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Chilaw Rest House : 100-year old dutch building now a star resort by BEVERLEY JANSZ Standing on a beautifully landscaped garden, and overlooking the beautiful Chilaw beach, is the 100-year old Dutch Colonial building, now the Chilaw Resthouse.
Following the footsteps of his father, a leading hotelier, the late John Marasinghe, B.M. Sarath Marasinghe took up to the hospitality industry 25 years ago and became a leading hotelier. Marasinghe took over the Chilaw Resthouse in 1989 on a long term lease. Since then, the resthouse has turned a new lease of life and now stands as a modern rest house, offering the discerning traveller all facilities for a perfect holiday. The resthouse offers 16 guest rooms including four rooms which are air-conditioned. It has two banquet falls, one of which is air conditioned which could accommodate over 300 guests. The banquet halls have become popular for large scale weddings, in-house seminars, conference and other banquet functions. The Resthouse stands on a beautifully landscaped garden overlooking the beautiful Chilaw beach, and is popular for outdoor functions, and BBQ nights.It has become a popular stopover for tourists visiting Wilpattu, the Talawila shrine and Panduwas Nuwara. In close proximity to the rest house are a host of tourist attractions, including the Madampe Thani Wella Devale, Anavilundawa Birds Island, the famous Deduru Oya, Prawn farms etc. The resthouse arranges tours to these places of tourist interest. Special offers are being made to Sri lankans and expatriates. The Chilaw Resthouse has become very popular for its seafood cuisine. The seafood menu is made up of the famous Chilaw crabs and prawns, lagoon crabs and prawns. Guests are offered the 'Catch of the Day' from the Chilaw beach. The restaurant also offers Western, Eastern, Chinese and traditional spicy Sri Lankan rice and curry. In addition to the chilaw Resthouse, Marasinghe also runs the Nawalapitiya Resthouse, Rajapihilla Resthouse and Ranthaliya Resthouse which overlooks the famous Ranthaliya lake in Kurunegala. Marasinghe is the Secretary of the Urban Development Authority Resthouse Managers' Association. Sarath Marasinghe is the Chairman/Managing Director of Chance Enterprises. ############# Sigiriya Rest House with a new look The Sigiriya Rest House owned and managed by the Ceylon Hotels Corporation (CHC) has been given a facelift. Began as an English Governor's Circuit bungalow, it now boasts as the closest hotel to the historic ancient rock, offering guests a panoramic view of a world heritage from the lobby and guest rooms of the Rest House. Manager Sigiriya Rest House, Chaminda Wajirakumar said that out of the present 16 guest rooms, eight rooms have been up-graded to luxury rooms adding all modern facilities, including TV, mini-bar, hot/cold water and room service. Senior Manager, Marketing/Travel, Ceylon Hotels Corporation, Ranjith Balasuriya said that with the complete refurbishment, his marketing team is all out to popularise the Sigiriya Rest House not only among foreign guests but Sri Lankans alike, as the most popular stop-over for tourists visiting the Sigiriya Rock Fortress. ############# Mongolian BBQ at Palm Beach Hotel It's a weekend extravaganza at Palm Beach Hotel Mount Lavinia, when this newly refurbished semi boutique styled hotel embarks on a culinary voyage of a Mongolian Bar Be Que Lunch Buffet every Sunday, commencing May 2. Palm beach Hotel, set amongst a palm fringed garden with a large swimming pool and kiddies pool, is just a stone throw away from the busy metropolis but yet offers an ambience of total calm and relaxation to the busy executive or the over worked house wife. the kids too have plenty of garden space to run around, with the conveniently situated "Atrium Bar" to quench their thirst during this hot season. Assistant Manager, Palm Beach Hotel, Kapila Jayanetty said. The Mongolian BBQ has been designed with quests in mind. Now you may wonder, what on earth is a Mongolian Bar Be Que. What better way to find out than to drop into the nearest and yes, the newest resort in Mount Lavinia, Palm Beach Hotel, and find out for yourselves. This unique style of cooking where you could choose any combination of meat or fish along with your choice of vegetables and ingredients is extremely health conscious and eliminates waste, as portion control is all yours. Try out this special type of cooking and see how exactly your meal is prepared by the experienced chefs of the hotel using fresh vegetables and meats. vegetarians too could have a mouth watering and tantalizing meal as the Mongolian bar Be Que could be prepared deliciously without meats. Since the hotel is going to great lengths to ensure that every one has a good time, free use of the swimming pool is on the cards and as an introductory measure, a superlative discount on laundry will be available, where laundry could be given on arrival and collected prior to departure, Jayanetti said. The deluxe Palm Beach Hotel is the maiden venture of Chairman Don Jayasuriya, with more deluxe properties, in the planning stage. (BJ) |
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