No: 07, R.E.T. Junction, Udawalawe., 70190 Udawalawe, Sri Lanka
#26 of 137 hotels in Udawalawe
Guests' ChoiceBased on 27 hotel reviews
9.7Cleanliness
9.6
Comfort
9.7
Location
9.6
Facilities
9.5
Staff
9.9
Value for money
9.8
Free WiFi
10.0
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Reviewed: 27 March 2024
Aurelia
GermanyThank you! We really enjoyed our stay at the Baby Elephant Green House. The family is really friendly and they were cooking for us delicious breakfast! :) We definitely recommend this homestay.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 26 March 2024
Katharina
GermanyBig & clean room with a comforty bed & a nice balcony. The owners are the most awesome people and made one of the best dinner and breakfast we had on our whole journey. They also organized a safari in a very short time for us which was a private tour for 4 hours:) I can recommend to stay there!
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 18 March 2024
Sofia
SwedenHosts were incredibly welcoming and friendly, cooked amazing food and made us feel more than comfortable! They were also flexible to move the breakfast and check out to fit our safari and assisted with taxi to our next destination.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 17 March 2024
Magda
PolandWe stayed in the Baby Elephant Green House for one night before our safari in Udawalawe National Park. We loved the place. The owners are so nice and welcoming, they prepared a delicious Sri Lankan dinner and in the early morning a ‘take-out’ breakfast for our safari. They organised a perfect safari tour for us. The room was very comfortable, spacious and clean.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 29 February 2024
Morgan
United KingdomNothing, Everything was amazing!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND. I had an amazing stay at baby elephant, the hosts were more than helpful and attentive, they can’t do enough to ensure a pleasant stay. The rooms are very modern and spotless clean. Bed is comfortable, great air con and balcony area. Hosts offered us dinner and for 1500 LKR it was amazing. The most authentic home cooked Sri Lankan meal you will have in Sri Lanka. Breakfast was also amazing. We asked for certain meals and they went above and beyond. When visiting Udawalawe safari this is the place to stay !
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 26 February 2024
Kushantha
Sri LankaBasically nothing. The initial impression we had when we arrived at the property was different as the guest area was behind their house. But, as soon as we saw the rooms and the greenery in the guest area, we were delighted.
Rooms and bathrooms was clean and spacious enough. Location was good since it was very close to the main junction with only a two minutes walk. The hosts were nice and made arrangements for a safari vehicle with very short notice. Food was delicious and homemade.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 23 February 2024
Valeria
ItalyWifi connection is not good enough for remote working
I loved everything about this place! The hosts are super kind, they helped us with everything we needed (safari, transfers, laundry, money change, literally everything). Breakfast is traditional and tasty, the room is clean, silent, with air conditioning and a private bathroom. The location is perfect, 5 mins walking from Elephant Transit home and reservoir.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 14 February 2024
Mike
United KingdomThe breakfast, apart from the fruit, is not really suited to Western tastes but is very filling and home made.
Similar to a homestay with a lovely family who made us so welcome and gave us such great service and help. Rooms are aesthetically well presented and the terrace has a tropical feel about it. It's location is fab for access to the bus route, local amenities and the Elephant Transit centre that is approx 300 metres away. We also chose to have our evening meal there on our first night which was delicious.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 21 January 2024
Jörg
Czech RepublicNothing
Very friendly and helpful hosts. They did a great job organising our stay, including the safari tour at a good price - and they did it absolutely selflessly. The location is central and yet it is absolutely quiet. The air conditioning and fan work very well and almost silently. Breakfast is very tasty, although we don't like spicy food at all. The free welcome cocktail was really the best mango juice we got in Sri Lanka. We would love to come back here.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 21 November 2023
Alicia
United KingdomNothing, an outstanding stay
An outstanding welcome to Sri Lanka. Hospitable hosts went over and above to ensure we had a a traditional experience. The kind owners are also coconut processors and we had the pleasure of experiencing the end to end process of coconut oil. A once in a lifetime experience. Breakfasts and dinners were delicious and freshly prepared, and presented with care. Nothing was too much. We had three early morning starts, 05:00, and the owners were up and ready with our breakfast prepared in takeaway packets. The room was spacious, spotless, smelt fresh, and had plush towels, strong WIFI, hot water and air-conditioning. The bed was very comfortable with good pillows and linen. The balcony was beautifully presented and green, giving an secluded rainforest experience on your doorstep. Incomparable value for money again all other stays in the country.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 5 April 2023
Javier
SpainNothing
Excellent! The host are extremely warm and helpful,they organized the safari for us and was amazing. Rooms are brand new , bed very comfortable, breakfast and dinner there is very recomendable because is very good and convenient since the town is small and there are not many options outside.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 16 May 2022
Brendan
AustraliaThe hospitality shown buy our hosts was absolutely brilliant. The food was great and the rooms were very spacious and clean. Couldn’t recommend Baby Elephant Greenhouse highly enough:)
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 22 April 2022
Hess
GermanyNothing, perfect for 1-2 nights
Nice family, clean rooms, good price
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 2 April 2022
Manuel
PortugalThere's nothing to dislike.
