar or tea and coffee making facilities, cable TV, central air conditioning. The two theme suites also consist of a lounge and dining area, an a pantry with a fridge and cooker, butler service, 02 toilets, a Jacuzzi bath tub and a CD player.
Dine, wine in or outside the hotel
You can have a Gentle Awakening with a romantic breakfast on the sprawling lawns, Raja Bojun meaning royal dining in Sinhalese by the lake, a traditional Sri Lankan fare. Then again you can have a private dinner at a location of your choice. Where would you like it? On the bridge or at the Golf Pavilion or by the lake or by the waterfall. The hotel serves an amazing wine list featuring over a hundred wines.
Outdoor activities
A visit to a tea factory, the Simpson trail and the Shaheen trail with the resident naturalist, a visit to a traditional Sri Lankan Village, Mountain Biking, mountain trekking, bird watching & nature walks of Sri Lanka Holidays.
Bentota Beach Hotel of Sri Lanka Holidays is a pioneer beach resort hotel located in the prime land of Bentota in the south western coastal belt of Sri Lanka: it is a pioneer venture (year 1970) in view of being one of first five international class hotels set up within 100 acres of Bentota National Holiday Resort (NHR) developed by Ceylon Sri Lanka Tourist Board; it is a prime land in view of its location that presents panoramas of ocean, beach and lagoon.
On to the west of Bentota Beach Hotel are turquoise waves of Indian Ocean breaking surf on to pristine sandy beach; onto the east are Bentota Delta, Lagoon and River. Over and above all that unrivaled advantages are Geoffrey Bawa’s (1919-2003) outstanding concepts of “with the nature” eco-oriented architecture. Furthermore sprawling gardens of 11 acres assures all the sunny tourists a coconut palm sheltered patch of beach or a shady pocket of land to make it their own place in the sun, even when the hotel is fully occupied during the main tourist season of October to April.
Sustainable tourism (i.e., Green, eco) credentials of Bentota Beach Hotel: to be edited.
Location of Bentota Beach Hotel
Located 62 km south of Colombo & 100 km south of Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Katunayake the hotel occupies the prime land at Bentota Bay Beach.
Setting of Bentota Beach Hotel Bentota Beach Hotel sits pretty in sliver of land of 30 acres of coconut plantation, next to Bentota estuary, facing turquoise waters of Indian Ocean on the western flank & the tranquil waters of mangrove lined long lagoon of Bentota formed at the mouth of the scenic River Bentara Ganga on the eastern flank. That is to say we have an expansive golden sandy beach in the west & a long and broad lagoon used for water sports in the east as if the fine beach of Bentota wouldn’t do.The beach resort with an abundance of fauna and flora add enchantment to the landscaped gardens of Bentota Beach Hotel.
Architecture and Interior deco of Bentota Beach Hotel
With its design inspired by the 17th century Dutch Fort architecture, Bentota Beach Hotel, set in 11 acres of lush landscaped gardens, is one of the early masterful projects of renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa.
Accommodation at Bentota Beach Hotel
Arranged over 3 floors, Bentota Beach Hotel has 133 rooms with private balcony or terrace facing the sea or lagoon that offer spectacular views. Spacious air conditioned rooms contain mini bar, satellite TV & IDD telephone.
Standard and Deluxe Rooms: the rooms in the south wing have sea views and those in the north wing have beautiful views of the Bentota River. In-room facilities include a/c, overhead fans, satellite TV, IDD telephone, tea/coffee facility, mini-bar and safety deposit box. The Deluxe rooms also have wifi facility and pillow menu.
Suites: the three suites are spacious and consist of a separate bedroom and living area and two balconies. In addition to the standard facilities, the suites have a bar counter, DVD player, wifi facility and pillow menu.
Services at Bentota Beach Hotel
Room service, doctor on call, babysitting services, 24 hour reception, foreign exchange desk, left luggage service, airport transfers. Bentota Beach Hotel also offers conference facilities with seating a seating capacity of 100 guests in theatre style.
Facilities at Bentota Beach Hotel
Recreational facilities include 3 swimming pools & large playing area which leads down to the lagoon. The sports complex offer a wide range of games: water-sports on the lagoon such as banana-boating, water-skiing, jet-skiing, diving (PADI), windsurfing and wave boarding & volley-ball, basket-ball, climbing frames, gymnasium, water-polo, badminton and elephant rides.
Also available are indoor games such as table tennis, pool and snooker.
Facilities at Bentota Beach Hotel: leisure and recreation
At Bentota beach Hotel, the guests will always have some leisure and recreational activities to enjoy:
The sprawling gardens which leads down to the lagoon to the rear of the hotel affords all guests to enjoy in archery, climbing frames, bird watching, volley-ball, basket-ball, badminton, tennis and elephant ride.
Club Inter Sport, the specialized sports center Bentota Beach Hotel offers an array of motorised water-sports in the Bentota lagoon: banana-boating, water-skiing, jet-skiing, diving, windsurfing and wave boarding
Indoor games: table-tennis, pool and snooker
In the evenings: open-air discotheque, sing along at karaoke bar or feature film shown on a giant screen.
