Jetwing Vil Uyana
Jetwing Vil Uyana is a boutique eco hotel situated in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka. Jetwing Vil Uyana was launched in 2006 and inspired by the Barnes Wetland, London. Jetwing Vil Uyana is owned and operated by the Sri Lankan hotel chain Jetwing Hotels. The hotel was built in 2006 by converting an abandoned paddy field into an artificial wetland. Environmental architect Sunela Jayawardena designed the hotel. The hotel is known for its sustainability. In 2023, Condé Nast Traveller listed the hotel among the 15 best eco-hotels in the world.
History and architecture
Jetwing Vil Uyana was launched in 2006 and was inspired by the Barnes Wetland, London. Jetwing Vil Uyana has featured in National Geographic Traveler's 2013 June edition of "The World's Best Ecolodges". Jetwing Vil Uyana is constructed on an artificially built wetland. The hotel is situated in the vicinity of Sigiriya. Sunela Jayawardena who is known for her environmental architecture, designed the hotel. In 2004, an abandoned paddy field was converted into a 28-acre nature reserve.Sustainability
In 2023, Condé Nast Traveller named the hotel as one of the 15 best eco-hotels in the world. Jetwing Hotels started the Jetwing Youth Development Project in 2006. Under the JYDP, the company offered a job training program for local youth around the Jetwing Vil Uyana Hotel. At the end of the program, about 50 graduates were hired by Jetwing. The JYDP programme has won several awards over the years.The faunal diversity of the hotel has increased since the construction of the hotel. The biodiversity of the hotel consists of 157 bird species, 29 mammalian species, and several butterfly, reptilian and amphibian species. A study conducted on the hotel in 2017 concluded that Jetwing Vil Uyana employs innovative marketing activities. Multi-dimensional innovations such as the novel hotel concept have implemented by the hotel to gain competitive advantage through differentiation.