Anantara Kalutara

Offering a secluded waterfront setting, Anantara Kalutara Resort is located along Sri Lanka's southwest coast. Combining Anantara's signature service and Sri Lankan hospitality, the property offers guests exclusive access to two pools, along with a golden sand beach shaded by swaying coconut palms. The historic town of Kalutara is nearby, providing a look into the island's spice trading days and colonial heritage, including Richmond Castle, and Kalutara Vihara where murals tell the story of Buddha's life.

The luxury resort offers 141 luxury rooms, suites, and pool villas. Set amongst tropical gardens and coconut palms, accommodations combine Sri Lankan design blended with contemporary styling. There are private balconies or terraces with outdoor furniture, bathrooms with double vanities, rain showers, and bathtubs, plus Nespresso coffee machines, wine humidors, and minibars.

There are four dining options, including Olu offering international cuisine in an elegant setting, and Acquolina serving gourmet Italian in an open-air environment. Spice Traders serves Asian cuisine, and Upper Deck is a casual restaurant with snacks, tapas, and cocktails. The property also provides Dining by Design, where guests can arrange private dining in unique settings around the resort.

The Anantara Spa is a full-service facility offering a variety of treatments including ancient Asian therapies, Ayurvedic rituals, and western practices. There are six treatment rooms, four couples rooms, beauty salon, yoga pavilion, reflexology pedicure area, steam rooms, children's treatments, and a wellness relaxation area with lotus waterways.

For recreation, there are two outdoor tropical pools, including an infinity pool and the main pool with a separate children’s section. There's also a kids club with supervised activities for young guests, and a water sports club with windsurfing, body boarding, tube rides, kayaking, and water skiing. The Spice Spoons Cooking Classes combine all the flavors of the resort's culinary crossroads location, and a library for leisurely reading. Guests can also practice yoga at the spa, or workout at the fitness center with views of the Kalu Ganga River.

The resort also offers a range of off-site excursions, such as whale watching in Mirissa, tours of Handunugoda Low Country Tea Plantation, Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery, exploring Sinharaja Rainforest—a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Richmond Castle, and Kalutara Vihara home to the world's only hollow Buddha and 70 murals illustrating the life of Buddha.