Serendib Leisure Group's Hotel Dolphin to be Upgraded to 4 Star. Hotel at Waikkal, Sri Lanka to Renovate 50 Chalet Rooms

28th March 2010, www.nation.lk, By Azhar Razak

Sri Lanka’s Club Hotel Dolphin in Waikkal, a unit of the Serendib Leisure Group is to be upgraded into a four star hotel once the planned US $5 million refurbishment to a part of its hotel is completed. The hotel, which is now a three-star, is to renovate 50 of the hotel’s chalet rooms (cottages) during the period from May 1 to August 31, a senior official of the hotel said.

“All the cottage rooms as well as certain public areas of the hotel will be closed during renovation. However, the hotel would still operate the rest of the 96 deluxe rooms during the period,” Suranjith de Fonseka, Head of Sales and Marketing at Serendib Leisure Management Ltd. told The Nation Economist.
He said that the cottages once refurbished would be more spacious and equipped with an in-room safe locker facility.

Described as the resort for the young at heart, the cottages of the hotel are set in a quieter garden area with direct access to the beach and closer to the pool. Club Hotel Dolphin has two outdoor freshwater swimming pools that include the children’s pool.
The three hotels Club Hotel Dolphin, Hotel Serendib and Hotel Sigiriya that form the hotel sector of the Hemas Group falls under the management of Serendib Leisure Management Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of Serendib Hotels Ltd.

Hemas Holdings is one of the leading quoted companies in Sri Lanka, engaged in a diverse set of business activities, focused on healthcare, personal care, leisure, transportation and strategic investments.