Sri Lanka KumbukRiver named among top 20 spectacular hotels

Aug 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s KumbukRiver has been included in a list of the world’s top 20 most unusual hotels, just announced by an international portal dedicated to the unusual and the audacious, a statement said. The list includes Dubai’s landmark Burj al Arab and the Galactic, the first-ever hotel in space, the KumbukRiver statement said.

KumbukRiver is a 16-acre eco-resort in Buttala, on the banks of a river on the edge of the Yala wildlife park in the island's south.

The majority in the hot list of amazing hotels ranging from the world’s most costliest and dazzling to the most audacious small wonders is from Europe and USA.

"Only Sri Lanka and Japan figure from the Asian continent with Japan’s famous high-tech 'Capsule' hotel taking the honors for Asia along with KumbukRiver, the statement said.