Wallawaya Road Ella City, 90090 Ella, Sri Lanka
#390 of 408 B&Bs and Inns in Ella
Guests' ChoiceBased on 47 hotel reviews
6.5Cleanliness
7.0
Comfort
7.1
Location
8.5
Facilities
6.6
Staff
8.1
Value for money
7.1
Free WiFi
7.5
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Reviewed: 3 April 2025
Chandra
BangladeshFirst the AC's didn't work,there were no facilities THE PICTURES DIDNT MATCH LIKE WHERE ON EARTH IS THE SWIMMING POOL .
The location is good.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 27 February 2025
Amal
ItalyThe room was in complete darkness. Not a single source of natural light. Except a panel on top of the door that during the day didn’t help much, but during the night allowed the streetlight to come in making it difficult to sleep (if light bothers you) Being in the busiest street of Ella, there will be music (that you can hear perfectly) until around midnight. The pool area has very few sunlight hours due to its position and the water was not very clean.
The price and the position of the hostel are good, near the train station, surrounded by multiple restaurants. Breakfast was nice. Pub happy hour is nice too, having once in a while live music, and also a pool table.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 20 February 2025
Stacey
New ZealandIt does get loud at night as it’s right in town but is fine if you have earplugs!
Great location! Short walk from train station and right in town with shops and restaurants.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 27 January 2025
Steven
NetherlandsCentral location
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 15 January 2025
Silve
EstoniaWe didn't have really good experience there. Place was like left behind. Pool was really dirty where it not safe to swim! We stayed there for one night and we had breakfast included. If we asked for breakfast time as we had early morning train to Kandy, they told us 7:00-10:30am and we said then 7am it is! But there was nobody in the morning, we waited till 7:30 and left. Few hours later they started texting us that we need to pay for our room via some machine what they use here in Sri Lanka, because they cant charge you via Booking.com. They also didnt told us when we check in as they knew that we're gonna leave early in the morning. After so many messages we got their bank details and transfered money. Needed to pay extra 6$ for fee! I don't reccomend this place!
Location is good for one night if you wanna stay closed to trainstation! Bedaheets were clean and bed comfy.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 22 December 2024
Hester
United KingdomIt was a very noisy location, above a bar on the main strip.
The pool was fantastic, such a good chance to escape the business of Ella and unwind. The host was kind and gracious.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 20 November 2024
Helmer
Netherlandsthe lovely enthousiast personal, willing to help you with everything, having a small talk, and everything with a smile 😁😁😁
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 13 November 2024
Aniek
NetherlandsNot much!
Clean rooms with good wifi, great location right in the center. Friendly staff and we had the opportunity to leave our backpacks for a bit so wile could visit a place before checking out.
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 27 October 2024
Katja
NetherlandsPrima verblijf.
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: 9 September 2024
Ahmed
Sri LankaVery convinient location as it was situation in the town centre. The rooms very very neat and tidy and the host was very helpful with any questions or help that we needed.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 5 September 2024
Friderika
SlovakiaWe ordered half board and got breakfast (very nice, by choice American or Sri Lankan) but dinner was in their restaurant just with the discount 2000rup/ person. We weren't expecting that, they told us during the dinner.
Good location, in the city center, nice view from the patio, helpful staff.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 19 March 2024
Isabella
Netherlandsit was in the centrum. perfect! close to the train station. nice bar and restaurant across the street. Ella is fantastic
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 17 February 2024
Mackey
CanadaBathrooms weren’t the cleanest
Great location
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 15 February 2024
Joy
United KingdomDidn’t get breakfast as there was nobody in the kitchens despite being told breakfast was available and was within the cost.
We moved here as we did not like previous hotel. Happy with accommodation considering the cost. Good location in the centre of Ella
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 15 February 2024
Carl
United KingdomNo hot water and blankets
Good location
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 10 February 2024
Mahdi
Malaysiaclubs around can't sleep until 2 am
Clean
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 21 January 2024
Santanu
IndiaLoud music from opposite cafe, continued till 1.30am.
Location is very good.dtafg behaviour is also good and cooperative.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 4 January 2024
Zulkifli
MalaysiaNoise from nearby clubs
Location and hospitality of the staff
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 8 December 2023
Grace
United KingdomThe breakfast was delicious, and the swimming pool was good too. The owner was very kind and helpful.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 1 March 2025
Zehad
BangladeshThere was no AC in the room with balcony, but the facilities given in booking.com included AC.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 28 February 2025
Taus
DenmarkStaff, rooms and in generelt place wasn’t really nice
Locations is very good in the city center
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 23 February 2025
Rebecca
United KingdomWe were looking for something central with a pool. The pool is stagnant with no filter, you’d get ill if you went in. Our room looked unhygienic. Stairs, stairs, and more stairs not ideal with luggage. We stayed for 5 min and walked out Very noisy too
Location
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 12 February 2025
Dawn
United KingdomI wasn’t shown around the property and as it is on a few floors that would have been nice. The rooms had mold in them. My first room had mold and I was moved to another room, the mold was only in bathroom in the second room! There were no other rooms available but I was told I could move the next night. I decided not to and moved on.
The breakfast was lovely and the manager.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 8 February 2025
Agnieszka
NorwayRoom without a window, was supposed to have AC but it did not work. Loud music from the pub until 2 am. Cold at night, no blankets. No service either.
The good thing is the price and the pool, nothing more really.
Stayed in February 2025
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