Elephant Watch Hut Habarana ranked as region’s top two B/B hotels

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Elephant Watch Hut Habarana has been ranked among the top two Bed and Breakfast (B/B) Hotels category in Habarana area beating some of the four and five star hotel categories. According to the one of the three owners of the property Buddy said that it’s not the luxury rooms, air conditioning, buffet meals, large swimming pools, but the concept, that is driving foreign and local guests to the hotels to maintain a year-round occupancy of around 90% mainly foreigners. The other two investors are Rohitha and Priyantha.

Elephant Watch Hut Habarana Co-Owner Buddy

“Our main local partners supporting elephant watch Hut are Khiri Travels, Diethelm Travels, Heritage Expeditions & Lets Travel and they have been a tower of strength to us. We offer three watch huts, (rooms) that could accommodate 12 guests and we are 100% powered by solar and alternative energy. The bathrooms use gas cylinders to provide hot water while the lighting and even phone chargers are powered by solar while there are cool boxes in rooms for chilled drinks,” said Buddy.

The hotel also known as Botakanda (Elephant) is created without disturbing the pathway where elephants tread. “This is why we build the rooms on the first floor but have one ground level hut for the adventurous visitor. We have mini swimming pools that use natural water, a restaurant that offers continental or Asian breakfast prepared by villagers and a lot of garden space which is a major draw to the hotel,” he added.