The exceptional standard of service offered by Mount Lavinia Hotel has earned us awards and certifications for quality, from many organizations both local and foreign.
- The ISO 22000 Food Safety Management Certification from the Sri Lanka Standards Institution. This standard provides for a food safety management system that incorporates all generally recognized key elements to ensure food safety along the entire food chain, right up to the point of consumption.
- Mount Lavinia Hotel was the first hotel to obtain HACCP Food Safety Certification, in 2004.
- The hotel's Youth Trainee Programme won the PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Grand Award for Education & Training. This is one of the highest accolades for organizations which strive to promote the travel sector and was all the more pertinent as it was received in 2006 when the hotel celebrated the 200th anniversary of its original building.
The exceptional staff members of the hotel have also earned many awards, which in turn has brought honour and glory to this beach resort.
- Master Chef Dr. T. Publis Silva, Director Culinary Arts and Promotions of the hotel, won the Presidential Award for 'Exceptional Individual 2007’ at the inaugural Presidential Travel and Tourism Award Ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat in January 2000.
- Mount Lavinia Hotel Wins Gold For Best Web 2012 (Overall Web)
- Mount Lavinia Hotel Wins Gold For Best Web 2012 (Best Corporate Web)
- MLH awarded Travelife Gold
- MLH awarded Silver Certificate for Earth Check 2011
- Best Tourism Website for Year 2010
- Mount Lavinia Hotel Wins Gold For Best Web 2010
Efficient energy use, is the goal of efforts at MLH to reduce the amount of energy required on their products and services. The engineering team at MLH practice that insulation allows the building to use less heating and cooling energy to achieve and maintain a comfortable temperature. Installing fluorescent lights or natural skylights reduces the amount of energy required to attain the same level of illumination compared to using traditional incandescent light bulbs. Compact fluorescent lights use two-thirds less energy and lasting 6 to 10 times longer than incandescent lights. Indeed MLH has taken these to heart with making these their best practices and finally achieving a place amongst the very best in the hotel industry for being conservationists, at the National Energy Awards held recently.
Some of the measures MLH has taken and indeed been rewarded for are:
250W lights being changed to 80W energy saving lights ·Change of Chiller set point without compromising on quality and efficiency ·
Change of guest corridors and room lights to CFL(compact fluorescent lighting) ·
Insulation to steam lines and chill water lines that have been exposed ·
Switching on perimeters lights according to dusk to day light ·
Being alert and adjusting the room thermostats to 24°C ·
Fixed variable speed drives on pumps ·
Fixed timers and motion sensors for better control in lighting in sea and garden wing ·
Fixed energy saving card switches in all guest rooms in sea and garden wings ·
Conducting workshops to team members on how to reduce energy and save by introducing technology and energy saving equipment
Legendary International Hotel School wins award at Sri Lanka Tourism Awards
At the recently held Sri Lanka Tourism Awards, The International Hotel School affiliated with the Mount Lavinia Hotel Group won the award for small scale enterprise in the discipline of Tourism Education and Training Efforts. The efforts at the International Hotel School not only provide a launching pad for those interested in taking up careers in the Hospitality Industry. “We also focus on a Holistic Training Programme which will cultivate and nurture Leadership Qualities and Quality Contributors to the Industry.”
The Objective of the training in addition to Hospitality Skills, Life Skills, Grooming and Etiquettes, Moral and Character Building. Their aim is to train Youth from a grass root level enabling them to emerge as an asset to the hotel or hospitality trade in Sri Lanka, and indeed sustaining their livelihood. The curriculum contains a unique blend of Theory and Practical which makes the courses exciting and rewarding at the school. The certificate issued from the International Hotel School is recognized the world over hence the possession of a certificate is a passport to employment, as students require no more further recommendation. The international Hotel School has an alumni of over 500 students who are currently working internationally and locally at Managerial levels and many more other positions.
As the Chairman of Mount Lavinia Hotel, Mr.Sanath Ukwatte’s vision to offer equal opportunities to the Rural Youth in Hospitality Education in the rural villages itself. The concept of “Gama hada rata hadamu.“ : this enables deserving youth to study Hospitality Education without any additional expenses by living out of home. “He strongly believes that hospitality education is not only for the privileged in the main cities but it should be a privilege for rural youth also. It was his opinion that the technology should go to the village and that too at grass root level.”
The International Hotel School’s collective conviction that a truly prospering and humane region requires holistic investments in its youth and their development undoubtedly securing a great future for Sri Lanka, is indeed the ultimate objective of the International Hotel School of the Mount Lavinia Hotel Group.
Mr M N Hulangamuwe – Principal of the Hotel School states, “We are proud to add that the International Hotel School is the only functional hotel school in Sri Lanka with the history of 21 years.”
The International Hotel School - ( IHS ) is situated in the vicinity of Mount Lavinia Hotel and students receive a supervised practical training in hands-on learning activities offered by Mount Lavinia Hotel.
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