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Hotel Information |
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A
Garden / Beach resort within the city set
amongst tranquil surroundings, Palm Beach
Hotel boasts of 43 elegant rooms including
a suite. |
| Products & Services |
A/C
(remote controlled), telephones, piped music,
mini bar and fridge, televisions and attached
bath, (with tubs) and toilets with hot and
cold water. The upper floor rooms have balconies,
whereas the ground floor rooms have a closed
in sit out area, guaranteeing total privacy. |
| Location |
Palm
Beach Hotel is situated in the resort of Mount
Lavinia, which is internationally reputed
for its wide golden beaches and is a mere
10 KM from the commercial capital of Sri Lanka
– Colombo. |
| Restaurants |
The
“Summertime” Restaurant and “Atrium”
Coffee Shop serves a variety of Eastern, Western
and Oriental dishes, with the specialty being
for Eastern Cuisine. The delectable array
of desserts available are a sweet lovers delight.
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| Banqueting
Facilities |
The
hotel boasts of 04 Banquet and Conference
halls equipped to seat more than 1000 persons,
with the largest being able to accommodate
400 and the smallest, up to 25 persons,
for a seminar. The hotel has catered to
many national and international conferences
and is in great demand for Sri Lankan weddings.
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| Recreation |
A
well designed swimming pool with a kiddies
pool is available for young and old and for
the more adventurous, a well equipped fitness
centre with cardio vascular machines, to shed
any excess weight. Indoor sports include a
pool table and table tennis. |
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| Beach
Club |
An
exclusive beach club serving cool and refreshing
drinks, with succulent bites is only a stones
throw away from the hotel. A professional
life guard too is at hand, in the event
of any mishaps. |
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| Ayurvedha
Centre |
With
experienced therapists at hand the Ayurvedha
center offers one a sense of well being and
total relaxation. The personal spa is capable
of rejuvenating the most tired body and for
weight loss, having a sauna is the ultimatum.
A steam bath too is available, for cleansing
ones body |
| Check-in/Check-out
Time |
Normal
Check-in Time is 12.00 noon and Check-Out
time is 11.00 a.m. Earlier Check-in Time or
later Check-out time could be requested on
a case by case basis and the hotel may agree
depending on availability |
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Location
Map of Palm Beach Hotel Mt Lavinia |
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Country Information |
| Location
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880
kms north of the equator, adjacent to the
Southern tip of India |
| Area |
65,610
sq Km |
| Population |
19.4(2000)
Million |
| Commercial Capital |
Colombo |
| Administrative Capital |
Sri
Jayawardenapura |
| Time Zone |
UTC
plus 6 hours |
| Principal Languages |
Sinhala,
Tamil, English is widely understood and spoken
throughout island |
| Principal religions |
Buddhism,
Hinduism, Christianity, Islam |
| Principal
ethnic groups |
Sinhalese,
Tamils, Muslims, Burghers(Eurasians), and
Malays |
| Education & Literacy |
Sri
Lanka,s Literacy rate stands at 90%, one of
the highest in the region. Education is divided
into Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary (University)
education. Sri Lankan students spend twelve
years in College, Which encompasses the Primary
and Secondary divisions. |
| Currency |
Sri
Lanka Rupee Denomination :Rs. 10/-, Rs.20/-,
Rs.50/-, Rs.100/-, Rs.200/-, Rs.500/-, Rs.1000/-.
One hundred cents make a Rupee. |
| Exchange Rate |
| AU$ |
50.92 |
| GB£ |
137.69 |
| CN$ |
60.54 |
| Euro
€ |
84.57
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| US$ |
96.04 |
| INR. |
1.95 |
| PKR |
1.52 |
| BDT |
1.61 |
| NPR |
1.18 |
| BAT
(Thai) |
2.21 |
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| Business
hours |
Sri
Lanka adopts a five day week from Monday through
Friday . Hours of Business are usually as
follows: Government
offices : 9.00 am to 4.30 PM.
Private
Enterprises : 8.30 am to 5.00 PM.
Banks
: 9.00 am to 3.00 PM
Post
Offices : 8.30 am to 5.00 PM (The General
Post Office in Colombo Fort is Open 24 hours
a day) |
| Holidays |
Sri
Lanka has three categories of holiday. Public
Holidays, Mercantile Holidays and Bank Holidays.
Apart from the weekend holidays (Saturday
and Sunday), the Public and Mercantile holidays
above are linked to religious festivals of
the main ethnic groups and vary from year
to year. The Bank holidays are specific to
banks. |
| Hotels
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The
Hilton, Intercontinental, Oberoi, Taj, Holiday
Inn, Galadari and Trans Asia Hotel chains
have 5 star representation in Sri Lnaka. Other
high Quality accommodation is also available. |
| Telecommunications |
Telephone,
Fax, Cellular, Satellite, E-Mail and Internet
Services are Widely available in Colombo.
Typical line speed for data transmission averages
28.8K/ 64K ISDN lines. Celluar systems offer
AMPS, ETACS and GSM networks. |
| Electricity
Supply |
220
- 240 volts AC |
| Credit Cards |
VISA,
Mastercard, American Express, Diners are accepted
in the commercial centers |
| Banks |
Hong
Kong Bank, ANZ Grindlays, ABN Amro, Standard
Chartered, Deutsche Bank, Mashreq, Malaysia
Public Bank, American Express and Societe
Generale, among other international banks,
are represented in Sri Lanka. |
| Airports |
The
Bandaranaike International Airport is situated
in Katunayake, an hour,s drive from Colombo. |
| Airlines |
All
International Airlines are represented in
Sri Lanka. |
| Climate |
Sri
Lanka is a typically tropical country with
distinct dry and wet seasons, but the picture
is somewhat complicated by the fact that it
is subject to two monsoons: the Yala season
(May to August), when the south-west monsoon
brings rain to the southern, western and central
regions; and the Maha season (October to January),
when the north-east monsoon brings rain to
the north and east of the island. Temperatures
in the low-lying coastal regions are high
year round but they rapidly fall with altitude
and in the hill country, where it feels like
perpetual spring. The highest temperatures
are from March through June, while November
to January is usually the coolest time of
the year. Rainfall is heaviest in the south,
south west and central highlands; the northern
and north-central regions are very dry. The
best time to visit the west, south coast and
hill country is between December and March.
May to September is best on the east coast. |
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