Anantara Kalutara Resort opens in Sri Lanka

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has announced its second resort in Sri Lanka – the 141-room Anantara Kalutara Resort, located along the island’s southwest coast. Only 10 minutes from the town of Kalutara and an hour south of the capital Colombo, Anantara Kalutara has a unique setting between the Indian Ocean and Kalu River and boasts coastal, river and lagoon frontage.

Dillip Rajakarier, CEO, Minor Hotels, says, “We are excited to open Anantara Kalutara, our second luxury Anantara resort in Sri Lanka. With its unique ocean and river front location and its original design by famed Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa, we are confident that Anantara Kalutara will become one of the ‘must stay’ luxury properties for discerning travellers visiting the island, along with the now well established Anantara Tangalle on the south coast.”

The resort will also offer an ideal setting for meetings and events. Expected to open in March 2017, an impressive conference centre will be able to accommodate 500 delegates and up to 300 for a banquet. An SUV limousine service is available for journeys between Anantara Kalutara and Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport, an hour and a half drive, and also Kalutara South Station just five minutes away.

A range of leisure facilities is available for guests to enjoy, whether for romance or quality family time. The Watersports Centre offers jet skiing, water skiing and banana rides. There are two swimming pools – the lagoon-side pool and children’s section.