Accommodation Media
Awards
SriLanka Accommodation Awards
Conde Naste Traveler - Hot List Hotels 2010
Villa Bentota has been selected as the only Sri Lankan hotel on the Conde Nast Hot List 2010.
 
 
Media Review
Sonali Kadurugamuwa, Unique…private…timeless, Explore Sri Lanka , Jul 2011
'Gliding through a 75ft long pool, soaking up the sun from rise till dusk, lingering under rain showers in your own bathroom , snuggling up to the warmth of Egyptian cotton in your bed or even relaxing in quiet spaces designed to while away hours of serene privacy are not the only things that tick every box in one’s check list of 'things to do in paradise', but it is also the quality of the unique atmosphere and enticing cuisine that follows alongside at the boutique hotel Villa Bentota.'
Rory Spowers, Harper’s Bazaar , Aug 2010
'This is a spectacular re-envisioning of Sri Lanka’s first boutique hotel, the Mohotti Walauwa which was designed by the legendary Geoffrey Bawa. Now in the capable hands of entrepreneur Shanth Fernando, the site features 15 villas and suites, all refurbished with detailed sensitivity to the original designs. ……Situated on the coast half way between Colombo and Galle, the Villa Bentota provides an almost mandatory staging post.'
Prasad Pereira, Homes & Property Sri Lanka, Issue 7 , Jan 2010
'Shanth Fernando has created a unique property (Villa Bentota) in his own eclectic fashion, with washed-out soft greys, shabby chic cane and aqua glass accents, mixing the rustic with the elegant in the most unobtrusive way and blurring the line between the new and the old. Using a similar ethic, Fernando has created extensions and additions to the old property that seamlessly blend with its original vision.'
Udeshi Amarasinghe & Prasadini Nanayakkara, Explore Sri Lanka , Dec 2009
'It was in the 1970s that architect Geoffrey Bawa was drawn to a dilapidated ancestral house in Bentota by the name of Mohotti Walauwa. Having acquired the property, he converted the building into a boutique hotel with a touch that was uniquely his own. Thirty years later, Shanth Fernando of Paradise Road fame, with the same passion and fortitude transforms the Mohotti Walauwa into a unique private hotel with the hallmarks of the past and the signature style of Paradise Road.'
Hi magazine, Series 7 Vol 5, , Jul 2009
'Indisputable unique locations and properties, contemporary design and superior service seem to be the key elements that characterize Paradise Road’s hotel collection. The architecture of the extension to the main building (at Villa Bentota), by Fernando is so seamless, any returnees to the property will have to look twice; he has managed to only extend the harmony between the surroundings and nature which has previously been solely Bawa’s key attribute.'

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