Roman Lake nestles in an enchanted forest on the edge of one of Sri Lanka’s largest inland waterways, the Maduganga. Pristine mangroves mingle with languid waters and a tropical forest to create the Maduganga, a unique and unspoiled space and one of the country’s best kept secrets. Eight spacious suites provide the ultimate in privacy and seclusion in one of nature’s most secret hideouts. Each suite is equipped with a flat screen television, a state-of-the-art I-pod charger with speakers, coffee and tea making facilities, and a mini-bar. Five rooms on the upper level come with a private Jacuzzi, in the front balcony over looking the waters. Roman Lake has been designed by Channa Daswatte, one Asia’s leading architects. The hotel’s raw concrete, burnished teak and polished glass, blend effortlessly with the adjoining forest to create a place of secrecy, seclusion and magic. The resort’s swimming pool sits easily on its lawns, creating a space of rejuvenation, tranquility and well being. Nestling in the fishing hamlet of Balapitiya and between the well known seaside destinations of Bentota and Hikkaduwa, Maduganga provides ‘tranquility like no other’. The archipelago, with its enchanting necklace of islands, including the smallest at 10 x 10, and populated by a small and hospitable fishing community, stands a world apart.