Prabhath Chinthaka

Kandy - Sri Lanka, CON (UK)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

Knuckles Holiday Resort - Sri Lanka

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Location: Kandy - Sri Lanka
Industry: Food Service/Restaurant
Year Founded: 2012
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Business Stage: Creation/Idea
Entity Type: Sole Proprietorship
Description: Sri lanka, after decades of war, booming with tourists and hotels being built. it was recently aknowldged that 1 millionth tourist arrived sri lanka on 26th December 2012. targetting 2.5 million tourists by 2016, our effort is to make most out of it. The land that has been proposed for this development is located in Meemure ( ancient village of Sri lanka) Hunnasgiriya - Central province - Sri lanka. the extent of the land is 5 Acre, bordering two natural water streams that runs year arround with natural water pools with massaging fish. its located 24Km off from the main highway that runs between Kandy and Mahiyanganaya securing total calmness, privacy and peace to its guests. Land is located bordering Knuckles Mountain Range ( World Heritage Site) one of the few virgin rain forrest of sri lanka and the world. Proposed land is located right at the bottom of the Knckles mountains, 2100Ft alttitude surrounded by mountains and scenic virgin forrest. The land is owned by me with clear deeds and plans are being made to build Open to Nature , self sufficient cottages. 6 of them wil be buit out of which 4 will be at next to the fresh water streams and 2 at the open area. 3 acres of land covers with beautifull forrest next to the water streams. rest is open area. cottages will be buit with Open to Nature concept, using concrete frame, floor to ceiling glass walls, and wooden floors thats abundent in the are(legal logging)(URL removed)lding meterials , such as granite is freely available in the land itself thereby redusing the construction cost. water is totally free and electricity is from local hydro power staion where the cost if far lower than from the nation grid. provisions are there for lands own hydropower station as there are two year round water streams running either side of the proposed land. Our aim , building this hotel is to cater ever increasing number of foreign tourists and locals alike. this place will be a paradise for nature lovers, honeymooners and holiday makers who needs to get away from city. there are two hotels currently operating successfully in the same area, but about 100M higher than the altitude of the propesed land, without any water streams or narural pools, where this proposed land has them all. the theme of this hotel is to mingle with nature, without harming it and to provide wonderfull experiance to its vistors and guests. provided with locally made fruits and food, drinks and indigenous medical treatements. (URL removed) surrounding, the true nature and the picturique view and the nature with endemic flora and fauna will definitely amazed it clients/guests. our aim also to help the local community by providing jobs and they will be the suppliers to us. Management Team: i , being the owner of the property, had been working in UAE for Signature Clubs International for Housekeeping Department where i have obtained first hand operational knowledge. i would like to have that experiance put for use in this project. And my brother, who is also a my accociate, is a professional in Plumbing and HVAC Fields, known to the area very well and a donor to the temple in the area. we both, infact have close relationship with the village and its people also we have fullest support and cooperation from the local govermental bodies. Local and international marketting, promotion will be done by us, and management as well. we will appriciate investors involment in promoting the hotel overseas. Our staf will include, 1) Resident Manger 2) Overseer for hotel maintenance,Reception, house keeping and the Kitchen 3) Four room boys 4) well trained chef with 3 local kitchen assistants. yearly income below is lowest possible occupancy level predicted. Return On Investment: inncial investment will be 40,000UK (URL removed) will be fully utilized for DEsign and construct the 6 cottages along with service areas such as kitchen, dinning and reception areas. Project will be registered in BOI ( Board of Investment ) Sri lanka and we can gain all the tax consessions and tax holidays. Loan from a local bank will be obtained for further development before the completion of construction, and at least 30 to 40% of investment will be paid back to the investor with interest. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------