C.P. De Silva Road Udawalawe., 70190 Udawalawe, Sri Lanka
#8 of 72 B&Bs and Inns in Udawalawe
Guests' ChoiceBased on 66 hotel reviews
9.8Cleanliness
9.9
Comfort
9.9
Location
9.6
Facilities
9.8
Staff
9.9
Value for money
9.8
Free WiFi
7.5
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Reviewed: 3 May 2024
Martin
Germany-
Perfectly located for a visit to the national park. The elephant transit center is within 2 min walking distance. Dinner and breakfast was really tasty. Janaka was the most care taking & attentive host ever - organized the safari as well as taxi transit from Ella and to the south coast; even helped us with booking the Ella train ride tickets beforehand. They’re expanding the facilities right now with a restaurant for cocking classes as well as a pool which sounds like a great addition to the already lovely property!
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 30 March 2024
Traveling
United StatesVery cute place with only two rooms, but plans to expand. The owner is extremely attentive and does his best to please you. The rooms are rustic chic.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 30 March 2024
Helen
United KingdomN/A
The warm welcome and style of the property, great accommodation everything you could need , plenty of towels, toiletries, coffee and tea . The host is so helpful and our meal the first night cooked by his wife was delicious and packed breakfast for safari was perfect.The safari arrange by host was perfect. Also nearby a great place to visit is the garlic restaurant,had some great food in a fab location.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 28 March 2024
Alice
United KingdomI like absolutely everything
Janaka, the owner, could not have been more welcoming and thoughtful. The small details of care he shows shine through. Beautiful hotel and fantastic breakfast. Very close to safari park entrance too
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 20 March 2024
Patricia
GermanyYou can really see how deeply Janaka cares for the place. There is so much love to detail and exquisite designs. The food cooked by his mom and wife was one of the best curries we had in sri lanka. Janaka also booked a safari for us and we were so happy about our guide. It was very helpful that you could pay for everything through an online link. Definitely recommend.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 20 March 2024
Ceredig
United Kingdomn/a
excellent facilities including a/c, fan and TV. Janaka the host is exceptional.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 16 March 2024
Walsh
IrelandAmazing property and host, would highly recommend! We stayed two nights and had dinner both nights which was exceptional. Our host organised taxis to and from as well as our safari at the national park which is a must see. Amazing service and value for money!
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 13 March 2024
Nienke81
NetherlandsWonderfull property. Super friendly staff. We had dinner and breakfast and both meals were amazing and beyond expectations.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 5 March 2024
Simon
United KingdomNothing, we really enjoyed our stay.
One night stop over to go the elephant transit home and fabulous host is Janka. Great food, breakfast and 5 minute walk too the elephants feeding. The place is so nice and an oasis. The food was great and he organised our travel from Ella and then onto Galle at a really good cost. Great place for a stop over to see the elephants or even a second night for a safari, in which case just ask Janka to organise. Really interesting place to stay, like glamping but with A/C.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 2 March 2024
David
GermanyThought about everything, everything just perfect. Had dinner sadly just one evening, this was by far than eating out. Thank you for everything.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 27 February 2024
Line
NorwayBeautiful small boutique hotel. The food was amazing (prepared by the owners wife) and the owner is super friendly and super organized 🤗 The place is walking distance to the elephant sanctuary
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 24 February 2024
Lydia
SwitzerlandLovely hotel manager, beautiful room, wonderful dinner, great service.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 15 February 2024
Mia
United KingdomNothing
Hospitality was amazing, very personal , coconuts and cake on arrival, and room was lovely, close to the national park.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 13 February 2024
Rdb5
Netherlandsnothing - this place was a little corner of paradise.
I don't even know where to begin. This was the best stay we had in Sri Lanka by far. The room was spacious, clean and quiet where I had my best sleep. The room had wonderful extras that higher categories accommodations in Sri Lanka didn't have: fridge, boiler, desks, shampoos, body lotion, yoga mats, board games etc. The location is so calming and Janaka was the perfect host - a true professional! We were welcomed with cold king coconut water and had the most delicious dinner served in such an elegant and romantic setting. Breakfast too was so rich and delicious. Janaka organized a safari to Udawalawe for us with Leel who was the nicest person ever. Such a calming personality, such perfect english and highly knowledgable. We loved our safari with him! If you can request Leel for your Safaris- you will not regret it. In February they hope to open the restaurant to external guests and I wish them the best
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 3 February 2024
Bartosz
PolandNice gesture of national folklore music during breakfast but we recommend not doing that again :)
I highly recommend this place. It is located next to the Elephant 🐘 sanctuary and just few kilometres from the National Park of Udawalawe. The apartment was very spacious - it consists of 2 separated areas (living room + bedroom). We got a welcomed drink 🥥 and tiny gift when we were leaving. The accommodation was fully equipped.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 22 January 2024
James
United KingdomA small oasis in the centre of Udawalawe. Janaka was really attentive and helpful in making the most of our time in Sri Lanka, booking a fabulous safari for us and ensuring we caught the afternoon feeding time at the neighbouring elephant transit home. Beautifully presented food in peaceful surroundings. The bedroom and private living space were equally nice, with a great attention to detail. We look forward to seeing how your plans for the site progress.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 18 January 2024
Richa
AustraliaVery welcoming, and close to the National park. We booked a safari through this accomodation and we couldn’t recommend our tour guide anymore - ishwaar was very knowledgeable and made our safari 10x better. Janaka was also very accomodating throughout
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 13 January 2024
Sonja
GermanyNothing.
Elephant next door is a true recommendation. Small gem right next to Udalawe Nationalpark. Very cute design, you see Janaka the owner put a lot of heart and soul into this place. He is nothing but friendly and helpful. He organizes everything you need and in his little own restaurant he is offering amazing local food for his guests. Go for early morning safari with Leel and you will be the first to enter the park, see Elephants and enjoy the morning in nature when the park awakes around you. The room has AC and ceiling fan, hot shower water, moskito net (which we actually didn’t need) and is clean. Cute front room serves as a kind of living room and outside patio with a nice place to sit, free games and yoga mats! Elephant Transit home and Restaurants in walking distance. Would always go there again when staying in Sri Lanka! Price-value is top! 10 out of 10.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 7 January 2024
Pascal
AustraliaRoom was very nice, everything was beautiful, Janaka is very caring and thoughtful. We also at diner there, the curry was excellent and very good value for money.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 5 January 2024
Giulia
ItalyThe location is delicious, very cozy, romantic! I Enjoyed everything of our stay at Elephant next door! Especially the owner, Janaka, has been extremely nice and helpful, He made sure that everything was going ok in our stay in Sri Lanka! AMAZING!
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 28 December 2023
Julie
United KingdomThis review has been hidden because it doesn't meet our guidelines.
Reviewed: 16 December 2023
Benedetta
United KingdomReally nice atmosphere, room was super clean, breakfast and dinner were very nice.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 11 December 2023
Nathaniel
United Kingdomhad a great stay, host was very helpful and accommodating, thank you!
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 8 December 2023
Andrea
CroatiaGreat place, nice welcome, clean.
Stayed in December 2023
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