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Cantaloupe Aqua, a private hotel and beach club yesterday announced that it has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award.
The accolade, which honours hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Approximately 10 per cent of accommodations listed on TripAdvisor receive this prestigious award.
To qualify for the Certificate of Excellence, businesses must maintain an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible five, as reviewed by travellers on TripAdvisor. Additional criteria include the volume of reviews received within the last 12 months.
“Cantaloupe Aqua is pleased to receive a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence,” said Dmitri Jayasuriya - Founder/MD, at Cantaloupe Villas Pvt. Ltd. “We strive to offer our customers a memorable experience, and this accolade is evidence that our hard work is translating into positive traveller reviews on TripAdvisor.”
“TripAdvisor is pleased to honor exceptional businesses for consistent excellence, as reviewed by travellers on the site,” said TripAdvisor for Business President Christine Petersen. “The Certificate of Excellence award gives highly rated establishments around the world the recognition they deserve. From exceptional accommodations in Beijing to remarkable restaurants in Boston, we want to applaud these businesses for offering TripAdvisor travellers a great customer experience.”
C.Aqua is the first property under the Cantaloupe Villa portfolio. Defined, as a Private Hotel and Beach Club, it has created a new niche within the fashion lifestyle hospitality sector in Sri Lanka. The concept of the hotel is inspired by famous and trendy beach clubs around the world and is the only one of its kind in Sri Lanka.
C.Aqua combines contemporary spaces, colourful décor, eclectic music and delicious food to create the ultimate ocean-front getaway. A distinguishing facet of the property is that it features a private beach in one of the island’s most beautiful and undisturbed coastal strips - Talpe.
TripAdvisor is the world’s largest travel site, enabling travellers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travellers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 50 million unique monthly visitors*, and over 60 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to TripAdvisor’s millions of monthly visitors.