AWARD WINNING HOTELS
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With numerous international awards for high quality cuisine, service excellence, building conservation and environmental care being awarded, our hotels have been recognized as being among the top hotels in Sri Lanka.With over three decades in the hotels industry, our expertise in hotel design, building and management is complemented by our dedication and commitment to excellence in everything we offer. We are proud to be one of the most awarded hotels in Sri Lanka.
HERITANCE KANDALAMA
| AWARDS | AWARDING AUTHORITY | YEAR | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Globe21 Commitments to Environmental Improvement Award | Green Globe Asia Pacific | 1994 | Awarded |
| Green Globe21 Commendation Award | Green Globe Asia Pacific | 1996 | Commendation Award |
| Green Globe21 | Green Globe Asia Pacific | 1997 | Commendation Award |
| Green Globe21 Commendation Award | Green Globe Asia Pacific | 1998 | Commendation Award |
| Good food award – Two rosettes | SAGA | 1997 | – |
| Environmental Award | Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science | 1997 | – |
| Culinary Excellence | Chef Guild of Sri Lanka | 1997 | Gold |
| Good food award – Two rosettes | SAGA | 1998 | – |
| Good food award – Three rosettes | SAGA | 1999 | – |
| Good food award – Two rosettes | SAGA | 2000 | – |
| Green Leaf – environmental education | PATA | 2000 | Gold |
| Best Green Tourism | Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) | 2000 | Front Runner Award |
| Thomson Award | Thomson travel Agent | 2000 | Gold |
| LEED Award (Green Building) | – | 2000 | Bronze |
| Award for paper submitted to the UN commission on Sustainable Development | World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTL) | 2000 | – |
| Ultimate Service Award | CNN | 2001 | – |
| One of the top 15 Green Hotels in the World | Recognized by the US based “Leisure Travel” magazine | 2001 | – |
| Travel and tourism Exchange Award | Indian National Trust of Art | 2001 | – |
| Green Planet Award | Kuoni | 2003 | – |
| Good food award – Two rosettes | SAGA | 2004 | – |
| The President’s Environmental Award | The Central Environmental Authority | 2004 | – |
| Group 5S Competition | Aitken Spence Group | 2004 | – |
| Good food award – Three rosettes | SAGA | 2005 | – |
| Green Planet Award | Kuoni | 2005/2006 | – |
| Community Leader | Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) | 2005 | Gold |
| Bird Friendly Resort Award | Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka | 2005 | – |
| 2 Star Award | Ministry of Industries – Central Province | 2006 | – |
| Super Brands Award | Sri Lanka Super Brand Council | 2006/2008 | – |
| HOTEL CLUB Hotel Award | Best Hotels and Resorts in Asia | 2007 | – |
| Award for Special Projects on CSR Infrastructure | The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce | 2007 | Winners |
| 3 Star Award – Large Services | Central Province (IDB) | 2007 | Gold |
| Presidential Award for Travel & Tourism – 5 Star Resort | Ministry of Tourism | 2007 | – |
| National HRM Award | Chartered Institute of Human Resource | 2007 | Silver |
| National Cleaner Production | National Cleaner Production Centre | 2008 | Bronze |
| National Cleaner Production Award For Energy Efficiency | National Cleaner Production Centre | 2008 | Merit Award |
| Presidential Award for Travel & Tourism – 5 Star Resort | Ministry of Tourism | 2008 | – |
| Best Cooperate Citizen Awards – Environment | The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce | 2008 | – |
| National Productivity Award – Central Province | National Productivity Secretariat | 2009 | Silver |
| National Productivity Award | National Productivity Secretariat | 2009 | Bronze |
| National Cleaner Production | National Cleaner Production Centre | 2009 | Gold |
| National Cleaner Production – Energy Efficiency | National Cleaner Production Centre | 2009 | Excellence |
| National Cleaner Production – Water Efficiency | National Cleaner Production Centre | 2009 | Excellence |
| National Cleaner Production – Material Efficiency | National Cleaner Production Centre | 2009 | Excellence |
| Group 5S Competition – Best Cost saving Practice | Aitken Spence Group 5S | 2010 | Special Commendation |
| Group 5S Competition – Most Innovation 5S practice | Aitken Spence Group | 2010 | 2nd Runner Up |
| Green Sri Lanka (Environmental Conservation Optimising Energy efficiency and natural resources) | RTP/TEM/SLSEA | 2009 | – |
| Presidential Award for Travel & Tourism – 5 Star Resort | Ministry of Tourism | 2009 | Gold Award |
| Presidential Award for Travel & Tourism – 5 Star Resort – Hall of Fame | Ministry of Tourism | 2009 | – |
| National HRM Award 2009 | Chartered Institute of Human Resource | 2009 | Hall of Fame |
