Giveaway: 5 Nights in a Suite in Sri Lanka Plus Dinner and Massages

by Gary Leff

I love Sri Lanka. And since I’ve been to the Maldives each of the past 5 years, it’s been easy to visit, as the capital Colombo is less than 500 miles away. There is no such thing as bad Sri Lankan food and I even go out of my way to stop for Sri Lankan when flying out of New York JFK.

I was back in Colombo earlier this year, and I’d go back in a heartbeat but want to spend more time outside the capital than I have so far.

One of my readers will get the chance before I will because I’m giving away a stay at MAYA Sri Lanka.

In fact I’m giving away 5 nights in a suite at the property including:

  • Sri Lankan dinner for 2
  • Massages for 2
  • Cooking class for 2

The hotel is a 3 hour drive from Colombo, or a 35 minute air taxi from there. It’s a true boutique and exclusive property with just 5 suites. Here’s the Luxury Travel Diary review of the hotel.

The property seems to get perfect reviews and has received a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ from TripAdvisor.

Pro tip: MAYA Sri Lanka is a Mr. and Mrs. Smith boutique hotel and is just up the road from Amanwella. Lovers of luxury travel know what that means. Grab a taxi super cheap and spend an evening or two drinking cocktails around the pool at Amanwella.

This is a very special giveaway, thanks to my good friends at Luxury Travel Diary. Regular readers know them as a high-end travel blog with great reviews. They’re based in the UK and run travel auctions with real bargains.

As I’ve said before, folks who already know about these auctions don’t like this added attention, because there don’t seem to be enough bidders for many of their best offerings relative to the value available. Some of their items go way too cheap.

This prize is being given away by the hotel and Luxury Travel Diary, I’m just helping to highlight it and randomly select the winner.

To enter: leave a comment on this post with your favorite item up for auction at Luxury Travel Diary, or why you would choose to stay at Maya. You may enter two times if you wish and answer those two questions one time each in separate comments.

Contest deadline and drawing winner: Entries close Friday, June 24 at Noon eastern. I will draw winner with the assistance of random.org.

The fine print: Advance booking is required and it’s subject to availability. Terms and conditions apply. Winner will have one week to respond to email notifying of the prize, otherwise the prize will be forfeit and made available to another reader.

For avoidance of doubt, I have no affiliation with Luxury Travel Diary or Maya. I am not getting anything in exchange for running this giveaway other than an opportunity to share the place with readers.

The hotel is solely responsible for providing prize to winner. All decisions made in the course of running this giveaway are final and unappealable and your entry signifies your acceptance. The goal here is to make readers aware of a pretty cool auction opportunity, and to give away a stay. So please don’t make it hard on me for doing so!

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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Comments

  1. I’m already going to Sri Lanka with my wife & son. The Maya in Tangalle looks like it would be a beautiful relaxing oasis at the end of a month long trip.

  3. I’m currently planning a trip to Sri Lanka, the Maldives & Myanmar next year and it would be lovely to stay at the MAYA, especially with the added bonus of the cooking class! Fingers crossed.

  5. Maya Sri Lanka sounds like a dream. I’ve dreamt of visiting Sri Lanka since I read Arthur C. Clarke’s books and learned aabout Kandy, Trrncomalee and more. The terrible war put my desires to visit away for a long time, but now I yearn for Sri Lanka.

  6. I would choose Maya simply because I have never been to this part of the world! What an amazing opportunity and to stay in luxury.

  9. We had a great time two years ago in Sri Lanka and I would love to stay at the Maya to get another chance to visit. Plus great food!

  10. My favorite thing on offer now is the 7 Suite Nights In The Heart Of Sri Lanka, Close To Aman Resorts Amanwella because it would give more time in Sri Lanka. And at 150 pounds it is a steal!

  11. The Arecibo Chalet in Puerto Rico looks awesome! There are so many great auctions!

  12. My favorite thing on offer is the 3 nights at the stunning serene Pavilions Resort in Sri Lanka.

  13. My favorite item up for auction is the luxury villa for 4 night for 6 people in Koh Samui! Wowza!

  17. Favorite auction item: Cabo San Lucas, because remarkably I’ve never been to Mexico….

  18. The 4 nights st Koh Sumao villa sounds wonderful and is my current favorite up for bid.

  21. Since living and working in Asia I always wanted to travel to Sri Lanka but never had the chance. This would make for an awesome surprise honeymoon for my bride to be.

  23. I wasn’t aware of an actual Greek Riviera but why not check out the Astir Palace and see how it compares. For roughly $100 for 3 nights, I’ll have to look into it.

  25. I’ll love to visit Sri Lanka for many reasons and the most important being my best friend is from there…

  26. I want to stay at the Maya on my way to the hills of Sri Lanka tea country. I love high elevation destinations in the tropics. It’s cool in the shade, but one can warm up quickly by stepping into the sunlight.

  27. 4 nights at the Poseidon in Greece sounds amazing. Specially for that price. That would be my favorite auction.

  28. My favorite up for bid is 2 Nights, In., dinner and drinks at the Berlin Maritim Hotel.

  29. Sri Lanka remains on my short bucket list now that I’m into retirement, and Maya Sri Lanka seems to be the dream spot for that adventure.

  31. I think my favorite auction would be the 2 nights at the stunning Paresa Resort in Phuket, Thailand.

    I would just love to go to Thailand 🙂

  33. Sweet Website! I am going to try this out next vacation. For now my favorite auction up for grabs is 4 Nights At The Poseidonion Grand Hotel In Spetses, Greece going for 161 pounds. We are planning a europe trip next year and something like this would be great!

  34. Sri Lanka has been on a short list of where to go next in Southeast Asia. I fawn over the Maya. Last year, my wife and I took a tram ride up the mountain just outside of Lucerne, Switzerland. We were seated across from 2 friends from Sri Lanka. When we came back down, we were shown pictures of the country on my new friend’s cell phone. They were gorgeous, We exchanged emails after our brief encounter and Dian stayed in touch with us, even friended us on Facebook. I would love to be able to tell him that we’re really coming for a visit, with a suite at the Mata!

  37. My favorite item up for auction is the stay in Koh Samui for 4 nights for 6 people.

  38. The “Maya” pictures are just fabulous and I would love to take my wife there. I’ve worked with a number of Sri Lanka people in UAE and “Maya” seems a wonderful choice for staying in country

  39. I have a trip to Sri Lanka planned for August with my girlfriend and would love to stay at Maya.

  41. Have always wanted to go to Belize.

    3 nights at Sleeping Giant Rainforest Lodge in Belize, Central America

  42. My favorite item for auction is: 2 Night Eco Retreat In A Luxury Ec(H)O Yurt In Scotland

  45. We were meant to go to Sri Lanka a couple of years ago and had to cancel. So a stay at the Maya would be great compensation, thanks.

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