Room had a bit of a foul odour, likely from the bathroom.

The pool was lovely. Bed comfortable. Easy to organise safari. Pasan was particularly helpful on the front desk.

Stayed in April 2024

Room very basic

Location

Stayed in April 2024

the staff was super friendly!

Stayed in March 2024

2/3rds of the rooms looked straight onto a wall of an opposing building. A big shame as stunning views out the back over fields. We had been allocated a room looking straight into said wall but after I made them aware of my unhappiness they moved us to a much better located room on the 2nd day. This didn't quite tally with their promise of a room with a view. The proximity to the park entrance meant we were on the main road with some traffic noise and the pool was placed just by restaurant which wasn't ideal.

The staff, particularly the restaurant staff was very friendly. The included breakfast was vast and tasty with choice of local or international style with lots of fresh fruit and fruit juices. They were helpful in arranging safaris as well as trip to the local Elephant Orphanage as well as tuktuks to the local temple. All in all a great stay. Very close position to the park entrance

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing.

Spacious and modern rooms with good AC and WiFi. Lovely pool and breakfast (with Sri Lankan breakfast options rather than only English/European). Welcoming staff and easy to book Safari.

Stayed in March 2024

The safari was very good and the hotel helped arrange tuk-tuks at good value.

Stayed in February 2024

Good location for visiting Natural Park. Max stay 2 nights as there is not much else to do than visiting the Natural Park.

Stayed in March 2024

No atm in proximity so needed to travel via tuck tuck

Friendly staff, room very nice, location very good. Lunch nice with local cuisine available. Allowed baggage storage when we went on safari at check out.

Stayed in February 2024

Cockroaches in bathroom and bed. TV plug did not reach a useable socket and remote control missing ( management failed to respond).

Proximity to park. Good food. Friendly staff.

Stayed in February 2024

The rooms were huge along with the bathroom, very pretty setting, and we had a half board package and enjoyed the food. Safari planning was made easy, as included within the package selected. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Even helping my friend arrange a taxi after leaving her headphones behind.

Stayed in February 2024

Only 4 sun beds around the pool for more than 12 room! We were not able to lie out by pool on first day because of this! Second day we were lucky and got 2 sun beds. We were told by manager they only had 4 but more would come on the first day, but they never arrived! We paid for a pool as a bit of a luxury after the safari , so this situation was disappointing.

The close proximity to the safari trip was excellent, we were one of the first through the gate when it opened in the morning. The hotel arranged safari was excellent. Great driver who was very knowledgeable and shared our interest in birds well as elephants. great driver who was very knowledgeable and shared our interest in birds well as elephants. The room was a good size. The table and chairs on the terrace at the back of the room went unused as just in the dark , with no view when evening came and one might want to sit out. The terrace however at front of room had nice view of fields. We had the end room but others rooms wouldn’t be able to sit at front as you have to walk past to get to other rooms.

Stayed in January 2024

Dinner and breakfast buffets were pretty basic, variety was okay but I think the quality of the foods served could have been better. Safari didn’t include park entrances and also from the entrance we got a guide to our Jeep without asking and told us his payment isn’t already covered after we already were in the park. (We thought it was included in the price. Not the hotels fault though, but you might want to check for safari packages elsewhere.)

Nice clean hotel and rooms. Location near the Udawalawe National park, but not much else nearby. Big plus for bikes you can use for free! All in all a good place to stay for a night or two to see elephants and go for a safari. We had a half board with safari. Friendly staff!

Stayed in January 2024

The down pipe attached to the kitchen makes a lot of noise and is very loud at night time. Set menu for dinner was average.

Great location! Staff were amazing.

Stayed in January 2024

Nothing. All good Just take a mosquito net with you.

It’s location

Stayed in January 2024

Dinner and breakfast was included in the rate which was good but might have preferred eating elsewhere.

The staff were very good and very helpful. They arranged everything we needed from the safari to our onward transport. Basic but clean and functional accommodation. It was great to have the safari as part of the booking price - it was easy to arrange and our safari driver was excellent.

Stayed in January 2024

Wifi wasn’t overly reliable but we have found this a lot throughout Sri lanka anyway.

Lovely setting with everything you could want or need for a short stay :) with not much else in the area besides the Safari we just wanted somewhere close to the national park that was comfortable and provided decent food. All of this was provided and the staff were lovely!

Stayed in January 2024

Not a lot.

Swimming pool, location near park entrance. Very attentive staff, especially the manager.

Stayed in January 2024

Very clean and comfortable room. Shower good. All staff very friendly and helpful. Good food in restaurant

Stayed in January 2024

Great location

Stayed in January 2024

Excellent service, very happy with our room and the facilities.

Stayed in December 2023

lovely 2 night stay over at Elephant Trail this Christmas, perfectly located opposite the National Park for us to do an early morning safari. and then we spent the afternoon around the pool. Also great location to get a tuk tuk to the elephant orphanage. advised to visit there at feeding times (we went at 5.30 for a 6pm feed) and you get to see 30-40 baby elephants being fed. Thank you to all the staff at Elephant Trail, they couldn’t do enough for us, especially the manager who showed my daughters some magic tricks at dinner time. thank you!

Stayed in December 2023

It seemed among the better hotels in the area and therefore I chose this. Our stay was overall very good for this region, staff was very helpful and nice, kind enough to also upgrade our room and provide mosquito nets! We arrived in udawalawe very late in evening and planned at short notice, the hotel is a family of hotels that also organize safari. So it was super easy for us to get a last minute safari logistics.

Stayed in December 2023

The hosts were amazing and treated our family very kindly. Couldn't ask more from their hospitality.

Stayed in December 2023

It is expected for there to be bugs but a mosquito net and some spray would have been nice touches as there was an incredible amount compared to other locations. Would be good to have hoppers for breakfast rather than full Sri Lanka curry :)

Brilliant service and location for the national park was perfect. Room was a good size, meals were generous.

Stayed in December 2023