Hotel Breeta’s Garden: A tourist’s paradise

RESORT: ‘Ranjurawa’ is a small village located between Ginigathhena and Kitulgala, 1200 m above sea level. It is blessed with a cool climate where the average temperature is about 20 degree Celsius.

Hotel Breeta’s Garden is built on a lush green tea plantation at a beautiful location at Ranjurawa, Ginigathhena,

 overlooking the cascading ‘Aberdeen’ waterfall and scenic mountains. It’s a 2-1/2 hour drive from the city of Colombo, along the Colombo-Hatton highway.

Breeta’s Garden has five deluxe guest rooms offering all modern facilities of a star class hotel. All guest rooms are equipped with hot-cold water, colour TV, attached bathrooms, piped music, telephone and a 24 hour room service.

All rooms have been built with private balconies, from where guests get a panoramic view of the beautiful mountains and waterfalls.

The restaurant serves the very best in traditional Sri Lankan, Western Eastern and Chinese cuisine.

A unique feature at Hotel Breeta’s Garden is the swimming pool built on top of a lush tea estate on which the hotel stands. It is said to be one of the very few swimming pools in the hill country.

The pool has been built in such a manner that guests get a breathtaking view of the surrounding mountains and beautiful waterfalls, while having a dip in the swimming pool.

Hotel Breeta’s Garden is ideal for family holidays away from the busy city life. The romantic environment and atmosphere has made the hotel an ideal spot for honeymooners and wedding ceremonies.

The young owner of Hotel Breeta’s Garden, Ajith Kumara Bandara worked in Germany for over 10 years to make his dream hotel a reality. Ajith said that special discounted packages are offered to Sri Lankans and expatriates to spend a memorable holiday at his dream location.

Promoting Ayurveda around the globe

LANKEN TRADITION: When Sunil Seveviratne, Managing Director, Ayurveda Walauwa, Beruwala first tried to promote Ayurveda in Switzerland, it was only a dream. Most of the leading tour operators took it as a joke, but Sunil was determined to begin his campaign to spread Sri Lanka’s traditional Ayurveda throughout the world.

In 1990 Sunil wrote to all the leading travel agents in Europe regarding the launch of Ayurveda. By 1996, he

 received a tremendous response from leading tour operators who had visited Sri Lanka to learn more about Sri Lanka’s traditional Ayurveda treatment.

Seneviratne is the pioneer in spreading Ayurveda to the Western world and his company ‘Sri Budhasa’ was the first to release a brochure on Ayurveda.

Sunil is the proud owner of one of Sri Lanka’s pioneering Ayurveda hotels, the ‘Ayurveda Walauwa’, Beruwala.

He is also the owner of Hotel Paradise, Bentota. Due to his untiring efforts, a large number of tourists from Germany, Switzerland and other parts of Europe flock to Sri lanka now for Ayurveda treatment.

The ‘Ayurveda Walauwa’ is equipped with facilities for enhanced Ayurveda treatment, together with leading Ayurveda docyers, under the direction of Professor M.S. Cooray Vidyashekhara who treat foreign guests at the most traditional Ayurveda clinic which is equipped with all facilities.

Sunil Seneviratne is a Ceylon Hotel School graduate and his Swiss wife, Dr. Rita Albiez, is a medical doctor qualified in Acupuncture Dr. Albiez has a wide knowledge in Ayurveda and she is responsible for promoting Ayurveda in Europe.

High vegetarian food at Global Towers Hotel

NEW CONCEPT: A Colourful concept at the hotel began with a moment of traditional sitar with mellow light music, while the manager of the Global Towers Hotel Mano Perera and the Executive Assistant Manager Mrs. Tilome Nanayakkara opened the ceremony by lighting the oil lamp along with the hotel’s top VIPs.

The stair ways that the VIPs came in was lit with tiny clay pot oil lamps and passed

 through a most decorative colourful kolam done by the hotel staff.

The vegetarian buffet was highly commended by all the VIP guests who had personally congratulated the hotel Executive Chef Patrick Phillips.”

This was the first Friday of having vegetarian buffet, the next Friday will be even better, I am expecting a full house restaurant and thereby early reservations done would be advisable. Many families enjoyed having with varieties of high quality food which was laid in all attractive clay pots”. Said the executive chef.

Vegetable Biriyani, Curd rice, Thosai, idly, Ulunthu and Masala Wadai and over fifteen varieties of vegetables and a traditional vegetable Kool prepared by the chef with Odiyal flour. Payasam and Rasavalli and Karanaikilangu are some of them to name.

