Hotel Hemalee - Giritale
CONSTRUCTION of Hotel Hemalee, Giritale began on May 27, 1970 as the first tourist hotel to be built in Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle.
The hotel’s official opening dates back to September 14, 1972 under the patronage of the then Deputy Minister, Economic Affairs and Plan Implementation, MP for Minneriya, Ratna Deshapriya Senanayake, and also attended by the late Dharmasiri Senanayake a former Tourism Minister.
Standing on a 1 1/2 acre of land on the Colombo-Polonnaruwa road at Giritale, the hotel offers 16 guest rooms very moderately priced, says the youthful Managing Director of the hotel Bandula Ranasinghe, who underwent studies in New York.Hotel Hemalee is a popular stop-over for tourists visiting Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle. The hotel offers jeep safaris and Elephant rides. The restaurant with beautiful interior decor, can accommodate around 100 guests and is ideal for seminars and conferences. It offers Western, Eastern, Chinese and spicy Sri Lankan cuisine.
The hotel has a well stocked bar. Special discounted packages are offered to Sri Lankans for family outings and company picnics, for weddings and honeymoon couples. The land on which Hotel Hemalee stands, has been beautifully landscaped.
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