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Reviews of Pinnawala Elephant Front View Hotel

Pinnawala Road, 71100 Rambukkana, Sri Lanka

#1 of 3 hotels in Rambukkana

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Review score

Based on 26 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    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

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food 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

    9.0
    Perfect stay with incredible family hosts ❤️
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Perfect 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

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    You can see the elephants from the balcony

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 January 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The host is lovely , the room is big and clean

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2024

    8.0
    Great simple stay right next to elephants
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Facilities 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

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The 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

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night

    I 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

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very 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

    9.0
    A great place to watch elephants from afar
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night

    Regular 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

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clam and quite room,environment . Friendly staff.tasty foods

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pinnawala 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

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The 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

    10
    No better place to stay with complete value of money for Pinnawala Elepahant orphanage
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night

    Bathroom 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

    10
    I recommend this place, it’s amazing
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The owner was amazing!!!

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 September 2023

    10
    A must visit
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything 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

    6.0
    Could have been great.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The 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

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 June 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 March 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 September 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in May 2023

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