New GM for Trans Asia Hotel

APPOINTMENT: Meroy Marso joined Trans Asia Hotel on March 1 as General Manager. He brings with him 26 years of international hotel experience, specialising in food and beverage.

He spent the early days of his career in various hotels in the Middle East. He then travelled to Switzerland where he achieved his food and beverage management qualifications.

In London, Marso first worked for the Radisson Edwardian Hotels as Banquet Manager. In the latter fifteen years of his career he was General Manager for The Grange Hotel Group, which is one of the largest privately owned hotel chains in London.

He said that hotel would be investing around Rs. 100 million next year for a refurbishment.

Pizza promo at Ceylon Continental

PROMOTION: Pizza lovers The Ceylon Continental Hotel Colombo’s Pizzeria now offers you a chance to savor delightful Pizza from March 16 to 21 at the Pizzeria which is overlooking the placid Indian Ocean.

Enjoy a delicious array of Pizza, Italian Soups and Pasta action stations which will be on offer from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the promotion.

Pizza Funghi Prosuto is with Mushroom, Ham, Cheese and fresh Tomato sauce, Pollo Pizza with Chicken, Onion, Tomato, Chilli and Cheese, Pizza Diyawolla with salami, Bell Pepper, Chilli, Cheese and fresh Tomato sauce, Pizza Kachuba with Three kinds of Bell pepper, Black olives, cheese, garlic and vegetable.

Also for all seafood lovers there will be Pizza Marimara with Mixed Seafood, fresh cheese and Tomato sauce and Pizza Con - Gamber which is with Shrimps, garlic, Oregano, fresh Tomato, Cheese and Tomato Concasse.

Try out the hot soups like Cream of Chicken, Vegetable and Pasta soup and Zuppa Siciliano.

Pasta action station will be available at the Pizzeria with Assorted Pastas like - Farafelle, Rigatoni, Spaghetti, Macaroni, Fettuccine, Ravioli with Chicken and cream Cheese. Tossed with a selection of Arabiata, Mushroom, Bologanise, Carbonara Neopolitan and Alie Oleya sauces.

Sausage promotion at Margarita Blue

PROMOTION: Margarita Blue Pub of the Galadari Hotel will present a “Draft Beer with Sausage promotion” from March 19-31 from 11.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m.

The menu comprises a varieties of sausages such as Smoked Chicken Bockwurst with Tamarind and Date Chutney, Brochette of Seafood Sausage with Chilli Pineapple and Mayo Dip, Scrumptious Cocktail Sausages in spiced Thai Sauce, Tandoori Sausages in Pitta Pocket with Arabic Salad (Rolled Sandwich) Chicken Garlic Sausages with Crispy Beef Bacon, Crispy Vegetable Spring Roll Sausage (Chicken Sausage with Vegetable wrapped with a Spring Roll and served with Sweet Chilli Sauce.

All these items will be accompanied by Chinese Pickle, Gaufrette Potatoes (Game Wafers) and Cheese Sticks or Spiced Bread.

Margarita Blue is open from Monday to Saturday from 10.00 a.m. to midnight, Sundays from 3.00 p.m. to midnight and the pub is open for Lunch and Dinner. The regular menu offers a variety of appetizers, main dishes and desserts.

The beverage menu consists of many varieties of local and imported Beers, Spirit and others. Happy Hour from 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. Enjoy super music by Heart and Soul every Friday and Saturday nights. The Pub offers games such as Darts, Snooker and Pool while you enjoy the best and latest in sports on giant screen.

‘Elephant Corridor’ enters bio-degradable material manufacture

NEW PROJECT: Mrs. Susanne Filippin who from the inception was a part of the conceptualising of “Elephant Corridor” hotel and its management as a Director of the hotel and Executive Director of the management company, now takes her associate company of which she is the Deputy Chairman into manufacture of polythene substitute environmental friendly bio-degradable material.

“We have looked at environment protection from the inception of “Elephant Corridor”. We are also going further and are currently studying the potential of establishing an alternative renewable Dendro energy project to produce 5.5 Mega Watt of power.”

“The first factory to produce the polythene substitute bio-degradable products will be launched by our new company Tropical Purity (Pvt.) Ltd. in a few months. A number of Consultants and Experts will operate this factory and guide the project.

I will also be establishing a liaison and marketing office in Germany, near Duesseldorf. Not only because I am a German Citizen but as this is strategically for us the best position in Europe,” says Mrs. Susanne Filippin.

Prasanna W. Jayewardene, our Chairman who is a Resident of Sweden will concentrate on these and our other project developments in Sri Lanka,” she adds, believing Sri Lanka and the current climate conducive for major development.

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