Fingara Country Club: Only of its kind in town
View(s):In keeping with the novel idea of having internationally recognized country clubs away from the city limits Fingara Town and Country Club has earned a reputation for its higher standards in Sri Lanka. The Fingara Town and Country Club situated just 12 kilo metres away from the capital Colombo is the only country club that offers all the five star hotel facilities in addition to five major sporting activities which is on par with international level.
The most significant feature at the Fingara Town and Country Club is the fact that some of the facilities that the elite over 1000 life members enjoy are available for the daily customers who patronize the club. The Fingara Town and Country Club is equipped with all the modern facilities which are needed for any occasion whether it is a wedding ceremony, birthday party or get together or any other function to be conducted in very friendly environment.
Another feature of this club is the fact that there is an option for wedding to be conducted in indoors or outdoors at the lawn areas during day or even in the evenings with the same facilities that are available in a five star hotel. The club is studded with more than 30 veteran chefs who are specialized in preparing different dishes of many Asian and European countries to suit the taste buds of each and every national. In addition to the Sri Lankan food menu the club is specialized in presenting Chinese, Russian, Indian, French, German, Pakistan and
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English food by selected chefs who hail from the same country and prepare according to the same recipe. ‘In fact customers will have access for a buffet dinner on every Saturday from 7.00 p.m to mid night along with live music band and this facility is available for members, guests as well as for genuine non members’ said R. P. Pushpakumara the General Manager of the Club. The Fingara Town and Country Club can offer you delicious meals at a half rate which most of the Five Star hotels charge for the same dishes and recipe in their restaurants.
The club bar is situated at a fully air conditioned large hall and the notable feature here is the large space which gives its customers the opportunity to interact with their family friends in a leisurely manner. In addition the bar is equipped with some of the latest beverages that are available in any part of the World and it also can offer most of the natural Sri Lankan fruit drinks to refresh your mind and body. Meanwhile the Fingara Town and Country Club indoor cricket nets are the best in the Asian region and some of the pioneer cricketing ambassadors are Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena and Sanath Jayasuriya.
In addition most of the visiting test cricket teams take the opportunity to use the Fingara cricket nets during bad weather times for their benefit and a lot of promising young cricketers have also benefited in patronizing the indoor nets. Some of the other sporting facilities available in the club are badminton, squash, tennis, basketball, billiards and snooker in addition to a highly modern indoor gymnasium.
In addition the club posses a 25 metres swimming pool which is considered as one of the best in the country and with a number of open events conducted at a regular basis. The Fingara Town and Country Club was also the location for the official 2012 Twenty20 World Cup theme song where more than 40 per cent of filming was done in their premises.
The club is equipped with a one and half acre car park while allowing the loyal customers to park their vehicles in a more convenient manner. The Fingara Town and Country Club was inaugurated by well known businessman and social server Mervyn Jayasinghe and currently there are over 110 staff members headed by General Manage R. P. Pushpakumara a veteran in the field having served in a number of five star hotels in five different countries.
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