Pinnawala Road, 71100 Rambukkana, Sri Lanka
#1 of 3 hotels in Rambukkana
Guests' ChoiceBased on 26 hotel reviews
8.3Cleanliness
8.4
Comfort
8.3
Location
9.1
Facilities
8.3
Staff
9.3
Value for money
8.9
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Reviewed: 6 April 2024
Jeyasurresh
Sri LankaFood are not much taste. They’re should change. Specially lunch and dinner
Comfortable rooms. While you compare with other hotels its value of of your money. Low budget but good quality.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 26 February 2024
Angela
United KingdomPerfect stay. Family were incredible hosts, super friendly & went out of their way to help us. We most definitely made new friends with the family & we can't thank them enough. We will be back !!
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 8 February 2024
Brigitta
HungaryYou can see the elephants from the balcony
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 18 January 2024
Marta
ChinaThe host is lovely , the room is big and clean
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 4 January 2024
Charlotte
United KingdomFacilities were simple, but good for the price. Felt that some of the room could be cleaner. WiFi also didn’t work for us but we didn’t ask so might have been our problem.
Simple but had everything we needed. Host was nice and helpful. Excellent location opposite elephant sanctuary.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 1 August 2023
Veronika
SlovakiaThe bed was not very clean.
Great location, hospitality of the owner, very tasty breakfast sri lankan style. Nice view of elephants from the room.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 16 June 2023
Ahmed
EgyptI am really like to choose this hotel, clean ,comfort, owner and his family are so nice ,if i have time, i will stay more.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 19 May 2023
Priyantha
AustraliaVery good quiet location just behind the world famous Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. You can watch the Giants of the earth from the room balcony. New and clean please. Enjoyed a traditional Sri Lankan country style meal. Really appreciate the amazing hospitality and the friendly service by the caretaker Roshan. Very good value for money. I recommend for leisure, business, family, couple or any type of stay. Ryan (Priyantha) Melbourne
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 13 March 2023
Den
RussiaRegular intrusive offers of services for various activities with elephants at the usual cost. The water in the room was turned off an hour before checkout. Also there is no internet if there is a router in the room.
Spacious comfortable room with a good view of the elephant sanctuary. You can watch the elephants from your balcony. There was also breakfast in the room.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 7 March 2023
Achala
Sri LankaVery clam and quite room,environment . Friendly staff.tasty foods
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 14 February 2024
Alo
EstoniaPinnawala is village and over 1 day is nothing do to there.
Cheap hotel with nice view, very friendly and helpful hotel workers. We get it very good price to ride,feed and wash elephants
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 19 January 2024
John
United KingdomThe dirt track to the main road, although not too far, was very dark and very uneven Mosquito nets for the bed would have been good
Value for money, as primarily a short break whilst touring. One night would have been enough to see what Pinnawala had to offer.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 1 January 2024
Nikhil
IndiaBathroom didn't have geyser facility
Superb hospitality by the caretaker of the place Roshan. He didnt refuse for any of our request and was very polite in all conversations. Further the property was super clean. Room size and bathroom size were more than expected and the view form the 2nd floor was amazing. We could see the elephants from our room at around 8.30 am
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 12 November 2023
Lisa
ItalyThe owner was amazing!!!
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 5 September 2023
Sajith
IndiaEverything about this stay experience was just 10/10. The caretaker Roshan is an amazing person and the host Kristi is always available on call to help us with anything and everything around and about the stay. We loved the view, the food served and the hospitality. They also took our last minute request of arranging a home cooked dinner for us and customised it as per our needs. The dinner & breakfast served was finger licking good. As we couldn't experience the elephant bathing at Pinnawala Elephant orphanage due to the high water levels in the river Roshan even helped us arrange the same at another place where we enjoyed the elephant ride, elephant feeding & bathing activities and also a tour to the spice garden. We definitely recommend this place.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 27 June 2023
L33
United KingdomThe owner (the man) came up to my room a few minutes after I'd checked in and was very pushy in trying to get me to cancel my booking with the Elephant Freedom Project (that was already paid for) and go with a different company to see elephants. It made me very uncomfortable and I was on the verge of leaving and finding a different hotel. In the end I had to be quite blunt and ask him to leave me alone. Even then he seemed quite reluctant to leave MY room. Overall it was a nice place, but it was ruined by this rather strange situation.
Enormous room and great views.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 11 March 2024
Gemunu
United KingdomThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 9 March 2024
Shraddha
IndiaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 3 June 2023
Anastasia
SpainThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 13 April 2023
Sathiyaraja
United KingdomThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 29 March 2023
Dominik
GermanyThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 9 March 2024
Chaminda
Sri LankaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 28 September 2023
Krishan
Sri LankaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 18 May 2023
Priyasad
Sri LankaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in May 2023
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