Luxury seaside holiday offers from St. Lachlan Hotel & Suites, Negombo

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Managed by Harpo’s Hotels, Cafes & Restaurants

By David Ebert With the opening of the new Colombo-Katunayake expressway, the bustling seaside tourist town of Negombo is now only a mere 30 minutes away. With its numerous seaside hotels, guest houses and restaurants the beachside ‘strip’ has for decades been a favourite among tourists either just arriving in the country or relaxing on the last few days of their Sri Lankan adventure.

What is more fascinating in my view is the town’s popularity as a seafood hotspot. With its large fisher community and a thriving wholesale fishing industry, if you ever sit down to a seafood feast there, it will be guaranteed to be the freshest you’ve eaten. Most of Negombo’s Beach Road tourist strip is dotted with the usual high-end hotels and the smaller guest houses and even home-stays for the budget tourist and this means that it can get a bit crowded and noisy come evening time with a vibrant nightlife scene happening there as well. So if you’re looking for a somewhat more subdued place to stay and enjoy a few days with family or friends, a quieter nook is what comes to mind. St. Lachlan Hotel & Suites, managed by Harpo’s Cafes & Restaurants, is one such place. Located less than a hundred metres off the main Beach Road on the land side, you realise once you step in there, that things can actually be a bit quieter than they are.

Having been reinvented for high-end tourists in Sri Lanka St. Lachlan is a trendy, modern Boutique Hotel conveniently located on the bustling, lively Lewis Place down the strip. With a choice of beautifully appointed Deluxe Rooms and Suites, the place has become quite popular for its serenity, quietness and that hidden-away quality that makes it special. The ARIA Restaurant and the AQUA Lounge bar offer guests international cuisine and stylish ambiance synonymous with Harpo’s venues, with the

right kind of evening beverages to wash it down with. In addition, for the forthcoming festive season, a special Christmas Eve and Christmas day lunch and dinner is planned with an equally sumptuous menu for New Year’s Eve as well. For special groups the hotel will also be offering a selection of special eastern and western menus as well. Also, a special accommodation offer valid till 10 December includes Deluxe Dbl on full board for Rs. 17,500, which will include a crab feast dinner which St. Lachlan has now fast become quite popular for. Another one to not miss at all is another of the Hotel’s signature dishes, the all-famous ‘Fresh Seafood Platter’ which is also on offer daily and includes fresh lobster, jumbo prawns and salad. Managed by Harpo’s Hotels Cafes & Restaurants St. Lachlan hotel consists of 10 Deluxe Rooms and six Suites, just a few minutes’ walk from the broad and sandy beaches of Negombo. The hotel also a swimming pool and offers free Wi-Fi access for guests and goes the extra mile of giving guests a personalised service concept with the addition of a mobile phone each which can be used to be in touch and either order meals etc on a day out as well as for local information and emergency situations.

All rooms come complete with state-of-the-art facilities that include LED TVs with 60 channels satellite TV channels, a movie library, tea/coffee making facilities, mini bar, bathrobe and slippers as well as luxury toiletries. Whether it’s just a few nights in transit or a well-deserved holiday, St. Lachlan Hotel & Suites offers ‘simplified luxury’ and quiet privacy for a relaxed stay in the beautiful and bustling beach town of little Rome. Information on bookings and special offers can be found on St. Lachlan’s website -www.stlachlanhotel.com or you can call the hotel on 031 227 5000 or email [email protected].