Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort, Sri Lanka now open

Shangri-La Hambantota Resort
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Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa will open its doors in June 2016, welcoming the first batch of guests throughout the month.

The luxury resort spans 53 hectares, making it the largest resort in Sri Lanka, and boasts 300 spacious rooms, including 21 suites, all surrounded by stunning tropical gardens. It is home to an 18-hole golf course, an expansive spa and an artisan village that celebrates local arts and crafts.

It will feature Shangri-La’s signature CHI, The Spa, as well as a health club, a 30-metre sunset pool and an additional free-form lagoon pool offer recreational opportunities and facilities unparalleled in Sri Lanka.

With the natural beauty surrounding the area, a wedding at Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa is the ideal place to tie the knot. In addition to the main ballroom, the resort boasts five conference rooms excellent for conventions and meetings and there are plenty of other activities to keep younger guests happy with a 7-metre high trapeze, a drone flying area, outdoor water park, childrens’ pool and childcare facilities.

Architecture by MICD Associates and TID International. Interiors courtesy of Chao Tse Ann & Partners and HBA

Daniel Fountain / 01.06.2016

Editor, Hotel Designs

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