Opening 25 December 1995 Architect Geevaka De Soyza Opened 25 December 1995 Number of restaurants 1 | Management Saman Villas Limited Developer Daya Ratnayake Phone +94 34 2 275435 Number of suites 27 | |
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Location Aturuwella, Bentota, Sri Lanka Address Aturuwella, Bentota 80500, Sri Lanka Similar Lunuganga, Lighthouse Hotel, Galle Fort Hotel, The Kandy House, Aluthgama railway station | ||
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Saman Villas located in the fishing village of Aturuwella, near the south west coastal town of Bentota, Sri Lanka. Saman Villas opened its doors on Christmas day in 1995. It holds the distinction of being Sri Lanka’s first boutique hotel.
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Facilities
The hotel consists of 27 suites for guest accommodation set out in two-storey villas, some equipped with private pools, a restaurant, bar, sunset lounge, an infinity pool, library, snooker table, boardroom facilities that can house up to 12 people, a jewellery shop, gym, sauna, hot tub and a spa.
History
Saman Villas was originally designed to be a 72 roomed 4-star hotel. However, in the early 1990s the new concept of boutique hotels was slowly evolving and taking root in some Asian countries and islands in the Pacific Ocean which led the developer, Daya Ratnayake, (the owner of the Mermaid Hotel in Kalutara) after viewing examples in Koh Samui, Thailand and Bali, Indonesia, together with the appointed architect, Geevaka De Soyza, to develop the first boutique hotel in Sri Lanka. The property that was opened for business on 25 December 1995 was later introduced to the local market on 13 February 1996. The hotel's name is derived from a native Jasmine, Saman Pichcha, a fragrant flower used in floral offerings and garlands in Buddhist temples.