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‘9 Arch Resort’:Centre for adventure tourism
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By Sanath Weerasuriya
Destination status is a key player in the hospitality industry. Destination is the location, where the traveller settled down for more than a couple of days and explores the surrounding.
Bandarawela was not a popular destination for excursions for many years. Sri Lankan travellers go there for just relaxation and enjoy the mild weather. But since lately, perception of the place changed to better picture with the hoteliers and tour promoters. Bandarawela changed from just a relax holiday destination to a centre of adventure and excursions.
Set about 3800 feet above the sea level, today Bandarawela is a popular place among foreign and Sri Lankan holidaymakers.
Surrounded by high mountain ranges, forests, steep peaks, scenic waterfalls and archaeological sites with rich farmland and tea plantation, Bandarawela is a centrally located place for world of excursions and adventure activities.
‘9 Arch Resort’ is a medium size modern luxury hotel in an exotic natural environment, located in Ambatenne Estate, close to the Bandarawela city centre overlooking the Fox Hill and Ohiya Haputale range.
Started in November 2016, ‘9 Arch Resort’ is one of the top rated hotels for ‘booking .com’ and ‘Air B&B’ in Bandarawela, due to its scenic location, service and the cuisine.
‘9 Arch Resort’ offers luxury accommodation facilities with five well appointed rooms. All guestrooms offer a wide range of deluxe amenities including private balconies, luxury furnishings and telephone with IDD facility, satellite TV, Wi Fi, a mini bar, wardrobe and full length mirror and a 24 hour room service.
‘We have named our hotel as ‘9 Arch’ mainly because we are just 20 minutes away from the famous Nine Arch Bridge. Our main aim is to provide the quality service and comfortable living for all travellers visiting Bandarawela.’ said Mignon de Silva, the proprietor of the resort.
‘9 Arch’ is popularly known for high standard cuisine. The Resort offers a variety of mouthwatering dishes of Sri Lankan and international cuisine.
Our Chef Thillekarathne, is an experienced culinary master with a flair for fusion cuisine and Sri Lankan dishes. He is capable of preparing any global dish from Chinese, Indian, Japanese to Continental and Mexican delicacies’ said Patrick de Silva, a veteran hotelier, who is helping Mignon in operational activities.
‘Our Open Air restaurant gives guest a panoramic view of the beautiful hilly Ohiya plantations and Fox Hill Mountain. We also specialise in offering a variety of snacks made to your choice, tea and coffee and have a juice bar that offers a variety of fresh juices that will quench your thirst’ she added
‘9 Arch’ is an experts in Adventure Tours, Agro Tourism, Trekking, Bird watching, Camping, wild life tours, Cycling and mountain biking.
Lipton’s Seat, Mini Adem’s Peak, Bogoda Bridge off Hali Ela, Buduruwagala ancient monuments in Tanamalwila, Dowa Rock temple, Adisham monastery, Bambarakanda, Diyaluma, Dunhinda and Rawana waterfalls are some of the popular excursion on offer.
Lipton’s Seat in Dambetenna Estate off Haputale, Pilkington Point at Poonagala and St. Catherine’ s Seat in Nayabedda are top view points to see the Southern plains from the central hills. Lipton Seat, with the elevation of about 5700 feet, is the only point in Sri Lanka from that can be viewed six Districts.
Ella Gap, Horton Plains (thro’ Ohiya and Non-Perriyal Estate in Upper Belihul Oya), Yala Wild Life Sanctuary, Uda Walawe Park, Tea Plantation in Nuwara Eliya and other area, Camping at picturesque locations, Gem Mines, Sri Lanka’s aborigines, the Veddhas at Mahiyangana, Mountain Biking, Trekking and Walking, Tangamale and Kumana Bird Sanctuary, Lahugala Elephant Sanctuary, the Beaches of Arugam Bay are some of the long journey excursions. These places are mainly three to four hours drive far from Bandarawela and require an overnight stay out.
The room charges for the ‘9 Arch Resort’ stretch from Rs.11,500/-(BBD) to 15,000/-(FBD). The whole resort can be booked for Rs 56,250 on BB basis.
For more details call 0572221661 or 05777305613 or log on to www.9arch.com
