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Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
broke ground for a resort on 145 acres on the southern coast of
Sri Lanka late last month.
Shangri-La's Hambantota Resort and Spa,
Sri Lanka, scheduled to open in 2014, will complement Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo, which is
currently under construction in the capital.
The
resort grounds are a natural extension to the region’s wildlife
habitat. Yala and Bundala National Parks, Sri Lanka’s foremost
bird watching destinations, and over 40 heritage sites are within
easy reach. To complement the local biodiversity, Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort and Spa will implement Sanctuary, Shangri-La's
Care for Nature Project. The resort is currently consulting with local environmental organizations to determine a conservation
programme for identified endangered species. An Eco Centre will be built on site, to teach and educate guests, colleagues and local
schoolchildren about environmental awareness. In keeping with its natural setting the resort’s hot water will be produced using
solar energy.
CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La will feature ten
treatment rooms, a beauty salon and health club. A dive center, a
kids’ club, a 30-metre lap pool plus additional freeform pool, two
tennis court and retail facilities will offer recreational
opportunities for business travellers and families alike.
Food and beverage outlets will include a lobby lounge, an all day
dining restaurant, Asian specialty and North Indian restaurants as well as two pool bars and Golf clubhouse lounge. Multi-purpose
function space at over 2,525 square meters and various pavilions offer versatile options for conferences, meetings, weddings and
celebrations.
“We are delighted to enter the Pearl of the Indian
Ocean with not just one but two very special projects,” said Greg Dogan, president and chief executive officer of Shangri-La
International Hotel Management Ltd. “The southern coast of Sri
Lanka is an area of unsurpassed natural beauty, rich in cultural
heritage, and above all it is well recognised for its warm and
hospitable population. With the new shipping port and the second
international airport close by, Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort &
Spa, Sri Lanka will be perfectly positioned for leisure and
business travellers.”
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