Kandyan Reach Hotel Kurunegala is investing Rs. 350 million to refurbish their property. The management is also looking at building a Boutique hotel in Dambulla for which the land is already acquired.
General Manager, Kandyan Reach Kurunegala Sugath Illangakoon who count over 20 years in the hospitality industry with overseas experience said that Kandyan Reach hotel was build 23 years ago mainly to fill a huge vacuum for star class accommodation and dining in Kurunegala.
“Sri Lankans and foreign businessmen, families, tourists, sports teams did not have a place to stay in Kurunegala and it was to fill this void that the Founder and Chairman late A. M. Abeyrathne built this hotel initially with 20 rooms.”
Kurunegala with over 20 foreign recruitment agencies, airline travel officers, motor bike show rooms, spare part show rooms attract many local and foreign businessmen especially from Gulf and Japan. “To meet their requirements the Kandyan Reach then added 40 more rooms with three banquet/ conference halls that could accommodate up to 500 guests in the roof top and also ground floor with conference facilities. Due these facilities we have a very strong business clientele and is mostly considered as a business hotel. We also host Co-operate seminars, workshops and business cocktails,”
Today the hotel offers a large swimming pool including a kiddies’ pool, gym, 15 deluxe and 35 standard rooms.
The management now headed by Managing Director; A. S. Abeyrathne invested Rs. 200 million to completely refurbish 15 deluxe rooms. In addition a new kitchen, restaurant, gym, modern lighting for the pool and reception area too were introduced. Hotel also offers healing Ayurvedic treatment together with Spa facilities.
The hotel will be further investing Rs 150 million to redo the remaining rooms before end of 2020. We will also obtain the three star rating soon.”
The hotel hosts regular theme nights (Mongolian / Mexican / Indian etc) and offers a week end buffet specially targeting the families in the area. In addition the hotel also offers membership for students to use the swimming pool. He said in addition to their corporate clients hotel has a growing foreign clientele and they maintained over 55% occupancy year on year.
He however he said that though Kurunegala was home to three ancient kingdoms and has several places of archaeological interest the city is still not been properly marketed and steps are now been taken to address this and increase room nights of guests.
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