The Galle Face Hotel, South Asia’s leading Grande Dame celebrated the lighting of the Christmas tree in celebration of the festive season. The festivities began with friends from the hospitality and travel industry, other corporates and media along with their families who came together at the hotel for an enjoyable pre-Christmas experience. The evening was lived up with beautiful decorations and exquisite Christmas treats and desserts. Guests were also treated to a live performance by Metho Cantani at the Chequerboard with Santa and the Santarinas who made their way in a horse carriage to entertain the children and add sparkle to the night with cheer and good spirit. The Galle Face Hotel is a heritage landmark rooted to both Sri Lanka’s colonial past and its independent present, and takes pride in embracing and celebrating its rich history to deliver to tomorrow’s traveller. The hotel celebrates timeless grandeur with blended historical splendour and crafted modernity to form a new model for heritage properties. About the Galle Face Hotel: South Asia’s leading Grande Dame, the Galle Face Hotel is testimony to both Sri Lanka’s colonial past and its independent present. Celebrated within the hospitality world, it blends historical splendour with crafted modernity to form a new model for heritage properties. International guests are immersed in the Galle Face Hotel’s rich traditions and compelling stories, while Colombo society perceive the hotel as the most prestigious, desirable destination in the city for memorable dining and special events. Whether at the hotel for dinner or for a month-long stay, an experience of the Galle Face Hotel is one of timeless grandeur and exceptional hospitality. Celebrating 150 years, the Galle Face Hotel is one of the landmarks in Asia and was acclaimed as one of the best heritage Hotels in Sri Lanka in 2012. Further it is the first Hotel in the country to be featured on a postage stamp. About the Galle Face Hotel Group The Galle Face Hotel Group manages the hotel and leisure interest of Galle Face Hotel, Kandy Hotels PLC & Ceylon Hotels Corporation PLC. Under this banner are 3 distinct portfolios of businesses. The Deluxe Heritage Hotels Collection Galle Face Hotel in Colombo and Hotel Suisse & Queens Hotel in Kandy. Each hotel is a connected to Sri Lanka’s history, imbibed with the splendor of yesteryear while continuing to serve visitors, foreign and domestic is gracious surrounds. The Resorts Collection 4 hotels routed in some of Sri Lanka’s most special areas offer a modern facility with outstanding vista & access to experience this great country. The Lake Hotel Polonnaruwa, The Surf Hotel Bentota, The Safari Hotel Thissamaharama and The Lake House Polonnaruwa. Each of these recently refurbished hotels offers traditional Sri Lankan hospitality to visitors.

Photo caption: (Above) The Metho Cantati and (below) the conductor of the choir