Sri Lanka’s coastline defines tropical paradise. With golden sands, and clear blue waters, these legendary sun-kissed beaches set the perfect tone and ambience you would expect from the tropics. From the East to the West coast, you’ll find beautiful luxury resorts each with its own distinct flavour. If you’re in Colombo, just drive over to the Mount Lavinia beach to witness an amazing sunset. Or venture further to Negombo and discover the beauty of its quaint Portuguese architecture, old roman catholic churches and tourist café culture. Visit Hikkaduwa and discover an ethereal underwater world of coral gardens and shipwrecks.

Eden Resort & Spa	Bentota Beach Hotel	Browns Beach Hotel
Club Hotel Dolphin	Golden Sun Resort	Taj Exotica
Heritance Ahungalla	The Blue Water

The recently refurbished five star Eden Resort & Spa boasts of spacious rooms that include a custom-designed new deluxe room category. The 16 bedrooms, 4 suites and 2 penthouses offer a “hotel within a hotel” concept and incorporate a modern and contemporary design with special emphasis on comfort and space. Visitors get personalised check-in/check-out, choice of welcome drinks, business centre, butler service, special pillow menu with a variety to suit every comfort level, special menu of room fragrances and upgraded in-room amenities. In addition, a four-poster bed, DVD/VCD player with an extensive DVD library, 29-inch satellite TV and personal espresso machine, all lend to the contemporary style of these rooms and suites. The resort’s creative and innovative dining concepts offer guests a wider choice of local and international cuisine.

Eden Resort & Spa
Kaluwamodara, Beruwela, Sri Lanka.
Tel: (94) 342 276 075-6  Fax: (94) 342 276 181  E-mail: eden@confifi.net   Web: www.confifigroup.com

Bentota Beach is a tropical resort cradled between the sea and the lagoon, endowed with stunning views and exceptional recreational facilities. It is a popular location for weddings, hosting over 300 traditional wedding ceremonies over the past 3 years. It is also a preferred destination of honeymooning couples. Designed to satisfy all the senses at all times, it epitomises the true meaning of hospitality. An exquisitely crafted landscape along with spacious and elegant architecture, complement the unique ambience that lies between the sea and river. Indulge in water sports by day and dine on a riverboat by night. River safaris take you to the interior of the country to cinnamon islands, temples, monasteries, museums and depending on how far you want to go, rainforests, wildlife sanctuaries and the hill country.

Bentota Beach Hotel Ltd.
Bentota, Sri Lanka.
Tel: (94) 342 270 522 / 751 76-7  Fax: (94) 342 275 179  E-mail: bbh@keells.com   Web: www.johnkeellshotels.com

Browns Beach Hotel, located in the coastal fishing town of Negombo, is well known for its warm hospitality and service. All of its comfortable suites, rooms and villas are equipped with every modern amenity imaginable, offering stunning views of the beach. The restaurants and bars offer an unmatched service while visitors are always kept entertained by the vibrant live cultural shows. For conferences and gatherings, there are three well equipped halls, the Golden Orchid Ballroom, the Jasmine Hall and the mini conference hall that can accommodate 275, 100 and 25 people respectively and can be arranged to the client’s needs.

Browns Beach Hotel
175, Lewis Palce, Negombo, Sri Lanka
Tel: (94) 312 222 031/2  Fax: (94) 314 870 572  E-mail: brownsbh@sltnet.lk  Web: www.aitkenspencehotels.com

Situated in a 20 acre palm garden in Waikkal, Club Hotel Dolphin is a mere 20 minutes away from the international airport and 1 1/2 hours from Colombo. The hotel is designed and staffed to offer a choice of dedicated meeting space, available 24 hours. Club Hotel Dolphin offers a variety of recreational facilities with 150 air-conditioned guest rooms inclusive of suites, main building rooms and cottages. All main building rooms and suites are equipped with a TV and a DVD player. Sumptuous buffets and à la carte dining present a variety of cuisine. The hotel also has the Pool Bar, the Miami Bar and two of the largest swimming pools in Sri Lanka. Wi-Fi, telephone and IDD facilities ensure that you stay connected and a fully equipped business centre provides many facilities including fax, telephone and e-mail. Special transit packages are available with free airport transfers.