Great room, spacious, modern, with good a/c, wonderful bed and mosquito net. Nice balcony. Good water pressure and temperature. Simply amazing owners, always ready to care for yiur every need. Amazing food, one of the best rice and curry i had in sri lanka.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 18 March 2022
Amanda
Sri LankaNothing.
Room + en-suite were spacious and ultra clean. Four poster bed made the mosquito net really effective. Air con + comfortable bed resulted in a good nights sleep. Location perfect for safari + walking distance to the Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home. Breakfast + evening meal were both excellent and the hosts were both helpful and hospitable 😊
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 17 March 2022
Martin
GermanyNothing comes to mind.
This little gem is hidden away behind the main road. You wouldn't expect a place like this there. The room was furnished very comfortably in a modern way and it was spotlessly clean. The best part was the owners who were super welcoming and warm. They attended to all of our needs including booking our safari for us. They arranged a dinner for us and cooked a table full of different dishes for us to try. Everything was super delicious and priced reasonably. There is not much in the area but you can walk to the baby elephant transit home within 10 minutes. We recommend everyone to stay there.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 25 February 2022
Clover
United KingdomOur stay at Baby Elephant was amazing! The room we were given was the cleanest me and my partner have come across in the whole of Sri Lanka - it was totally spotless. The room was also stylishly decorated yet simple. Our hosts were extremely kind and generous - arranging safari for us and going over and beyond in every aspect of our stay. Every morning we received an excellent breakfast with multiple options, it was delicious! We were also offered complementary afternoon tea. We opted for dinner every night at the hotel, and every meal was perfect. We were offered home-cooked traditional Sri Lankan meals. We could not fault this stay and the host family!
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 14 February 2022
Adzking
United KingdomI liked everything
Everything was amazing, it was the cleanest place I've stayed in Sri Lanka, the hosts are the kindest people ever and the food is all home cooked and huge portions. Dinner is amazong and only 800 rupees. Will definitely stay again
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 4 February 2022
Thomas
Singaporenothing
very small clean simple guesthouse. perfect to end or start the Safari with. extremely kind owners.
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 1 February 2022
Katrin
AustriaWe stayed for two nights and it was amazing! The family are great hosts and we had one of the best curries during our hole trip! we had our room on the second floor and could eat coconuts directly from the palm trees around the balcony! everything was very clean and the rooms are super nice! it‘s the perfect place to do the safari :) thank you very much for everything! we enjoyed baby elephant green house a lot!
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 10 January 2022
Annika
FinlandThe hosts were very kind and helpful with everything; safari arrangements with an excellent guide, food (delicious dinner and breakfast!) and helping us to continue our journey to the next place by making sure we catch the right buss! Thank you so much for making our trip smooth and safe!
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 7 January 2022
Muhammad
PakistanN/A
Staff Food Cleanliness Dining Area
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 30 December 2021
James
United Kingdomnothing
The family running the property are amazing people. I would really recommend staying with them, the food is fantastic and their hospitality is first class
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 13 February 2022
Dominique
NetherlandsThe dripping from the bathroom, should be fixed.
The service of the hosts was excellent. There’s nothing they couldn’t arrange for you.
Stayed in January 2022
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