Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Groove with Astrid Brook live at one of the World’s best gathering places!
Astrid Brook is a folk singer-songwriter based in
London, UK. it was only in her late 20’s that Astrid found her voice, her
Tanglewood guitar and the vibrant acoustic music scene, and she started to
develop her own folk style by performing live. She has played in the UK,
America, Canada, Nepal and Sri Lanka. In 2008, Astrid independently released
her CD, ‘Wild River’, a simple acoustic album which reflects her live
performances. Astrid is currently in the process of writing her third album,
which she will release on her own record label.
Through her music, Astrid supports 'The Country Music Foundation of Sri Lanka' (CMF) who work closely with children’s charities and raise money to fund specific projects to help kids.
Through her music, Astrid supports 'The Country Music Foundation of Sri Lanka' (CMF) who work closely with children’s charities and raise money to fund specific projects to help kids.
She will be performing at the Mount Lavinia Hotel
Terrace, which was voted by the Newsweek magazine as one of the world’s best
gathering places on the 4th of October from 7PM – 10.30PM as part of
her tour.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Mount Lavinia Hotel clinch Two Gold Awards at BestWeb.lk competition
Mount Lavinia
Hotel, Sri Lanka’s most celebrated colonial mansion with a history spanning
over 200 years was the recent recipient of multiple awards from the prestigious
national BestWeb.lk 2014 Competition.
The Mount Lavinia
Hotel site (www.mountlaviniahotel.lk)
was adjudged the ‘BestWeb.lk 2014 Overall Gold Winner’ and also received the
Gold award for the ‘Best Travel and Tourism Website’.
“We are honoured
to be recognized once again by the BestWeb.lk Competition.” said Chinthaka
Daluwatte - Director Sales and Marketing, commenting on this achievement.
“Mount Lavinia Hotel continues to win awards because of our commitment towards
embracing overall customer experience, which goes beyond website design. The
website provides the perfect window fronting our digital marketing and social
media engagement services. Our social customer care is a hallmark of the online
reputation we continue to build upon.”
“Winning the
Overall Best Website at the BestWeb.lk 2014 competition affirms Mount Lavinia
Hotel as one of the leading hospitality partners in the country.” he added.
This year’s
BestWeb.lk Awards contributed to the Hotel’s continued winning spree in the
Competition. Previously, Mount Lavinia Hotel secured Gold for Overall Best Web
in 2012 and also Gold for Best Corporate Website. In 2010 the Hotel received
the Gold award for Best Web and the Best Tourism Website of the Year.
Conducted by LK Domain
Registry, an independent non-profit organization helping to promote unique Sri
Lankan identity online, the Bestweb.lk competition is now an annual calendar
event to choose the finest Sri Lanka websites.
Judging the
competition was an imminent Panel, comprising experts with broad web
proficiency capable of discerning innovative and extraordinary creative
brilliance in website design. Criteria including aspects of design, technology,
content and quality of interaction were evaluated.
Website traffic and
public voting for their favourite websites attracted interest in this novel
Competition as the online community too participated. BestWeb.lk positively
provides a unique platform and rewards individuals and organisations
responsible for developing some of the most effective and best websites in Sri
Lanka.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Mount Lavinia Hotel featured in Amazing Race All-Stars (2014) Season
Mount Lavinia
Hotel once the residence to four British Governor’s, the country’s iconic
colonial heritage hotel joined forces with the Emmy award-winning reality
competition series ‘The Amazing Race’ during its recent race stop in Sri Lanka.
The Amazing Race:
All-Stars (2014) which is the twenty-fourth installment of the reality
television series, the Amazing Race witnessed contestants from previous seasons
participating in this famous race around the world.
A total of 11
teams travelled an impressive 4 Continents, 9 Countries, 22 Cities and 35,000
miles. Beginning with the First Leg in the United States, Legs 5 and 6 were
held in Sri Lanka with the Pit-stop (finish line) for Leg 6 being the
breathtaking beachfront of the Mount Lavinia Hotel. Race contestants Leo &
Jamal, Cousins and participants of Season 23, won a trip for two to Berlin,
Germany for being placed first in this leg of the race.
Located in the
coastal town of Mount Lavinia, enfolding a legacy of 200 years, the Mount
Lavinia Hotel offers world class service encapsulating Sri Lanka’s golden
colonial heritage. The Hotel allows direct access to the beach meeting the
aquamarine waters of the Indian Ocean and provides the perfect location for the
Amazing Race contestants to step into one of the world’s most exotic gathering places.
“During our legacy
of over 200 years, The Mount Lavinia Hotel continues to uphold its innovative
approach in engaging customers. Through the Amazing Race, with its unique
format of participants racing across the world and this series provides us a
unique opportunity to showcase our breathtaking location, stylish, contemporary
and upbeat energy of our service and genuine hospitality. We believe viewers
and fans of this series world over will also be keen to experience the
distinctive choices at Mount Lavinia Hotel,” said Ms. Dulani
Rupasinghe, P.A to Chairman/ Manager Social Media at Mount Lavinia Hotel.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
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