Centara opens Bentota hotel

Centara Hotels & Resorts will celebrate the grand opening of Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa Sri Lanka 29 May.
The official opening ceremony will be presided over by His Excellency, Mahinda Rajapksa, president of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
The resort is located on the Bentota Peninsula, at the southwest of the island, with the Bentota River on one side and the Indian Ocean on the other.
The resort’s arrival lounge is situated at Aluthgama, on the inland side of the river, with guests travelling across the water by barge, a journey that takes two minutes.
“The opening of this new resort, set in one of Sri Lanka’s most outstanding tourism destinations, is a proud moment for us,” said Thirayuth Chirathivat, chief executive officer of Centara Hotels & Resorts.
“We view Sri Lanka as being of great potential for us, and the island is part of our strategy for developing our market in the Indian Ocean region.”
Centara Hotels & Resorts Sri Lanka’s area general manager, Alexandre Glauser, said the hotel was ready with a full complement of staff to welcome its first guests.
The resort has 165 rooms and suites, including family residences, with all the accommodations featuring views across the river, or across the beach and the ocean.
The resort is just a few minutes from Aluthgama railway station. Colombo is reached in less than two hours by road and Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport is 100 km away from the resort.
Centara Hotels & Resorts is Thailand’s leading operator of hotels, with 46 deluxe and first-class properties covering all the major tourist destinations in the kingdom.

Sourced: ttrweekly