‘The Covanro’ Luxury in the rural
View(s):Airport hotels, like in other countries, are not very popular in Sri Lanka. Reason is Negombo being just ten minutes drive away from the Bandaranaike International Airport and is still considered the traditional hub of all airport traffic since early days.
Just twenty minutes drive from the busy BIA terminal, the ‘The Covanro’ Hotel Conveniently located in Naiwala on Katunayake-Veyangoda road, is the major attraction for the arrivals and departure travellers to the country.
GM Janaka Jayasekera
Away from the hustle and bustle in the city, ‘The Covanro’ is built on a five acres of lush green lawns and palm fringed gardens. Opened to public in February 2015, the Resort is an ideal transit hotel for the visitors travelling to Kandy and beyond. ‘Our main target market is transit passengers to and from the BIA. Our location is with easy access to Kandy with two hours drive and to just forty minutes drive to the city of Colombo, with easy access to many prominent tourist destinations within Sri Lanka. This is an en-route resort’ explained Janaka Jayasekera, the General Manager of the property.
This property is a contemporary architectural masterpiece, boasts of unparallel features designed for the comfort of the guests. With a large outdoor swimming pool, three banquet halls, a fitness centre and an open air restaurant, ‘The Covanro’ boasts of having 40 well appointed rooms with all modern amenities.
Two suites are designed to create romantic atmosphere and are ideal for honeymooners. The 16 deluxe rooms create a perfect ambiance of luxury to indulge the guest, features a king size bed, private bathroom with Jacuzzi, toiletries and bath products, 32” LED Television with satellite channels, mini bar, butler service and a waterfront view. 22 superior rooms offer all modern facilities of a four star property with garden view.
‘The Covanro’ offers with a wide range of unparallel and opulence of food and beverages to select from Eastern, Western and Oriental cuisine, at various restaurants and lounges, giving our guest the best culinary feast of mouthwatering, taste buds tantalising delicacies.
May it be a dream vacation from your busy routine or dining out with your close ones at ‘The Covanro’s’ many restaurants and lounges, you are in for delightful surprise’ Janaka said. The Resort has open air main restaurant- ‘Paprika’ and ‘T and Coffee Lounge’ together with ‘OXO bar Lounge’, offering range of culinary delights.
‘Our executive chef is geared to meet any culinary challenge and capable of making any kind of dish from around the world’ But we are specialised in Sri Lankan cuisine’ Janaka added. The out door ‘Engine café is a popular attraction for fast food as well as lunch attractions.Other facilities offered at the property include meeting and banquet facilities, a shared lounge and a games room.
The two large banquet halls with the capacity of 350 pax and 250 pax are the major attraction of the hotel. ‘Weddings, corporate functions and MICE events are top calendar events of the Resort. We are the leading banquet facility provider in this area’ GM Jayasekera added.
An array of other activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including cycling, nature walks, and village trekking and sports activities. ‘The Covanro’ is owned and managed by Coco Agro Hotels Pvt Ltd in Veyangoda. Kapila Nishantha Abeysekera, Managing Director – Coco Agro Hotels, is also Managing Director of Coco Agro (Pvt) Ltd which, according to the company website, is a leading manufacturer and exporter of coco peat, coco chips, coco pots and other coir-based products in the island. The company, established in 1996, says it uses coconut husk of a high standard gathered from its own plantations which has the highest yield in the region.
Coco Agro Hotels (Pvt) Ltd achieved another milestone in its business operation, focusing on leisure and the upmarket hospitality industry. ‘In keeping up to the rising demand for up market hotel rooms to cater to inbound quality conscious foreign tourists, Coco Agro Hotels is now ready to take the inflow’ Janaka said.
The room rate at ‘The Covanro’ is ranging from Rs.10,000/- (BBD) to Rs 18,000/- (FBD).
For more details, call0332245000-4, 0768203990 or log onto www.covanro.com
Pix by Neil Siriweera
