Mr. Sampath Siriwardena, General Manager

This accommodation provider has taken action to address one or more issues (whether environmental, social or cultural) which will contribute positively to the long term viability of the destination and hence their site displays a Caring for the destination rating.

Main area of focus in Caring for the Destination:  

Social responsibility and waste management.

Detailed description of the Caring for the Destination Initiative: 

The hotel is believes it has a responsibility to help people in need in their local community. As part of this, they are active partners with the Helpage Sri Lanka organisation, and are solely responsible for the collection of all contributions given to the fund.

This group holds fast to its mission to "improve the quality of life all senior citizens in Sri Lanka irrespective of their religion, caste or race." They go about trying to tackle some of the key issues of isolation, sickness and poverty in their day to day activities.

As well as this, they have made recent refurbishments, in order to allow easy access for travellers with mobility issues.

Because it is a five star hotel, it believes in leading the way when it comes to effective waste management, with ‘recycling' a real buzz word here.