Posts Tagged ‘luxury hotels’

England Cricket Tour of Sri Lanka 2012

6 July 2011 by

The dates are in and the England Cricket Team are playing Test Matches: England v Sri Lanka in Galle between 26th and 30th March and in Colombo 2nd and 6th April.

We can pretty much guarantee now that there will not be a room free within an hour of Galle during those dates. There are just not enough rooms to accommodate all the people who will want to watch cricket in one of the world’s most exotic Test match venues. It’s going to be good – but please get in touch with us NOW if you want to get one of our tours booked. (more…)

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New luxury hotel to open in Luang Prabang

22 September 2010 by

The Alila Hotel and Resorts Group are opening a new hotel in Luang Prabang: the Alila Luang Prabang.

With the tight building restrictions operating within the boundaries of the old town, new builds are impossible and so new central hotels have to be cunning. Amantaka was built by converting the old Luang Prabang hospital and Alila have gone one better by converting by the prison. I haven’t seen it yet, but judging by the pictures it seems the old watch tower has been turned into an interesting feature… Moreover, I hear the views of the river and the surrounding countryside will be lovely from the whole hotel – not just the watchtower…

Alila already’own one resort in town, Les 3 Nagas, which is very popular among our younger clientel and those on the look out for the unusual and the quirky in a hotel.

For now though, Amantaka is still the leader of the pack in Luang Prabang and Experience Travel have ultra competitive rates so ask us to include it in your Laos Holiday.

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Sri Lanka’s Tea Trails scoops more prestigious acolades

17 September 2009 by

Tea Trails, Sri Lanka

Ceylon Tea Trails – The world’s first integrated tea bungalow resort has recently featured in the National Geographic magazine’s latest compilation of ‘Journeys of a Lifetime – The World’s Greatest Trips’. Managed by Forbes & Walker Leisure, Managing Director, Thilan Wijesinghe, said
‘This is a remarkable achievement for a Sri Lankan resort and destination to be featured in such a prestigious publication.’ Tea trails consists of four unique luxury estate bungalows flanked by tea plantations and lakes.

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Kurulu Bedde

3 July 2009 by

Every now and again a property takes you complexly by surprise. I had been aware of Kurulu Bedde’s existence for quite some time and it had been on my ‘to see’ list for a while.

The private pool beneath the stilted villa

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The Nam Hai

6 June 2009 by

As we drove down the’landscaped driveway we were filled with excitement about the experience to come.’ We were off to the Nam Hai – Vietnam’s premier resort. ‘ Upon entry to the cool villa we were blown away with the interior design.’ The simple yet stunning’design topped with the incredible views brought a massive smile to both our faces.’ As we were shown around the villa’our eyes strayed’to the spectacular eggshell lacquered sunken bath and outside shower.

Heaven is the Nam Hai....

Heaven is the Nam Hai....

We used these at the first possible opportunity!’ The villa manages to provide all of the amenities you could ever need, whilst maintaining the elegant finish and all of this’ with an amazing ocean backdrop.

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