Comments on: #01 Stardust Hotel http://www.arugam.info/2006/09/11/1-stardust-hotel/ Sri Lanka’s hidden pearl Fri, 16 May 2008 04:47:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Hotel Chatter http://www.arugam.info/2006/09/11/1-stardust-hotel/#comment-3011 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:00:56 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/09/11/1-stardust-hotel/#comment-3011 Nate Berkus‘s Stardust Beach Hotel Story Where: Sri Lanka Tue Jan 18, 2005 at 09:54:28 AM EST We aren‘t big Oprah watchers, forgive us if we are usually working weekdays at 4 PM, however, yesterday we set our Tivo‘s, after a reader informed us that designer Nate Berkus would make an appearance on Oprah, and recount his tsunami experience on the show. Oprah showed incredible exclusive footage, shot by hotel guests, during the tsunami, who were staying at different hotels in and around Sri Lanka‘s Arugam Bay. Arugam Bay, is home to world class surfing, and now the former home of many bohemian beach hotels, which have been subsequently wiped out by the storm. Only three hotels remain standing in Arugam Bay, two of which, the Siam View Hotel and the Hideway, have turned themselves into Red Cross headquarters. Nate was vacationing at the Stardust Beach Hotel when the tsunami hit, and the Stardust was one of the many Sri Lankin hotels that was pummeled into oblivion by the big wave. The Stardust‘s owner, Dane entrepreneur Peer Goodman, drowned along with his hotel, and was buried in a lagoon near the remains of his hotel. No doubt many, many, tsunami survivors have absolutely incredible stories, and many tsunami vicitims will never be able to tell their stories, however, it was powerful to listen to Nate tell his, and look at the absolutely incredible devestation to Arugam Bay Sri Lanka. If you are looking to help the check in here. (Of course there are plenty of other places). If you are looking for hotel damage reports, go here. Related Stories: · Goodwill Is Alive And Well After The Disaster [CNN] Nate Berkus‘s Stardust Beach Hotel Story

Where: Sri Lanka
Tue Jan 18, 2005 at 09:54:28 AM EST

We aren‘t big Oprah watchers, forgive us if we are usually working weekdays at 4 PM, however, yesterday we set our Tivo‘s, after a reader informed us that designer Nate Berkus would make an appearance on Oprah, and recount his tsunami experience on the show. Oprah showed incredible exclusive footage, shot by hotel guests, during the tsunami, who were staying at different hotels in and around Sri Lanka‘s Arugam Bay. Arugam Bay, is home to world class surfing, and now the former home of many bohemian beach hotels, which have been subsequently wiped out by the storm. Only three hotels remain standing in Arugam Bay, two of which, the Siam View Hotel and the Hideway, have turned themselves into Red Cross headquarters.

Nate was vacationing at the Stardust Beach Hotel when the tsunami hit, and the Stardust was one of the many Sri Lankin hotels that was pummeled into oblivion by the big wave. The Stardust‘s owner, Dane entrepreneur Peer Goodman, drowned along with his hotel, and was buried in a lagoon near the remains of his hotel.

No doubt many, many, tsunami survivors have absolutely incredible stories, and many tsunami vicitims will never be able to tell their stories, however, it was powerful to listen to Nate tell his, and look at the absolutely incredible devestation to Arugam Bay Sri Lanka.

If you are looking to help the check in here. (Of course there are plenty of other places).

If you are looking for hotel damage reports, go here.

Related Stories:

· Goodwill Is Alive And Well After The Disaster [CNN]

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