| National Productivity Award – Central Province | National Productivity Secretariat | 2009 | Silver |
| Conde Nast World Saver Award 2010 for Environmental and Cultural preservation | – | 2010 | Gold Awards |
| National Cleaner Production Award – Energy Efficiency | Vedulka SLEMA | 2010 | |
| Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Award | Responsible Toursim Asia Pasific | 2010 | Best hotel |
| Award for Energy Efficiency | North Central Province | 2010 | Excellence |
| Best Coroperate Citizen Awards – Special Projects – Environment | The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce | 2010 | |
| Tourism Award for Best Host Hotel – Eco Tourism | Ministry of Tourism | 2010 | (Awared in 2011) |
| Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authoraty Award | Vedulka SLEMA | 2010 | Silver |
| Special Project CSR For Environment | The Ceylon Chamber of Commence | 2010 | Merit Award |
| Green Apple Environment Award – Built Environment in the International | – | – | – |
| Private Sector category | The Green Organization UK | 2011 | Gold Award |
| Most Outstanding Regional Team (Cultural Triangle) – Culinary Art 2011 | Chefs Guild of SL | 2011 | – |
| SL Energy Efficiency Awards 2011 – Large Scale – Hotel Sector | SL Sustainable Energy Authority | 2011 | Gold Flame Award |
| Green Hero Awards for Enviornmental Projects | The Green Organization UK | 2011 | – |
| Tourims Award for Best Green Practices in Accomodation | Ministry of Tourism | 2011 | – |
| Tourims Award for Best Practices in Green Architecture | Ministry of Tourism | 2011 | – |
| Trip Advisor Execellence Award | Trip Advisor | 2012 | – |
| Finalist in the Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Award | Wild Asia Organization | 2012 | Finalist |
| National Productivity Award | National Productivity Secretariat | 2012 | “A” Level |
| Conde Nast World Saver Award – Large resorts doing it all category | Conde Nast Travller | 2013 | Winner |
| Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Award – Resource efficiency category | Responsible Toursim Asia Pasific | 2013 | Finalist |
| Most Outstanding Culinary Team – Culinary Art 2013 | Chef Guild of Sri Lanka | 2013 | 1st runner up |
| Sustainable Development in Tourism Awards – Diversey Special Recognition Award | Skål International | 2013 | Winner |
HERITANCE AHUNGALLA
| AWARDS | AWARDING AUTHORITY | YEAR | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 5S Competition | Aitken Spence Group | 2003/2004 | Championship Award |
| Best Thomas Cook Property | Thomas Cook | 2003 | Partners in Excellence Award |
| Group 5S Competition | Aitken Spence Group | 2007 | 1st Runner up |
| Green Planet Award | – | 2007 | – |
| National Cleaner Production | NCPC | 2008 | Silver |
| National Cleaner Production – Energy Efficiency | NCPC | 2008 | Excellence Award |
| National Cleaner Production – Water Efficiency | NCPC | 2008 | Excellence Award |
| National Cleaner Production – Energy Efficiency | NCPC | 2009 | Bronze |
| National Cleaner Production – Water Efficiency | NCPC | 2009 | Merit Award |
| Winner of the highest single medal tally | Culinary Art 2010 – Chefs Guild of SL | 2010 | – |
| National Cleaner Production – Service Sector | NCPC | 2010 | Gold |
| National Cleaner Production – Energy Efficiency | NCPC | 2010 | Merit Award |
| National Cleaner Production – Water Efficiency | NCPC | 2010 | Excellence Award |
| National Cleaner Production – Material Efficiency | – | 2010 | Excellence Award |
| Tourism Award for Best 5 Star Resort | Ministry of Tourism | 2010 | (Awarded in 2011) |
| Best Hotel Team – Culinary Art 2011 | Chefs Guild of SL | 2011 | – |
| Best Culinary Team – Culinary Art 2011 | Chefs Guild of SL | 2011 | – |
| Most Outstanding Regional Team | – | – | |
| (Southern Province) – Culinay Art 2011 | Chefs Guild of SL | 2011 | – |
| Large Scale Hotel Sector – Energy Efficiency Awards 2011 | SL Sustainable Energy Authority | 2011 | Bronze Flame Award |
| Trip Advisor Execellence Award | Trip Advisor | 2012 | – |
| Large Scale Hotel Sector – Energy Efficiency Awards 2012 | Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority and | 2012 | Merit Certificate |
| National Green Awards 2012 | The Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka | 2012 | Gold |
| Most Outstanding Culinary Team – Culinary Art 2013 | Chefs Guild of SL | 2013 | – |
| Best Regional Hotel – Culinary Art 2013 | Chefs Guild of SL | 2013 | – |
| Most Outstanding Hotel – Culinary Art 2013 | Chefs Guild of SL | 2013 | – |
| Large Scale Hotel Sector – National Energy Efficiency Awards 2013 | SL Sustainable Energy Authority | 2013 | Silver |
HERITANCE TEA FACTORY
| AWARDS | AWARDING AUTHORITY | YEAR | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Asian Architectural Award | Bangladesh | 1996 | – |
