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Hotel Lanka Supercorals - Hikkaduwa is ideally situated in close proximity to famous marine sanctuary with exotic coral formation in Hikkaduwa.Hundred kms South of Colombo Hotel Lanka Supercorals sited on a spot marvelously landscaped green garden.

It is a prefect stopover for those who seek the pleasure of sun sand and surf. The hotel has been refurbished and opened last year after the damage caused by the tsunami.

Hotel Lanka Supercorals, which originally had 100 guest rooms has had soft opening with 40 guest rooms, and is over looking beautiful Hikkaduwa Beach.

Thirty one rooms are directly sea view and all rooms are equipped with A/C, hot/cold water shower, balcony, high speed internet facility, International Sports Channel on Cable TV, mini bar offered for Sri Lankan holiday makers during the coming Avurudu season.

The hotel has two spacious specialty restaurants serving all meals. Western, Chinese and oriental cuisine along with B.B.Q, buffet is the specialty of the main restaurant, while fresh seafood and Sri Lankan cuisine serves at the other restaurant.

Coral bar offers a well stocked range of wines, spirits, liquors, beer and fresh fruit juices.

Apart from that, pizza hut and super café are the two popular places for snacks.

As a part of a recreation and animation, hotel offers two separate swimming pools. One is specially designed for kids and the main pool separately for animation programmes, water polo and other water based activities.

Beach Volley Ball and indoor games too are popular with overseas travellers.

Hotel Lanka Supercorals also offers excursions for travellers and there are tailor made programmes for holiday makers.

‘Half a day excursions to Galle Dutch Fort, Maadu Ganga River Safari, sightseeing tour of popular Moonstone Mine off Kahawa and sea safaris are some of the popular trips arranged by the hotel’ said Rohan de Silva, Manager of Hotel Lanka Supercorals

The other most popular attraction is the Cinnamon Trail and Eco Tour.

The guests are taken to a large cinnamon cultivation owned by Devmith Kaggodaarachchi, the Managing Director of the hotel for a tour.

‘This is quite a popular event, especially with foreigners. They love to see cinnamon cultivation, cropping and other processing up to packing. This is unique to this area’ said Mr. Kaggodaarachchi.

By Sanath Weerasuriya, Pix by Dunstan Wickremaratne.
Narigama, Hikkaduwa is one of the most popular beach destinations in the world. Since the tourism boom in the seventies, Hikkaduwa leads its way from the front to attract a major portion of Lanka’s tourist arrivals. After almost three decades, the popularity for this place never changed.

Sunil’s Beach Hotel stands tall amongst the rest in Hikkaduwa for the last twenty five years catering to guests from all over the world. Situated in the sun kissed, palm fringed golden beaches of Narigama, Sunil’s Beach Hotel offers its guests all those little comforts they really look forward.

The hotel has 54 delicately appointed spacious standard double rooms and six deluxe/suite rooms overlooking the sea. ‘Our top priority is to give the guest an extremely obliging personalized service. I think it is important to give the best service, that will go long way. Food, comfort and other things come second, if we can cater to their needs and wants’ said T. Piyadasa, acting Manager of the hotel.

Other facilities at the hotel includes AC and non AC rooms. Air-Conditioned and Non-Airconditioned Rooms, En-suite bathrooms equipped with shower and toilet, running hot and cold water and courteous 12 hour room service. Seagull Restaurant of the hotel is the main dining area and it serves a wide array of Eastern and Continental cuisine prepared by P. Ruwan Kumara, the master chef. Sea food specialities are the most popular among its visitors.

‘Savour the typical Sri Lankan weekly buffet with spicy Sri Lankan dishes prepared the original way to suit your palate’ he said.

Mermaid Bar located adjoining the spacious reception Lounge and just while away the evening listening to feet tapping live music.

The main target market of the hotel is the German market. ‘We get lot of German tourists and MWR. Travel Agent in Germany is the top agent for us’ Mr Piyadasa said. ‘Apart from European Market, our main vision is on Sri Lankan travellers. Excursions and cultural shows are some of the other interests of the European travellers’ he said.

Outdoor dining is a popular event with guests and large garden by the pool provides the facility for the service. A Doctor on call and laundry service are the other facilities available at the hotel. Sunil Beach Hotel is owned and managed by businessman Sunil Siriwardena.