Neptune hotel special offer for school holidays

OFFER: The Neptune hotel Beruwela, an Aitken Spence hotel, is introducing special offers for Sri Lankans and expatriates for the school holiday season.

General Manager Neptune Hotel and Ayurveda Village, Samantha Gunaratne, said that domestic travel has increased and these packages have been tailor-made to suit their demands.

The hotel also has special day packages that are gaining in popularity. "In addition to offering complementary rooms for large groups they also provide the free usage of the hotel's two outdoor swimming pools, buffet lunch, evening tea, and unlimited soft drinks. Visitors can also use facilities at the beach restaurant, Pizzeria, shopping arcade, TV lounge and game room and 4 bars.

The hotel is also offering special discounts for locals and expands for overnight stay from Sunday to Thursday.

The conference and the wedding market too are increasing to the hotel.

The main foreign market for the hotel is the English and the German market, which include many repeaters whose average stay is around 14 days. "The management is also looking at constructing 25 luxury cabanas for the up market," he said.

Special events introduced by the hotel include theme nights on a special watch tower in the beach specialty evenings, tea evenings, sama ballet, cultural, magic and musical entertainment, tennis, table tennis, cycling, badminton, indoor games and water sports.

Excursions by the hotel include Bentota beach safari, tour to witness woodcarvings at Ambalangoda, turtle hatchery and trips to Kande Vihare temple.

The hotel also manages the purposely buit Nepture Ayurveda hotel which also offers packeges for hotel guests. - (SS)