| Most Innovative Product Award | Travel and Tourism Fair – Ahmedabad | 1996 | – |
| Building Conservation Award | The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors – England | 2000 | – |
| Asia Pacific Heritage | UNESCO | 2001 | Merit Award |
| One of the 100 best Places to Stay in the World | Sunday Times of UK | 2007 | – |
| Star Awards – Best Performing Entrepreneurs (Medium Scale – | – | – | – |
| Service Sector – Central Province) | – | 2009 | Runners Up |
| Asia Pacific Property Awards for best construction & design | Asia Pacific Property Awards | 2010 | – |
| (Over 50 rooms) | – | – | – |
| National Cleaner Production – Service Sector | NCPC | 2010 | Silver |
| National Cleaner Production – Energy Efficiency | NCPC | 2010 | Excellence Award |
| National Cleaner Production – Water Efficiency | NCPC | 2010 | Excellence Award |
| National Cleaner Production – Material Efficiency | NCPC | 2010 | Excellence Award |
| 5S Productivity Award – Central Provincial Best Performing | – | – | – |
| Entrepreneurs – Service Sector | Dept. of Industries and Enterprise Promotion | 2010 | – |
| Star Awards – Best Performing Entrepreneurs (Medium Scale) | Dept. of Industries and Enterprise Promotion | 2010 | – |
| Tourism Award for Best 4 Star Resort | Ministry of Tourism | 2010 | – |
| Green Apple Environment Award – Architectural Heritage in the | – | – | – |
| International Private Sector category | The Green Organization UK | 2011 | Gold Award |
| SL Energy Efficiency Awards 2011 – Large Scale – Hotel Sector | SL Sustainable Energy Authority | 2011 | Silver Flame Award |
| Green Hero Awards for Enviornmental Projects | The Green Organization UK | 2011 | – |
| PATA Grand Awards for Heritage and Culture | Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) | 2012 | Grand Award |
| Green Apple Environment Award for the Bio Mass Gasifier | The Green Organization UK | 2012 | Gold Award |
| Trip Advisor Excellence Award | Trip Advisor | 2012 | – |
| Large Scale Hotel Sector – Energy Efficiency Awards 2012 | Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority and | 2012 | Merit Certificate |
| General Country Side – Sustainable Development in | SKAL International South Korea | 2012 | – |
| Tourism Award 2012 | – | – | – |
| Finalist in the Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Award | Wild Asia Organization | 2012 | – |
| Best Green Hotel and Energy Conservation Champion – | – | – | – |
| EU-SWITCH Asia Greening Hotels Awards 2012 | Ceylon Chamber of Commerce | 2012 | – |
EARLS REGENCY
| AWARDS | AWARDING AUTHORITY | YEAR | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5S Competition | Aitken Spence Group | 2005 | 2nd Place |
| 5S Productivity Award – Large Scale Service Sector | Industrial Development Authority (Central Province) | 2005 | 1st Place |
| Best Entrepreneur through 5S | Industrial Development Authority (Central Province) | 2005 | – |
| 5S Competition – Tourism | Aitken Spence Group | 2006 | 1st Place |
| 5S Competition – Overall | Aitken Spence Group | 2006 | 1st Place |
| 5S Competition – Overall | Aitken Spence Group | 2007 | 1st Place |
| 5S Competition – Tourism | Aitken Spence Group | 2007 | 1st Place |
| National Productivity Award | National Productivity Secretariat | 2007 | 1st Place |
| Provincial Productivity Award | National Productivity Secretariat | 2007 | – |
| Nagarayata Uyanwathu – Landscaping in Central Province | Governor and Provincial Council | 2007 | 1st Place |
| Achievement of Culinary Art | – | 2007 | – |
| Best Hotels and Resorts in Asia | Asia Pacific Hotel Club | 2007 | Finalist |
| Nagarayata Uyanwathu – Landscaping in Central Province | Governor and Provincial Council | 2008 | 1st Place |
| Star Award – Large Scale Service Sector | Dept. of Industrial Development & Enterprise | – | – |
| Nagarayata Uyanwathu – Landscaping in Central Province | Governor and Provincial Council | 2009 | 1st Place |
| Govenors Throphy for the best Garden in the Central Province | Ministry of Agricultura (Central Province) | 2009 | Governor’s Trophy |
| Group 5S Competiton – Hotel Sector | Aitken Spence Group | 2009 | 1st Runner – up |
| Group 5S Competiton – Most innovative 5S Practice | Aitken Spence Group | 2009 | Commendation |
| Group 5S Competiton – Best cost saving practice | Aitken Spence Group | 2009 | Commendation |
| 5S Champion Competition – Best Cost Saving Practicee | Aitken Spence Group | 2010 | Commendation |
| 5S Champion Competition – Best Computer 5S | Aitken Spence Group | 2010 | First Place |
| 5S Champion Competition – Best Cost Saving Practicee | Aitken Spence Group | 2011 | Commendation |
| 5S Champion Competition – Best Computer 5S | Aitken Spence Group | 2011 | First Place |