Tangalle in the Hambantota district is an old tourist destination, but survived for many years without the notice of the Tourism authority until lately.
The beaches of the deep south of Sri Lanka are always magnificently attractive, but Kahandamodera off Ranna stands out from the rest. About 5 kilometres off the main Hambantota road, the virgin unspoilt beach of Kahandamodera reawakened in early 2012 with the birth of RANNA 212.
“Luxury living between the deep blue sea and the wilderness”
This popular beach resort joined the world famous PLATINO portfolio brand as “Portofino Tangalle” commencing its operations in 2015.The Portofino brand is the luxury collection of city hotels and resorts perfect for guests who are used to luxurious lifestyles and exquisite services and facilities. Located close to the Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary, the Lunama Lagoon and the fishing community.
“Portofino resort Tangalle” is a trendy 4 star plus resort set between pristine blue waves and the lush tropical wilderness .The resort is a popular destination among the Sri Lankan travellers during the August school vacations, where it maintains around 75% occupancy. The resort has managed to keep a good occupancy ratio with many foreign tourists especially form China, the reason, is a leading Chinese Hospitability Management company with 80 million loyal customers in China itself. The other reason is the mesmerising seashore said the resident manager of the property.
It has 55 luxury rooms, including 5 suites and 50 deluxe rooms. All fifty five rooms of this luxury resort are located on the magnificent wide beach frontage of Kahandamodera, offering a number of sport activities to its guests. Adding another 70 rooms is on the cards during the expansion project of the resort shortly, but the time frame is yet to be finalised.
The lack of luxury resorts beyond Galle really creates a vacuum for star class hotels in the deep South. Portofino is there to fulfil needs of the travellers looking for the luxury and comfort .The resort is now penetrating the Chinese,British,French and German markets as well as the Asian clientale.But for the Sri Lankan market we believe there is a big potential during the holiday seasons in December and April.
Apart from luxury facilities Portofino is a proper place for culinary excursions. It has 2 restaurants “Senses” and “Flame” whose speciality is seafood ,authentic southern Sinhala cuisine too is popular among the Sri Lankan clientale.Our chefs are well versed with authentic food and can offer any food the guests desire, said the Executive Chef of the resort. “Senses” offer all day dining of buffet or a’la carte menu including Crestelle a’la salmon, Indian Tandoori chicken and the delightful “Portofino Seafood symphony “Flame is located on the sand in close proximity to the beach and is a popular place for BBQ, fresh lobster, jumbo prawns and the finest catch of the south coast which are delicately marinated to bring out the best flavours to the guests. “Tonic” and “Wave” are the 2 bars, “Tonic” offers a mixology menu including delicious concoctions using local ingredients while “Wave” is located on the beach and offers a wider range of local and foreign liquor and cocktails.
The resort is centrally located where the adventurous traveller can do their excursions easily. Enjoy a 30 minute bike excursion to the Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary or drive to the ancient monastery of Mulukirigala from the resort with a half an hour’s drive.Ussangoda, Rekewa,the turtle conservation project ,the world heritage city of Galle, Yala wildlife sanctuary,Kataragama are all one to two hours’ drive from the resort. Whale watching sites off Mirissa,Walawe river safari, Uda Walawe National Park and The Sinharaja forest are just a half hour excursion from the resort. We offer these excursions on request and always encourage Sri Lankans to visit these adventurous and historical sites in around the Southern province. In addition the Sooriyawewa International Cricket stadium, the Mahagampura port and Mattala Airport are too in close proximity to the resort.
“Platino” the owning company of Portofino is expanding its regional footprint by opening resorts in prime holiday locations in southwest Asian destinations signalling a dramatic expansion and displaying its strong position as a hotel operator abroad with 20 hotels open or under development throughout the region in 8 countries estimated to be finished soon .
This is one of “Platinos” hotels in Sri Lanka, the other being ZMAX planned to be open in Colombo and another in Passikudah. Platino hotels group was founded in China in 2005, starting with the “7 Day Inn”