In the arcade: hair-dressing salon; shops selling jewelry, collectibles, souvenirs, gifts, books, ornaments and saris
Sports center, gymnasium
The swimming pool is built into the natural contours of a rock
Azmaara Spa at Bentota Beach Hotel
Azmaara Spa offers Relaxing and Holistic Massages, Body Scrubs and Wraps, Spa Manicure and Pedicure and Facials.
Get Married at Bentota Beach Hotel, Bentota, Sri Lanka
Excursions off Bentota Beach Hotel
Visit the nearby Lunuganga – a garden retreat located 4km interior from Bentota created by Sri Lanka’s iconic architect, Geoffrey Bawa.
Boat ride along River Bentara Ganga at Bentota affords the chance to enjoy the sights of aquatic birds, water monitors, crocodiles amidst the mangroves.
Boat safari along the tranquil River Madu Ganga is fascinating: meandering around the mangroves and gliding past no less than 66 islands rich in birdlife, the tourists enjoy the opportunity to visit villages, local markets, Buddhist temples and craft workshops. The starting point for River Madu Ganga boat safari is at Balapitiya 20km south of Bentota.
Kosgoda’s Marine Turtle Hatchery located 11km south of Bentota is a valuable conservation project that protects the endangered Marine Turtles of Sri Lanka.
20km south of Bentota is a 17th century Dutch Fort, UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sri Lanka Holidays VOC Galle Dutch Fort built upon a small peninsula like headland. Within the Fort of sturdy ramparts and bastions are narrow streets lined with Dutch and British colonial era buildings which are still in use, the lighthouse, and a growing collection of art galleries and several boutique hotels.
Bentara Galapata Raja Maha Vihara (Sinhala: Bentara Galapata Royal Buddhist temple) on the bank of Dedduwa lake is a main cultural attraction of Bentota. A lithic inscription therein reveals that the beautiful temple was built in the12th century by King Parakrama Bahu the Great who reigned in Sri Lanka Holidays Polonnaruwa.
Sustainable tourism (Green i.e., eco) credentials of the hotel: To be edited
Location: Sri Lanka Holidays Blue Water is located 55 Km down from CMB airport on a sublime stretch of wide sandy beach at Wadduwa, the gateway to vibrant Western coastal belt of Sri Lanka.
Setting: Sri Lanka Holidays Blue Water, a 4 star hotel stands amidst a cool cluster of coconut palms creating large shady gardens that spread over 14 acres of ground offering a spectacular view of the sea. Designed by the illustrious Ceylonese architect, Geoffrey Bawa, the main theme of the hotel is the ambitious use of water, which lends the hotel its name.
Accommodation: Sri Lanka Holidays Blue Water hotel consists of 100 simple but luxurious rooms. Each room has a scenic view of the beach and is fitted with luxurious baths, modern equipment inclusive of a mini fridge, four channel piped music and television.
Restaurants: The Seven Seas (24-hour coffee shop), Admiral’s Room (fine dining ), Porthole, The Clipper Bar, Sea Board deck (Sports Bar)
Sports & Leisure: Large freshwater swimming pool with children’s pool sun deck with deck chairs and sun shades, two tennis courts with flood lights, table tennis, billiards, volley ball, darts, water sports (sailing, wind surfing, water skiing, rowing, water scooters, jet scooters and jet skis, deep sea fishing, indoor games. Health, beauty & Ayurvedic treatments, sauna, steam bath, Jacuzzi and cold water pool, regular evening entertainments.
Spa: Those who are in search of absolute relaxation will be soothed by Blue water spa, one of the best on in the South west coast.The Blue Water Spa will offer more treatments more in line with feeling of wellness. The Spa therapies are based on modern Spa treatments with their root in Ayurvedic system.. “Asia’s healing traditions take a holistic approach of treating the body, mind and spirit as one, tackling the root cause of the problem and viewing the body as capable of healing itself. They are based on the fundamental principle of a “life force”, which flows through the body, an imbalance of which is believed to be the cause of illness.” Sri Lanka Holidays Blue water spa would soothe your heart & mind.
Riolta Sri Lanka Holidays Hotel Guide Sri Lanka Hotels complement & supplement Sri Lanka Holidays to the hilt, no holds barred. Sri Lanka Holidays is a home of distinctive architecture.
“We have a marvelous tradition of building in this country that has got lost. It got lost because people followed outside influences over their own good instincts. They never built right “through” the landscape. You must “run” with the site; after all, you don’t want to push nature out with the building”
Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003)
Geoffrey Bawa followed up his words with deeds & built magnificent tourist hotels, splendid University of Ruhuna & Island in the sun, over the stream Parliament of Sri Lanka, Simamalaka Shrine of Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo in the tradition of ancient Sinhalese architecture.
