Wellness brand Santani to go global
Santani Resorts and Spa, the iconic wellness brand established in Sri Lanka is now set to expand to other destinations as part of a wave of demand for this unique concept in its brand.
Founder and CEO of Santani Resorts and Spa,Vikum Nawagamuwage told the Business Times on Friday that as part of the company’s plans to expand over the next five years, similar resorts will come up in destinations like the Maldives, Portugal, the US and Indonesia.
He noted that all these resorts will also have the same value chain that is the reason for its customer attraction. “We have a very different value proposition,” he noted.
While some of the hotels in these locations are likely to be simply managed by Santani others would be owned and managed, Mr. Nawagamuwage explained adding that discussions are still underway with their partners in these destinations.
He also pointed out that within this plan they will be looking at setting up about three overseas hotels and about two more within the country as well.
Santani is a wellness resort in Sri Lanka located in the village of Werapitiya in the foothills of the Knuckles mountains, about 12 km off Theldeniya on the Kandy – Mahiyangana road.
With just 20 rooms, it is a resort with a health conscious fine dining restaurant, the first destination spa and with a unique focus on wellbeing and preventative healthcare.
The resort was selected by both CondeNast Traveler and Travel + Leisure as one of the best new hotels of the world in 2017; and of the eight best hotels in the world this won the award for The Best Spas / Spa Hotels of the world by Tatler. Forbes selected Santani as one of the most unique hotels among only 25 chosen properties from around the world. The resort award also obtained the Geoffrey Bawa for its architectural excellence.