The staff at Ariya Tissa were very welcoming and helpful. They organised our safari in Yala, which was with an excellent guide. The food was cooked fresh and was probably the best we have had in Sri Lanka. Rooms were comfortable and airy, but WiFi a bit flaky.

Stayed in April 2025

Everything is top notch. clean, beautiful, very friendly staff, and an incredibly delicious dinner )

Stayed in March 2025

The whole area/city had lots of bugs and insects, so we could not keep the door open even for 1 sec. Despite that, some insects find their way inside and specifically on the roof.

I really like the vibe there, minimal clean room with extremely nice staff. They gave us a welcome drink that was nice. The room was big enough for people, and the bathroom was clean. Water pressure was perfection 😀 Overall, i was satisfied with our 1 night stay there

Stayed in March 2025

This was just amazing. The hosts do everything to make sure your stay is top notch. Food is excellent and besides the breakfast which is included, we ate two amazing dinners there. Safari is so fun. No leopards came out but a full day of so many other animals!!

Stayed in March 2025

Nothing - everything was amazing!

Tasty breakfast, one morning they even prepared it for us for 4.30 in the morning as we were going safari. Really tasty dinner made by owner. Property and room, all really modern and spacious. All facilities in the room what you need and good air conditioning. Also very good bathroom and shower. We were taken care of since begging to the end of stay.

Stayed in March 2025

Nothing to dislike.

Our rooms were large and comfortable. Our hosts couldn't do enough for us, they were just wonderful. The food was sublime, as you would expect from a chef who had cooked for the Sri Lanka Embassy in Australia. Couldn't recommend Ariya Tissa more.

Stayed in February 2025

There isn’t anything to dislike. The owners work hard to make their guest house a success, despite the odd loss of power or WiFi, and occasional loud music from the house next door. One small request would be some clothes hanging capability in the room.

Lovely people running a very comfortable 2 bedroom guest house, with plans to complete the second storey and turn it into a 4 room business which would be just perfect. Spacious, comfortable room, huge bathroom with excellent shower. The hosts are always asking what more they can do to make their guests’ stay better, ever willing to help. Best of all, the food: delicious home cooked meals by a proper chef, quite the best in a month in Sri Lanka.

Stayed in March 2025

Well-run place and the staff is very helpful and accommodating. Great spot to use as a base for area parks etc.

Stayed in March 2025

That we only had one night

We loved this hotel. It only has two rooms and the staff worked very hard to make us welcome. They suggested an evening walk to the lake which was very interesting

Stayed in February 2025

Huge room, strong water in the shower, quiet area. Only two rooms finished, upper area is still under construction. Nice open air lobby area. Hosts could probably add some more decorations, furniture, and floor lamps to the room to brighten in up and fill it out. Would stay again.

Stayed in February 2025

I had the best dinner in Sri Lanka.

Stayed in February 2025

If you like a little place in the residential area that you can walk around and talk to residence locally this is it the decorations are all by the owner and they’re only two rooms available right now so it’s very private and they serve on site food that they prepare from scratch, which is very nice

Stayed in January 2025

There wasn’t anywhere to hang clothes, but for a 2 night stay it really did’t matter.

This place has just two delux bedrooms in a lovely private, pretty little compound. It is managed by Indika and his wife, who live off site but are constantly around either cooking in the little restaurant, (Indika was a chef for the SL Embassy in Oz for 5 years) or arranging trips for guests or happy to chat, whilst constantly keeping the compound clean and tidy. The compound is within easy walking distance of the lake for an evening stroll, or the town for other restaurants. Indika organised a half day safari for us, which was great. Our jeep driver Nissinka had loads of knowledge and was very competent at spotting animals we would never have found! We stayed 2 nights and felt really sorry to leave. (Oh and the shower is better than my one at home!!)

Stayed in February 2025

Room was spacious and clean. Bathroom was really amazing with beautiful tiles and rain shower

Stayed in January 2025

Only thing keeping us away from a longer stay is a pool

Big room, clean and good shower. Friendly host and good breakfast

Stayed in February 2025

This was the least expensive hotel in my trip in central Sri Lanka, but one of the ones that I enjoyed the most! The owner and the staff are incredibly attentive, sweet, and welcoming. The best part of my short stay was the dinner. Until this stay, all my meals in the area had been pretty underwhelming. The owner made a homecooked meal for me and it was the best Sri Lankan food I had in two weeks. The local meals I had had until then had felt very repetitive, so it was really nice to be bale to try something new and incredibly tasty!! Definitely eat at the hotel if you can. The rooms are nice and spacious! I was very comfortable. Overall, I am so happy I booked this place!

Stayed in December 2024

The lovely staff , excellent food and location

Stayed in February 2025

Nothing

Absolutely everything. Indika and his wife are lovely people who will do absolutely anything for you.

Stayed in February 2025

Nothing bad to say. We stayed here two nights and everything was perfect. Staff is really friendly and helpful. Rooms are super clean and just like in the pictures. Breakfast was good. We also ate dinner both evenings and the dinners were also really good. We would definitely recommend for this place while staying in Tissamaharama.

Stayed in January 2025

Our stay was a complete success! We can especially recommend eating Rice&Curry here. It was the best curry of our holiday! Many thanks for that! The room was spacious, clean and modern. It had a rain shower, shampoo and a hairdryer. The staff was so caring, attentive and accommodating. We would love to come back!

Stayed in January 2025

WiFi was slow and sporadic

Beautiful room, helpful staff, great hot shower with good pressure

Stayed in January 2025

Happy to go again. Very kind owner.

Stayed in January 2025

Still a work in progress but hopefully finished soon.

Very welcoming staff, great food. Very clean, well designed, large rooms. Arranged our morning safari to Yala.

Stayed in January 2025

The best accommodation we have had in Sri Lanka, with high standard of facilities and a spacious and very clean room. The hosts are amazing with attention to every detail! The food is delicious (can only compare it to the top luxurious restaurant in Colombo or negombo)! Highly recommend!

Stayed in January 2025