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Centara Passikudah Resort & Spa Sri Lanka and Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa will be operated by Centara under a management contract and will be part of the company’s core brand of four-star properties.
Centara Hotels & Resorts is to open its first two properties in Sri Lanka during the second half of this year named Centara Passikudah Resort & Spa Sri Lanka and Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa. Both of the resort hotels will be operated by Centara under a management contract and will be part of the company’s core brand of four-star properties.
Centara Passikudah Resort & Spa Sri Lanka is a 126-room property located next to the beach at Passikudah, renowned for its long stretch of shallow coastline, while Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa, Sri Lanka is located on the Paradise Island peninsula at Bentota, flanked on one side by the Indian Ocean and the other by the Bentota River.
“These two superb hotels mark our debut in Sri Lanka, a market that we feel holds great promise for us,” says Thirayuth Chirathivat, chief executive officer of Centara Hotels & Resorts. “They are an important stage in our development strategy for the Indian Ocean,” he adds.
Chris Bailey, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Centara Hotels & Resorts says that the two properties will open in time for this year’s tourism high season in Sri Lanka. “This is the perfect opportunity, with two beautiful resort hotels in two very different locations, to achieve a high profile in the market,” he says. “Our response from the industry is already a very positive one.”
Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa with 166 units is flanked by a river on one side and a pristine beach on the other, the hotel is accessible only by ferry and all rooms have spectacular views. Room types include Superior, Deluxe, Deluxe Pool Access, Family Residences, and Suites. Restaurants include an all-day dining outlet serving Sri Lankan, Asian and international cuisines and features live cooking stations while a seafood restaurant and the Ceylon Club will have an emphasis on the Ceylonese tea heritage. The hotel will also operate dinner cruises up and down the river each evening. Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa will have also a Spa Cenvaree with six treatment rooms.
Centara Passikudah Resort & Spa is located on a long sweeping portion of Passikudah Beach, whose shallow waters are ideal for windsurfing, kayaking and bathing.
Centara Hotels & Resorts is Thailand’s leading operator of hotels, with 37 deluxe and first-class properties covering all the major tourist destinations in the Kingdom. A further 17 resorts in the Maldives, Philippines, Vietnam, Bali Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Mauritius Indian Ocean, brings the present total to 54 properties.
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