Hotel Breeta's Garden:

A tourist's paradise

by Beverley Jansz

Built on an overgreen tea plantation at Ginigathhena, on the Colombo-Hatton higyway, is Hotel Breeta's Garden, which is said to be one of the few hotels in the hill country to have a swimming pool. Guests get a panoramic view of the cascading Aberdeen waterfall, and the misty mountains which surround Breeta's Garden, while having a dip in the beautiful swimming pool.

The hotel has five deluxe rooms which offer all the modern facilities of a star class property, including attached bathrooms with hot/cold water, piped music, telephone, a 24-hour room service and a private balcony from which visitors get a breathtaking view of the beautiful mountains and tea plantations.

The restaurant at the hotel serves the very best in Eastern, Western and traditional Sri Lankan cuisine, prepared by expert chefs. A special feature here is that the restaurant has been built in such a manner that guests get a scenic view of waterfalls and sky-kissed mountains while dining.

The hotel offers safaris to Adams Peak, Nuwara-Eliya which is only a two-hour drive from the hotel, water rafting in the Kelani River, a closer look at the mountains and other places of tourist interest in close proximity to the hotel.

While at Breeta's Garden, I met Roland Kaan, the Manager of 'Glaxo Smith Kine' (GSK) a leading Pharmaceutical company in Belgium. Roland and his family are on their first visit here and highly impressed by the beauty of Sri Lanka and the ever smiling people. They had selected Breeta's Garden to spend a part of their vacation in Sri Lanka, due to its scenic location, friendly staff and moderate cool climate.

Roland and his family who are leaving Sri Lanka tomorrow, take with them unforgetable memories of their pleasant holiday. 'Sri Lanka is one of the most beautiful countries we have ever visited. It has all the potentials for tourism. We will certainly promote this 'Pearl of the Indian Ocean' in Belgium' Roland said.

Hotel Breeta's Garden and the lush tea plantation on which the hotel stands are owned by young Ajith Kumara Bandara who had worked in Germany for over ten years to make his dream hotel a reality.