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Shangri-La Hambantota Golf Resort & Spa
Hambantota, Sri Lanka · Shangri-La · High Luxury
Opened in June 2016 across 58 hectares on Sri Lanka's southern coast, Shangri-La Hambantota is the largest resort on the island and the first, and still the only, to contain its own championship golf course. Rodney Wright's 18-hole, par-70 layout runs through a former sapphire mine, across coconut-palm fairways, and over dunes above the Indian Ocean, USGA-rated on land that once sat on the Spice Route.
- 300 rooms
- Opened 2016
- Neighborhood: Sittarakala Watta
- Rooms from 517 sq ft (48 m²)
- Architect: Chao Tse Ann & Partners Pte Ltd
- Interiors: TID Associates
About Shangri-La Hambantota Golf Resort & Spa
- The 18-hole golf course is built partly over a former sapphire mine, one of three distinct landscape zones the layout passes through, alongside a coconut-palm plantation section and a dune section with Indian Ocean views.
- At 58 hectares (roughly 145 acres), Shangri-La Hambantota is the largest resort in Sri Lanka by land area, and its beachfront runs for more than 1.6 kilometres.
- Hambantota, where the resort sits, was founded as Magampura in 200 BC and was the centre of a major Sinhalese civilisation before becoming a port on the Arab and European Spice Route; the resort borders the sacred pilgrimage city of Kataragama and is within 30 minutes of Yala National Park.
- Sri Lanka's first resort golf course opened here in June 2016, and the resort still holds the island's only championship course of its own.
- Entry-level rooms start at 517 sq ft (48 m²).
History
Opened in June 2016 across 58 hectares on Sri Lanka's southern coast, along the old Spice Route, Shangri-La Hambantota is the largest resort on the island and the first, and still the only, to contain its own championship golf course. Rodney Wright's 18-hole, par-70 layout runs through a former sapphire mine, across coconut-palm fairways, and over dunes above the Indian Ocean. The city was founded as Magampura in 200 BC; the resort sits near Kataragama and Udawalawe National Park.
The setting
35 km from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. Overlooks Laccadive Sea.
Restaurants and bars
- Bojunhala — Restaurant · Sri Lankan and international buffet
- Sera — Restaurant · Island flavours and Asian hawker-inspired
- Gimanhala — Restaurant · Sri Lankan
- Ulpatha — Restaurant
Experiences
- Shangri-La Golf and Country Club 18-hole course — Sri Lanka's premier 18-hole championship course by Rodney Wright, par 70, in a coconut plantation above the Indian Ocean.
- Chi Ayurveda Spa — A serene Ayurveda-focused spa offering traditional massage, treatments and Ayurvedic treatments with an Ayurvedic doctor.
- Artisan village — Celebrates local crafts, with pottery and ceramic making, wood carving, painting, batik and mask-making.
- Water park and swimming pools — Three swimming pools and a water park.
- Flying trapeze — Flying trapeze activity listed under Action and Fun.
- Kite-making and flying — Kite-making and kite flying activities.
Amenities
- spa
- 18-hole golf course
- 3 outdoor pools
- water park
- kids club
- artisan village
- private beach
- fitness centre
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Tennis
- Butler service
Awards
- Traveller Review Awards 8.8/10 (2026)
- Best Five-Star Resort (2024)
- Best Spa and Wellness Center (2024)
- Sri Lanka's Leading Beach Resort (2023)
- 2022)
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