Hiru Om Ayurveda Resort

COMFORT

The newly built Hiru Om Ayurveda Resort opened its doors in October 2022, inviting you - following the proven Hiru concept - on an Ayurvedic journey to self-discovery. The fourth hotel of the Hiru Group, located a short walk (about 10 minutes) from the 'parent house' Hiru Villa in Maggona, impresses not only with its beautifully landscaped botanical garden (about 2.5 acres) with ancient trees and its direct location on a spacious bay with a beautiful private beach but also with the spirituality, attention to detail, and artistic freedom of the architects felt everywhere. From the unique decorations in the garden, tasteful details on walls and ceilings, to a cheeky ship that welcomes you next to the beautiful pool. The extensive garden includes dignified trees, exotic flowers and bushes, ponds, and quiet spots, as well as a Bodhi tree, a descendant of the approximately 2,000-year-old original from Anuradhapura, under which Buddha is said to have found enlightenment according to legend. The tree was brought from India to Sri Lanka and today enjoys the status of a national sanctuary.

The charming town of Maggona is located on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, about 3 miles north of Beruwela.

In the round-built, open restaurant on the ground floor, which attracts attention with its artistic wall paintings, you can expect individually tailored Sinhalese and Ayurvedic dishes as a menu (optionally vegetarian, partly white fish). The ingredients are partly sourced from the hotel's own vegetable garden. This also invites you to harvest some vegetables yourself and have them prepared by the kitchen.

In the 7 treatment rooms, experience daily Ayurvedic treatments. Qualified Ayurvedic doctors and therapists practice with great expertise and care, in harmony with the Hiru philosophy. Some treatments, such as Ayurvedic foot or facial massages or even the final flower bath, are often conducted in the garden during good weather. This allows you to relax and discover a new, wonderful piece of art in the garden each day while your body is gently cared for.

Yoga

Yoga and meditation are perfectly suited in the expansive facility to align body, mind, and soul, and to effectively support the Ayurvedic treatments. Experience your asanas and breathing exercises either in the open yoga pavilion in the garden with a sea view or, weather permitting, on the 1st floor in the meditation room.

In addition to the intensive spa treatments, there is enough space and time for relaxing reading or walking in the garden or on the beautiful beach. Tranquility and idyll are very important here. You are also welcome to use the saltwater pool for relaxation for the senses. You can also pursue various leisure activities outside the resort, talk to the Hiru team happy to do so. Ideas would include excursions to the authentic fishing village of Maggona or by tuk tuk to the nearby towns of Kalutara or Beruwala, as well as boat and island trips.

Hiru and the Om Symbol

Once the resort was supposed to be designed in the shape of an Om symbol. Structurally, this was not realized, but the power of Om can be found, among other things, in the garden in a beautiful rock formation. The meaning of Om is celebrated worldwide - especially in yoga - so yoga classes often end with the Om mantra. The symbol Om ("Aum") consists of three letters and denotes the 3 states of consciousness awake (A), dreaming (U) and deep sleep (M).