Anantaya wins 'Certificate of Excellence'

The main lobby of Anantaya Resort and Spa, Chilaw.

TripAdvisor, a travel website, has awarded Anantaya Resort and Spa, Chilaw, the '2015 Certificate of Excellence' in recognition of the hotel's consistently great reviews from TripAdvisor travellers.

This is the third international accolade received by Anantaya this year, a remarkable feat for a hotel, which is still in its first 18 months of operation. It was named one of the top 25 luxury hotels in Sri Lanka by TripAdvisor earlier this year and later received an 'Award of Excellence' based on guest reviews from Booking.com, the world leader in online booking.

The TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence honours hospitality excellence and is awarded only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor.

TripAdvisor has over 200 million unbiased traveller reviews and only the top-performing 10% of businesses from around the world, listed on the site are eligible to receive this award.

"This certificate is a source of pride for Anantaya because it is based exclusively on guest reviews, which is a completely unbiased and a genuine barometer of success.

It will motivate and encourage our team to aspire to even higher levels of excellence in the future," said Marketing Manager, Laugfs Leisure Limited, Musthaq Ahamed.

To qualify for a Certificate of Excellence, businesses must maintain an overall rating of four or higher out of a possible five, as reviewed by travellers on TripAdvisor and should have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.