Nayantara Fonseka unveils “Nyne” brand of leisure properties

 Nayanatara Fonseka (Taru) 

• Five properties get rebranded
• By November 2024 Nyne Hotels plans to open properties under management in Kandy, Habarana, Mirissa, Pamunugama, Jaffna, and Nuwara Eliya in addition to making Bentota the forties hub for tourism with three new properties nearing completion on the beach in Warahena

Nayantara Fonseka (fondly known as Taru) has formally announced the rebranding of certain properties previously under the brand “Taru Villas”.

Effective 1 April, the following properties, namely Rock Villa – Bentota, Muse – Bentota, Lake Lodge – Colombo, Leela Walawwa – Induruwa, and Mayur Lodge – Yala, will henceforth operate under the brand name “Nyne Hotels”. This announcement was made at an official gathering held at Lake Lodge late last month.

The rebranding to “Nyne Hotels” signifies a strategic repositioning and dissociation of these properties from the “Taru Villas” group.

Nyne Hotels is the sole brainchild of Nayantara Fonseka (Taru) and signifies her direct management and operational involvement in these entities going forward.

The “Nyne Life” brand commits to upholding and surpassing the highest standards of hospitality, providing world-class accommodation, service, food and beverage and a sensory-driven experience to its guests, striving to reach the epitome of hospitality in Sri Lanka. By November 2024, Nyne Hotels plans to open properties under management in six more locations namely, Kandy, Habarana, Mirissa, Pamunugama, Jaffna and Nuwara Eliya.

This is in addition to her plan for making Bentota the forties hub for tourism with three new properties nearing completion on the beach in Warahena. Nayantara Fonseka confirms her non-association with Taru Villas and the company known as Taru Villas Ltd. Whilst she expresses goodwill towards Taru Villas, a brand she founded with her partner Leana Pieris 22 years ago, she will now endeavour wholeheartedly on the development, expansion, and elevation of the “NYNE” brand.