The Fortress Resort & Spa

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The Fortress Resort & Spa
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Swimming pool of the resort
The Fortress Resort & Spa
General information
TypeHotel
Coordinates 5°59′12″N80°19′36″E / 5.98667°N 80.32667°E / 5.98667; 80.32667
OpenedMarch 29, 1973;51 years ago (1973-03-29)
Other information
Number of rooms49
Number of suites4
Number of restaurants4
Website
www.fortressresortandspa.com
Company
Company type Public
CSE:  RHTL.N0000
ISIN LK0308N00003
Industry Hospitality
Key people
RevenueIncrease2.svg LKR435 million (2023)
Decrease2.svg LKR(19) million (2023)
Total assets Decrease2.svg LKR1,826 million (2023)
Total equity Decrease2.svg LKR1,609 million (2023)
Owner
  • MJF Holdings (25.81%)
  • Vallibel Leisure (Pvt) Ltd (22.02%)
  • Vallibel One (18.59%)
Number of employees
188 (2023)
Footnotes /references
[1]

The Fortress Resort & Spa, traded as The Fortress Resorts PLC, is a luxury boutique hotel in Koggala, Sri Lanka. The resort was incorporated in 1973. The resort is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. In 2003, Sri Lankan entrepreneur, Dhammika Perera acquired a controlling stake in the resort. The resort was formerly known as Club Horizon Hotel, Koggala and was renamed to its current name in the same year. The hotel was affected by the 2019 Easter bombings. The resort is designed like a fortress to enclose a Dutch-era villa.

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History

The resort was incorporated in 1973 under the name Ruhunu Hotels and Travels Limited. In 1999, the resort was listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The resort was formerly known as Club Horizon Hotel, Koggala. Sri Lankan entrepreneur, Dhammika Perera acquired a controlling stake of 56.07% of the resort in 2003. Connaissance Hotels were designated to manage the resort. [2] The resort adopted its current name in December 2003. [1]

In 2016, the resort moved to build a five-star resort at a cost of LKR2.1 billion in Weligama. the resort's subsidiary, La Forteresse invested LKR364 million to build the 66-roomed resort. La Forteresse bought 3 acres (1.2 ha) of land from LB Finance, a company held by Dhammika Perera. [3] The resort was affected by the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, 750 room night bookings were cancelled due to the attack. [4]

Operations

The resort offered what it called the most expensive dessert in the world, The Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence which was priced at US$14,500 The Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence.jpg
The resort offered what it called the most expensive dessert in the world, The Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence which was priced at US$14,500

The resort is designed like a fortress enclosing a Dutch villa. [5] The resort made headlines for offering a dessert priced at US$14,500 in 2007. The resort called it the most expensive dessert in the world. The Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence is a gold leaf cassata flavoured with Irish cream. The dessert is served with mango, pomegranate compote and Champagne sabayon. The dessert is ornated with a chocolate carving of a fisherman on a stilt and an 80-carat aquamarine. [6] [7]

The Fortress Resort won the Bocuse d'Or Sri Lanka prize for the second time in 2019. The resort won the Bocuse d'Or Sri Lanka award for the first time and fifth place in the Bocuse d'Or South East Asia in 2015. [8] The hotel was also included in the “Considerate Collection” by Small Luxury Hotels of the World. This collection included 26 actively sustainable hotels. [9]

Amenities

The Fortress is located in Koggala, a coastal town in Southern Province, Sri Lanka, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Galle. The main restaurant of the resort is called White. It serves Sri Lankan buffets and seafood grills. An à la carte menu is also available. Salty Snapper offers fish seafood. [10] The fine dining restaurant of the resort is Duo. The restaurant is housed in a glassed cellar which contains a 2,000 wine collection. T-lounge serves high teas, pastries and cheesecake. [11] The spa of the resort has won several awards over the years. The spa provides Ayurvedic treatments, aromatherapy and other eastern and far-eastern treatments. The hotel also includes a gym and meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions (MICE) facilities. [12]

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