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  2. Saman Villas - Wikipedia

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    Saman Villas. / 6.395511; 80.00455. Saman Villas is located in the fishing village of Aturuwella, near the south west coastal town of Bentota, Sri Lanka. Saman Villas opened its doors on Christmas Day in 1995. [1] It is Sri Lanka's first boutique hotel.

  3. Jetwing Vil Uyana - Wikipedia

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    Jetwing Vil Uyana is owned and operated by the Sri Lankan hotel chain Jetwing Hotels. The hotel was built in 2006 by converting an abandoned paddy field into an artificial wetland. Environmental architect Sunela Jayawardena designed the hotel. The hotel is known for its sustainability. In 2023, Condé Nast Traveller listed the hotel among the ...

  4. Tourism in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    Borobudur is the single most visited tourist attraction in Indonesia. [17]Both nature and culture are major components of Indonesian tourism.The natural heritage can boast a unique combination of a tropical climate, a vast archipelago of 17,508 islands, 6,000 of them being inhabited, [18] the second longest shoreline in the world (54,716 km) after Canada. [19]

  5. Balinese architecture - Wikipedia

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    Balinese architecture is a vernacular architecture tradition of Balinese people that inhabits the volcanic island of Bali, Indonesia. Balinese architecture is a centuries-old architectural tradition influenced by Balinese culture developed from Hindu influences through ancient Javanese intermediary, as well as pre-Hindu elements of native ...

  6. Bali - Wikipedia

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    Bali (English: / ˈbɑːli /; Balinese: ᬩᬮᬶ) is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller offshore islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan to the southeast. The provincial capital, Denpasar ...

  7. Indonesia's Bali wants to ban building of hotels, villas ...

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    September 9, 2024 at 5:16 AM. JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's tourist resort island of Bali has proposed a ban lasting a year or two on the construction of hotels, villas and nightclubs in some ...

  8. Jetwing Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    The hotel was commissioned by Herbert Cooray in 1995 for his travel company Jetwings and designed by Geoffrey Bawa. [1] The Lighthouse Hotel, as it was originally known, opened on 7 June 1997. [2] The hotel initially had 60 rooms and three suites, two restaurants, a swimming pool and recreational facilities. [2]

  9. Amangalla - Wikipedia

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    Amangalla is a 5-star franchise hotel belonging to the international group of Aman Resorts, located in Galle, Sri Lanka built within Galle Fort, the 17th-century Dutch fort, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Just to its north is the Galle International Stadium and roundabout. The oldest part of the hotel dates to 1684, and the complex ...