Centara opens second resort in Bentota
View(s):Centara Hotels & Resorts, one of the leading hotel chains in Thailand, would be having their soft opening of its second Sri Lankan resort during springtime, the organization stated in a media release recently.
The resort, Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa Sri Lanka in Bentota, is owned by Softlogic Properties (Pvt) Ltd and will be operated by Centara under a management contract, it was stated.
The resort has 165 rooms and suites and restaurant facilities would include Café Bem, serving Sri Lankan and international cuisines along with buffets; 360 Seafood, which specializes in locally sourced seafood; and Ceylon Club providing a gourmet selection of Ceylon teas, the release stated.
Spa Cenvaree would offer traditional Sri Lankan and Indian treatments along with its range of signature Thai therapies, in addition to a fitness centre, an oceanfront swimming pool with Jacuzzi and a children’s pool, a water sports centre, and a Kids’ Club with separate zones for the youngsters and the teens.
The resort would also entail its own pleasure launch WAYVZ, and dinner cruises along the Bentota River.
“Bentota is one of the most exciting new destinations in Sri Lanka, and our two resorts give us a very significant profile in this strongly growing market,” Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing at Centara Hotels & Resorts Chris Bailey said.
Centara’s Area General Manager for Sri Lanka Alexandre Glauser said “There is the unspoiled charm of the river with its mangroves and wildlife, there is the classic golden tropical beach with calm seas and all kinds of water sports to enjoy, and of course there is all the colour and history of Sri Lanka itself.”
The company’s first property Centara Passikudah Resort & Spa opened early last year.
Centara Hotels & Resorts operates 47 properties in Thailand and a further 18 resorts in the Maldives, Vietnam, Shanghai, Bali-Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Mauritius-Indian Ocean and Ethiopia bringing the present total to 65 properties.