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Featuring two-story beach view villas, Saman Villas is an all-suite luxury resort set between two golden-sand beaches. Offering a luxurious setting, the property's suites provide guests with an authentic Sri Lankan experience with architecture inspired by ancient temples, traditional design, and modern comforts. Within many of the suites there are private plunge pools, as well as outdoor lounge areas. Continue reading below the photo of the Grand Deluxe Suite.
The resort offers the Sahana Spa with an all-suite garden setting, as well as an infinity-edge swimming pool with Indian Ocean views. For dinining, the main restaurant serves gourmet cuisine infused with Sri Lankan, Asian, and Western influences, and there are six private dining locations available for guests. The property also has a well-stocked library with Sri Lankan books, CDs, and DVDS, guided walking and cycling tours, and a jewelry boutique. Learn more about special perks for Five Star Alliance guests below the photo.
Five Star Alliance Perk Alert: Guests booking through Five Star Alliance receive a 45 minute spa treatment per person, for up to two guests, along with a guided walking or cycling tour of the historic village of Auturuwella.
Offering an idyllic beachfront setting, Anantara Kalutara is a family-friendly resort about one hour from Sri Lanka's capital city. The secluded waterfront property offers guest rooms, suites, and villas, including Two Bedroom Pool Villas. Ideal for families, the Two Bedroom Pool Villas have a master bedroom with a king bed and entrance directly to the pool deck, as well as a second bedroom with twin beds that opens onto the pool deck. There are two luxury en-suite bathrooms with rain showers and soaking tubs, along with a private plunge pool, sundeck with loungers and dining furniture, and an enclosed garden. Continue reading below the photo of the Two Bedroom Pool Villa pool deck.
In addition to family-friendly accommodations, there's the Adventurer Kids Club with supervised activities, cultural experiences, gaming stations, sports, outdoor activities, and off-site excursions. Plus, the Main Pool has a separate children's section with play areas for young visitors. As well as off-site adventures for families like whale watching (December to April), and visits to the Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery, tea Ppantation, local markets, and Sinharaja Rainforest. Read more below the photo of the pool.
For adults, there's an array of options ranging from relaxing to adventurous such as the Yoga Pavilion, time at the spa, Water Sports Club with jet skis, surfing, and speedboating, Cooking Classes at Spice Spoons, library for reading or using the computers, and a fitness center to keep up with workout routines while traveling.
The luscious pink pool at Casa Colombo could be the first pink pool in the world. The poolside has 8 glass sun beds, 3 canopied day beds and chrome elephants wading the shallow pool. The day beds come complete with two music selectors and headphones. There's also a poolside dining lounge.
Casa Colombo is prepared to take you on an enchanting culinary adventure, with options ranging from the four fabulous eateries that highlight exceptional cuisines. Located on the lawn, facing the front façade of the mansion, T-Republic takes its inspiration from its airy outdoor location.
The Kingsburyis ideally located in the heart of Colombo and offers quick access to the city's business centers, shopping complexes, restaurants, pubs, as well as boutique outlets, making it the ideal base for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel is situated at the far end of the famous Galle Face Marine drive and with the newly developing Colombo Port, travelers are presented with a unobstructed view of the metropolis on one side with the hottest night spots, shopping malls and the best of Colombo’s cultural locations just minutes away, and the endless Indian Ocean on the other.
Casa Colombois a 12 suite retro-chic boutique hotel in Colombo that blends a contemporary designer style with the charms of a magnificent 200-year-old Moorish mansion. Built by one of the wealthiest Indian trading families at the time, the mansion is adorned with acres of Italian and Indian mosaic floors, carved arches, molded ceilings, and Moorish styled balconies, and is one of the few remaining treasures of its era. A significant part of creating this amazing boutique hotel in Colombo involved restoring the building back to its former grandeur.
Serene Pavilions is 55 kilometers from Colombo, in the heart of a 7 acre coconut grove by the Indian Ocean. There are 12 pavilions, a spa, gym, tennis court, reading room, swimming pool, restaurant, bar, and private butlers to unobtrusively cater to whatever takes your fancy.