Club Hotel Dolphin brought honour to Sri Lanka by winning the ITS Red Star Award for the third consecutive year, By winning this award, Club Hotel Dolphin has been recognized as the very best in the country.

The ITS brand has the largest selection of hotels amongst the Tour Operators of the Travel and tourism division of REWE Group. The focus of the ITS program is on three-to-four star hotels. The ITS Red Star Award is awarded to the best and most popular 60 hotels worldwide. The selection for the award mainly focuses on three key factors - referrals from their guests, consistent high standards of service delivery, and high levels of guest satisfaction.
 
This club-concept hotel is located in the seaside hamlet of Waikkal and is just a half hour’s drive from the international airport and 90 minutes north of Colombo. This hotel has total of 150 rooms including 98 deluxe main rooms, and 50 individual cottages. The hotel has two pools – one of which is the largest pool in Sri Lanka. The hotel also offers to its guests a wide choice of activities such as tennis, squash, volleyball, badminton, darts, archery,
croquette and mini golf. The animation team keeps guests occupied with activities such as water aerobics, a club dance, bingo nights, karaoke evenings, fire limbos and animation shows. For those who prefer something more tranquil, a relaxing spa treatment or a lazy afternoon by the ‘quiet pool’ is available. Guests can also take an interesting tour of the Negombo churches that were built during the colonial period, or opt to visit Colombo on a shopping spree.
 
The REWE Group which presents this Award is a multi-national company and a diversified retail and tourism group based in Germany. Its current turnover is around 50.91 billion Euros, and it operates in 14 European countries and employs over 325,000 people in its trading and travel divisions. The hotel is managed by Serendib Leisure Management, a subsidiary of Hemas Holdings PLC.