Serene Pavilions is a spacious tropical haven, comprising of 12 sumptous pavilions, where luxury and world class service sit side by side with breathtaking natural beauty and all-consuming indulgence to create Sri Lanka’s finest hotel.
There are eight Ocean Pavilions featuring elegant and spacious living & dining areas on the ground floor that open out to the beautiful gardens with plunge pools and direct access to the pristine beach. The upper floor offers a magnificent view of the glittering Indian Ocean and houses a study with Wi-Fi access, as well as a large dressing room and a vast marble bathroom with twin vanities.
The Ocean Pavilion facilities include:
The Garden Pavilions are nestled in the verdant tropical gardens and offer the epitome of luxurious living, evident in the sublime decor and abundance of modern conveniences. The elegantly designed bedrooms look out to the private plunge pool, where serenity and intimacy are guaranteed, whilst the gorgeous coastline and rich culture are just beyond your luxurious cocoon. Discreet and caring butler service and the opportunity to dine on masterpieces created by the chef within the privacy of the pavilion provide the ultimate experience of sophistication and relaxation.
The Garden Pavilion facilities include:
The Pavilions Restaurant is as picturesque a setting as is imaginable in which to savour some truly memorable food, which combines the bountiful local produce with some of the finest ingredients from around the world.
The Executive Chef and his extensive team along with the epicurean owners have created a menu full of flair, creativity and taste that will both challenge and delight the taste buds.
The restaurant itself faces due west and sits above the Amritha bar. Discreetly and ornately furnished one of the guiding concepts of the hotel space is adhered too and with seductive lighting by night and the natural harmonies of Sri Lanka by day it’s a truly romantic setting, looking over the palm infused garden and on to the glistening Indian Ocean, with nothing but the occasional tropical bird and incoming fishing boat to distract from the ambience, food and wine.
The menu is changed daily, a testament to the freshness of the food and the imagination of the kitchen. Upon arrival and perhaps the most strenuous thing we will ask of you is to sit down with our head chef and go through your culinary requirements and expectations. Unobtrusive interaction between and guests and staff is at the very heart of the hotel’s ethos and we invite you to challenge our kitchen team to exceed your expectations.
If complete privacy is the order of the day, a chef will come to your villa and cook for you, creating the perfect home from home environment, be it from the menu, barbeque, your creation or for the adventurous the chef’s personal interpretation of the vast array of ingredients available within our kitchen.
Of course if you wish to take a meal by the pool, on the beach or in a secluded corner of the garden, then that is no problem for us and the levels of service and attention to detail will remain of the same reassuringly high standard.
The Serenity Spa is for many guests the first port of call upon arrival, the perfect place to unwind after a long flight and as your holiday unravels potentially a place to fall ever so slightly in love with, such are the comforts and pampering that await inside. Like everything we offer at Serene Pavilions flexibility is a must and to this end the therapists can be asked to come to your pavilion for a relaxing end of day massage.
The therapists are trained and respected practioners of Ayurveda therapy, which is indigenous to the subcontinent
and goes beyond the simple confines of loosening a back and delves into the body, mind and soul.
In some rural parts of Sri Lanka Ayurveda medicine is still used. We are hoping that there is no such need for medicine during your stay with us. Instead our therapists along with our chefs can create a program of treatments suited to our guests individual needs and requirements that will perfectly compliment the harmonious surroundings in which they are undertaken and leave a refreshed body and cleansed mind.
First impressions we are told are vital and that is why the Serene Pavilion ‘Clubhouse’ goes beyond the normally rather foreboding lobbies of many hotels.
Surrounded by water features, our fully equipped gym and spa, it is in the clubhouse that your holiday with us begins. It’s also a focal point of the hotel, creating a very intimate little village, with a hair salon, nail spa, boutique and jewelry shop as well as the spa and gym.
Space, light and tranquility are omnipresent, friendly staff are on hand and the sweet scent of the Serene gardens will enchant your senses, with the open walled and highly ventilated ceiling design. You are on holiday.
The Reading Room is something of a contradiction: for a hotel that values guest privacy so highly why have a room dedicated to the most solitary of pastimes?
Well the location is pretty special, looking out over the pool for starters. There is also the question of a place to store the extensive library of books we have built up: be it in the Reading Room the garden or by the pool there are few more rewarding places than Serene Pavilions in which to get stuck into a good novel.
We have a selection of games, comfy seating and the ubiquitous Serene tranquility to tempt you in as well. Or perhaps you simply need a break from gazing at the Indian Ocean, palm trees and dreamy sunsets. Perhaps.
The swimming pool of Serene Pavilions is a focal point for the hotel, but a discreet and stunning one. Set between the Clubhouse and the gardens within the pristine and lush gardens, it goes miles beyond most people’s conations of what a swimming pool is.
Stylish designed with clean lines and acute angels, an imposing palm tree acts as an unofficial guardian of the pool, discreetly watching the very gentle day to day life of Serene Pavilions from its privileged vantage point in the north east corner of the pool.
We ask guests to use the alternative garden path between the clubhouse and pavilions, so as not to intrude upon the personal space of those using the pool. Like everything else
at the hotel the pool is about your own private world of decadent luxury. Likewise you will never have to worry about such trivialties as waiting or saving a sun bed.
Even if the hotel was full and every guest decided at the same moment to lounge by the pool, there are ample sun beds and space, so your privacy is never breached.
The submerged Jacuzzi beds are the last word in watery relaxation, the pool is long enough for a serious swim, the loungers plumped by thick cushions, sun aplenty, but also for those wishing to admire the view without the heat of the sun, a quaint Balinese Bale.
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