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Jetwing Yala
Palatupana, Southern, Sri Lanka · Jetwing · Core Luxury
Murad Ismail, a protégé of Geoffrey Bawa, designed Jetwing Yala and opened it in January 2014 at Palatupana, on a coastal site the 2004 tsunami had struck. Its eighty rooms sit against the wilderness of Yala, and the hotel keeps one of the country's largest privately owned solar parks, a practical answer to a remote site.
- 80 rooms
- Opened 2014
- Rooms from 958 sq ft (89 m²)
- Architect: Murad Ismail
About Jetwing Yala
- Architect Murad Ismail, a protégé of Geoffrey Bawa, designed the 2014 house.
- Built on a coastal site impacted by the 2004 tsunami.
- Eighty rooms; among the largest privately owned solar parks in the country.
- Entry-level rooms start at 958 sq ft (89 m²).
History
Designed by architect Murad Ismail, a protégé of Geoffrey Bawa, Jetwing Yala opened in January 2014 on a Palatupana site impacted by the 2004 tsunami. Eighty rooms sit against the coastal wilderness, with one of the largest privately owned solar parks in Sri Lanka.
The setting
12 km from Buddhist Kirinda Vihara Maha Devi Temple.
Amenities
- 75-meter outdoor swimming pool
- On-site 300kW solar park and biomass boiler
- Luxury spa and wellness center
- Direct access to a swim-friendly beach stretch
- Resident naturalist for guided safaris and wildlife sightings
- Fitness center and gym
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