Amagi Lagoon Resort: Haven by the lagoon
Lanthra
More and more resorts are coming up in Katunayake area close to the Airport. Amagi Lagoon Resort and Spa is one of the newest additions to the airport hotel folder, which operates within a close proximity to BIA. Located in Kurana, Negombo, just 5 minutes away from the Katunayake International Airport, this four star luxury hotel have 22 luxury rooms including one deluxe and one superior rooms, two restaurants, swimming pool, banquet facilities, state of the art gymnasium and a modern fully-fledged spa.
Amagi Lagoon Resort and Spa is a luxurious boutique resort located on a two-acre land bordering the beautiful Negombo lagoon. It was built with the intention of providing an opportunity for guests to move into the lagoon and to experience new styles of recreation. ‘It will accommodate local holiday makers as well as international travellers. This hotel will create employment for youth in the area in addition to boosting income and business opportunities to the self-employed, micro enterprises’ said S. Ganeshanathan the proprietor of the Amagi Exports, the owning company of the Amagi Resort and Spa.
Spacious and bright, ‘Amagi Lagoon Resort’ offers luxurious accommodations that welcome guests with exquisite architecture, unique and inspiring design elements, modern amenities and stunning views of the Negombo Lagoon. Escape from the rest of the world and find your oasis in one of the hotel’s 22 comfortable rooms, where each detail has been refined to suit you just right’ explained Ganesh.
‘The luxurious privacy offered here will be unmatchable but affordable’ said M. U. Lanthra, the CEO of the Resort. The pool area of the resort and the centre pathway of the hotel built with old railway sleepers and continuous deck made out of salvage sleeppers to the lagoon’s water edge, which provides a place to sit and enjoy the sun set in the evening.
Infinity edged large swimming pool will be connected with the lagoon virtually and offers the experience of lagoon bath. Kid’s pool and the play area which connected to large landscaped garden will promote more of a family gatherings and day outs.
Being bordering the lagoon, Amagi Resort offers a wide variety of sea food cuisine to its guests. Amagi Lagoon offers a delectable assortment of local and international cuisine that will delight guests’ palate. The visitors to the resort have a choice to select their culinary experience to be from extensive menus at the hotel’s main restaurant – the Lagoon, or at the uniquely located Tree House restaurant.
Ganeshanathan
The tree house outdoor dining area is an exclusive venue for about 15 to 20 pax. ‘We mainly serve sea food platters at this restaurant as our signature dish. Authentic Negombo black pork curry and pork stew are two of our popular Sunday buffet attractions. But guests are free to order anything from the menu ranging from Sri Lankan, Chinese, Indian, Thai, Japanese, South American to Continental cuisine’ said the veteran Chef Shanil Rodrigo.
‘ We are expanding by adding another 54 luxury rooms and four floating cabanas. The construction has started already and hope to complete by the end of this year’ explained Lanthra about the future plans. For more details, call 031 223 8385-6/7/8, 0112233762 or log on to www.amagiresort.com - Pix by Neil Siriweera