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Then again, supplementing & complementing Sri Lanka Holidays, Sri Lanka Hotels play no second fiddle. Some of the Sri Lanka Hotels in the caliber of Vil Uyana at the Sigiriya Lion Rock Citadel (A UNESCO World Heritage Site -WHS), Heritance Kandalama close to Golden Dambulla Rock Temple (WHS); Boulder Gardens on the fringes of Singha Raja Lion Rock Rain Forest (WHS); The Tea Factory close to Horton Plains (WHS); Amangalle, within the confines of VOC Galle Dutch Fort World Heritage site (WHS) of superior ecological & architectural splendor are Sri Lanka Holidays attractions in their own rights.
Amidst the numerous cultural attractions of resplendent Sri Lanka are Sri Lanka Eco Master Hotels spanning across the wide spectrum of accommodation: conventional hotels, boutique hotels, rest houses, guest houses, villas, lodges and camps. Bordering the pristine beaches & in the shade and shelter of vast coconut groves of Sri Lanka Holidays are Sri Lanka Beach Master Hotels, rest houses, boutique hotels, guest houses, villas & lodges. Amidst the seamless tea plantations are Sri Lanka Colonial Master Hotels that consist of rebuilt or renovated colonial bungalows.
Then again in the Central Highlands of salubrious climate & magnificent landscape of the ancient tropical island of Sri Lanka are Sri Lanka Highland Master Hotels that run across the entire gamut of accommodation: conventional hotels, boutique hotels, villas, lodges, rest houses & guest houses, all nestled high up in the hills. Sri Lanka Hotels built in a wide array of architecture, mostly with the eco concept to the forefront, have taken a leaf from Sri Lanka Holidays to create the synthesis of the Total Holiday Experience in the ancient topical island of Sri Lanka, the Land Of Delights.
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Sri Lanka Hotels Range of Accommodation Options Sri Lanka Hotels spread over a wide array of hotels of international standing to budget accommodation.
The top of the flight luxury accommodation options range from five star resorts to handsome colonial mansions: eco-oriented hotels, boutique hotels, villas and tea estate bungalows. The high end luxury accommodation are in such close proximity to cultural, wildlife and nature attractions of Sri Lanka Holidays, staying in these hotels itself could turn out to be an overwhelming joy indeed.
You may enjoy the lavish hospitality of top of the flight 5 star accommodation or opt for Sri Lanka Hotels of lesser standing. The tourists can even go for budget accommodation at guest houses or rest houses. If you are travelers on your own, you may easily rent a room with an attached bathroom in a friendly family home. The tourists who wish to enjoy at Sri Lanka Beaches could put them up at beach side cabana style accommodation too.
But then again, Sri Lanka Holidays doesn’t feature dormitory-style accommodation at all, that is available, two a penny, all over in India. That is to say Sri Lanka doesn’t cater well for pot smoking shoe-string counter culture long-haired, scantily clad hippy-like smelly weeds of the affluent countries. Those narcotic addicted weird weeds could even be refused visa on arrival and deported in the very next flight. Drug smuggling could evoke capital punishment in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankans, the local tourists who love to tour their beautiful island, as a nation find their way into reasonable facilities of privacy, space, and room. And they would hardly dish out accommodation facilities that they themselves wouldn’t choose, to the foreign tourists. Having said that, I must hasten to stress, in comparison to other Asian destinations, Sri Lanka Hotels rates, as a convention, produce high value for your hard-earned money. With numerous accommodation options available, you are free to enjoy the best Sri Lanka has to offer for a fraction of the price that your highness would pay in the western countries. You are treated right royally at Sri Lanka Hotels.
Eco-oriented Hotels & Lodges
Pride of the parade of Sri Lanka Holidays is taken by eco-oriented hotels designed by Sri Lanka’s foremost architect Geoffrey Bawa (1919–2003). Among the numerous modern hotels, the stunning sophisticated hotels with eco-orientation stands out like beacons of Sri Lanka Holidays: they are tourist attractions of their own right. In addition to Geoffrey Bawa hotels, Sri Lanka boasts of numerous other eco-oriented luxury Hotels.
Developers of Sri Lanka Holidays have risen up to the occasion caused by modern trend towards eco tourism to reap the benefit of its outstanding eco tourism potential. Sri Lanka is one of the 34 bio-diversity hot spots of the world. The latest grand scale hotel development project is Dutch Bay Resorts of “Kalpitiya Integrated Tourism Development Project”, the newly launched eco-oriented mega tourism project of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Hotels rates Sri Lanka Hotels rates are at a slight variance during the year: the main tourist season during November to March records the higher end of the rates of Sri Lanka Hotels throughout the island, significantly in the western and southern beach resorts. But then bargains galore in the off seasons. During the month of April Sri Lanka Hotels and guest houses are in heavy demand in Nuwara Eliya, the prime colonial sanitarium of Central Highlands. Then again the tourist season for eastern coast (April to September) also records higher rates though confined strictly to the Sri Lanka Hotels in the eastern coast of Sri Lanka.Take a leaf from the book of Sri Lanka’s heroic Defence Forces: nothing is impossible. bunpeiris
The Blue Water, Wadduwa
Sri Lanka Hotels complement & supplement Sri Lanka Holidays to the hilt, no holds barred. Sri Lanka Holidays is a home of distinctive architecture.
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