Galle Fort Hotel Presented with UNESCO Asia- Pacific Heritage Award

The 2007 UNESCO Asia – Pacific Heritage Award of Distinction, for heritage conservation, was presented to Galle Fort Hotel by Richard Engelhardt, UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific at a presentation ceremony jointly organized by UNESCO and the Galle Heritage Foundation.

The jury panel on making the award has cited “This carefully considered transformation of an abandoned historic residential compound into a stylish luxury boutique hotel has evocatively captured the spirit of place of the colonial World Heritage fortified town of Galle...”