Mandara Resort and Spa in Weligama was awarded the “Golden Award” at the Matara Chamber of Commerce & Industry Annual Business awards. This was for the hotel’s unblemished superiority in quality assurance by considering various facts.

Managing Director, Sagara Palihawadana said that future plans for the hotel include the opening of another hotel in Nuwara Eliya in the near future.

Mandara Resort and Spa in Weligama is the second hotel project of Palihawadana, first being Mandara Rosen at Kataragama another four star luxury hotel.

In 2009 Mandara Resorts (Pvt.) Ltd, was opened as a B.O.I. company during the height of the terrorist activities to have a beach hotel to serve the customers requirement of a ‘long stay by the beach’. A land by the beach side of River Polatumodra was purchased by the Company overlooking Weligama Bay in the latter half of year 2003 for this purpose.

The hotel consisting thirty rooms of resort type with a financial cost of Rs. 350 million, approved by the Sri Lanka tourist Board , the hotel was constructed and commenced operations by the middle of year 2009.

The Resort hotel has a large open swimming pool with fiber optic lights to illuminate in the night. It was the first pool with fiber optic to be built in the South. Some rooms with their own plunge pools and others with Jacuzzis were constructed and the hotel is classified as a four star luxury boutique hotel.

In 2014 a banquet hall and another twenty rooms were added to facilitate the guests and which is presently in operation.