Club Dolphin
Kammala South, Waikkal, Sri Lanka.
Tel: (94) 312 277 788     Fax: (94) 312 279 437 
E-mail: inquiries.dolphin@serendibleisure.com  Web: www.serendibleisure.com

Located in Kalutara, just under an hour’s drive from Colombo, is the Golden Sun Resort. Located in tranquil beach settings, this contemporary resort consists of 100 air-conditioned rooms and cabanas, all fitted with ultramodern facilities. The resort’s restaurants, bars, sports and leisure centres, and gym adds to a special tropical experience. For conferences and conventions, the resort has a large hall which can accommodate up to 300 people and a smaller one for groups of up to 40. Seating arrangements can be arranged to suit the client’s needs and a modern range of equipment will also be provided.

Golden Sun Resort
Abrew Road, Kalutara, Sri Lanka.
Tel: (94) 342 228 484  Fax: (94) 342 228 485  E-mail: goldensun@sltnet.lk  Web: www.aitkenspencehotels.com

The perfect balance between natural beauty and top-notch comforts, Taj Exotica gives its guests a luxurious reason to escape. Spanning the South coast of Sri Lanka, this beautiful resort offers 162 rooms of pure comfort and absolute bliss, complete with modern day recreational activities and state of the art conference facilities.

With the largest conference hall and the best conference facilities along the Southern coast, Taj Exotica can comfortably host up to 275 people theatre style. A host of state-of-the-art equipment and modern technological conveniences are also available 24 hours a day. Broadband internet access, laptops, video conferencing, secretarial services and computer work stations together with express laundry/dry cleaning, beauty parlour, New Jiva spa, travel assistance, car hires, currency exchange, florist and a doctor on call are a few of the conveniences that will make your stay all the more enjoyable.

Special theme dinners, sightseeing tours, deep sea fishing, sea plane photo flights, sunset cruises, elephant rides coupled with a luxurious spa experience awaits you. And you also have a choice of recreational facilities such as water polo, tennis, beach volleyball, darts, table tennis, snooker and chess to enjoy.

Taj Exotica
Bentota, Sri Lanka.
Tel: (94) 342 275 650, (94) 5 580 085  Fax: (94) 342 275 160 
E-mail: exotica.bentota@tajhotels.com  Web: www.tajhotels.com

Formerly known as the Triton, Heritance Ahungalla opened its doors after extensive refurbishment in May 2006. The hotel is the handiwork of renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa, and is expertly managed by Aitken Spence Hotels. The 154 tasteful rooms are equipped with satellite TV, mini bar, piped music, tea/coffee making facilities and have sea views. The suites boasts of fragrance and pillow menus, thus offering the epitome of luxury to the discerning traveller. Heritance Ahungalla houses 3 restaurants including a main restaurant with theme nights, a 24 hour coffee shop and a fine dining restaurant. The hotel boasts of 5 bars and evening entertainment ranges from piano music to karaoke and even a night club. As for sports and recreation, the hotel has two swimming pools, a gymnasium, tennis, badminton and volleyball. Guests could also pamper themselves at the Six Sense Spa, due to open in May 2007. The hotel is also geared to meet all your MICE requirements and houses two conference halls that can accommodate up to 175 delegates, providing a range of facilities to meet all your requirements.

Heritance Ahungalla
Ahungalla, Sri Lanka.
Tel: (94) 91 5 555 000  Fax: (94) 91 5 555 055 
E-mail: ahungalla@heritancehotels.com Web: www.heritancehotels.com

The Blue Water is located along a sublime stretch of the western coastline under a cool cluster of coconut palms. The hotel is an architectural showpiece in the Jetwing family of hotels, situated just a short drive from Colombo, in the coastal town of Wadduwa. Cool white corridors lead to a lush green coconut palm garden adorned by the soothing sounds of cascading fountains and ponds. By night the hotel’s stunning elegance is accentuated even more. The rooms are simple but luxurious. Recreation facilities include tennis, gymnasium and squash courts, three different bars, a nightclub and a spa. With its wide open spaces, magnificent sea view and serene atmosphere, the fully equipped auditorium which can seat up to 300 guests, makes an excellent venue for conference and business meetings.

The Blue Water
Thalpitiya, Wadduwa, Sri Lanka.
Tel: (94) 038 223 5067, (94) 112 235 656-7  Fax: (94) 22 95708 
E-mail: blwater@sltnet.lk  Web: www.bluewatersrilanka.com