Yala hotels

Pros: Very friendly personell, was helpfull at every our question. We became a better room, spacious with great balcony. The location is good, the safari we arranged together with this hotel booking was ...

Cons: No hot water in the shower, weak stream for showering.

Pros: The hostess was able to organise everything we required including booking safaris and taxis.

Pros: Good location, near the lake for a nice walk, maybe you see a chrockodile, very nice owner, good food, very clean, hot water, welcome juice, beautiful garden,...

Pros: wonderful place to go with family..

Pros: Very friendly great views and ideal location for safari

Pros: We had a lovely meal at the hotel and found it a good base to visit Yala National Park.

Cons: We had paid for an air con room... but the air con didn't work so we had a very hot and uncomfortable sleep.

Pros: Everything was fantastic. Clean room,, no animals in room, beutufull nature, food fantastic. Safari to Yala through hotel fantastic.The owners are veryfriendly and helpfull. We hope we ll come back. ...

Pros: Excellent service. Really good sri lankan curry. Great garden to sit and watch monkeys playing in the hammock.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Nice and huge room, very clean and with a balcony. Great location, close to the lake. Host is very friendly and organized a great safari.

Cons: Food was okay and our order always took very long. Service is not the fastest.

Pros: Nice view, big balcony! Really good bathroom for Sri Lankan standards! Really good Safari tour! Food was okay.

Pros: The owners were very helpful in organizing our safari as well as helping us find and book a hotel at our next destination.

Cons: It was a bit further out of town than I thought.

Pros: We had only planned to stay the one night but having met the wonderful hosts and seeing our beautiful room we asked to stay longer. The room was spotless, comfy bed and modern bathroom. Breakfast and...

Pros: I felt like at home. Family atmosphere, delicious food and great location. The house is located near the lake and the temple. The host also offers a safari trip. Everything was great!

Cons: There was no window in the room and for that reason it was a little stuffy.

Pros: Excellent food. Good location near lake. Very nice hosts.

Pros: The family were very friendly, and the room was excellent value. We also had a very good experience with the safari we booked through them.

Cons: The listing could be clearer that the budget room doesn't have hot water, although given the temperature you don't really need it. Payment for the room was taken from the card I used to book ...

Pros: The family were very welcoming and hospitable

Pros: Good family, good welcome. Comfortable surroundings. Delicious food.

Pros: Sanoga family are really nice and friendly, they always try to help you with everything. The place is quiet and clean, and the food is amazing. For sure I'll recomend this place.

Pros: Hosts were very friendly and helpful. Arranged bicycle rental with a neighbor and were always providing an unexpected snack of fruit and/or cake. They even provided food and water on the morning ...

Cons: Upstairs room was hot - didn't cool down at night. There is a(n essential) fan, and AC is available at extra charge; but for those who don't use AC, hosts might consider screens in the ...

Pros: Very simple room. Good dinner. Nilu is very very attentive. Good location.

Cons: The mosquitoes are the size of helicopters!!

Pros: Wonderful hosts, amazing food, great safari!

Cons: The rooms didn't have a window but minor quibble

Pros: The naturalist Ajantha is an extremely knowledgeable man for those wishing to go on safari. The staff were friendly and accommodating. Room was what I expected, clean with fan and air on (necessary in...

Pros: Very nice little property with excellent staff which really makes the difference. Everyone was doing everything to make our stay as nice as possible.

Cons: We where surprised about how small the property is.

Pros: The evening kayak trip is a must! Perfect experience for big and small! The Yala jeep safari was amazing too! April is very hot but less crowded time to travel here. We were the only guests at the...

Cons: We could not get a campfire. It's only with dinner for 100USD for us four. Kids really wished to have a campfire as it was shown in the picture online.

Pros: It's totally worth to try the Tent room, nice experience.

Cons: Too far away from Yala safari gather point. misleading by the hotel name. limited hot water, small room, high price, consider to be a not good experience night, may be tent could be better. Not a ...

Pros: Location Excellent service and delicious food

Cons: Rooms could have had more natural ventilation and light

Pros: We stayed for 2 nights at Yala Adventures. We went to Yala National Park to see the leopards, crocodiles, elephants and birds in the morning time, and in the afternoon we catched the sunset from the ...

Pros: Spacious room. Gala tour arranged with excellent driver.

Cons: A little way from Yala.

Pros: Staff were very friendly and helpful

Cons: The advertised toiletries supplied consisted of a very very small piece of soap/ The food was nice but very overpriced, probably as there was nowhere nearby to eat

Pros: calm environment,near the lake

Cons: televison was not working.

Pros: This camping without the uncomfortableness of a tent (if you stay in the A/C rooms.) It is quiet. We also had an elephant come to the edge of the property at night - totally awesome experience.

Cons: Our driver had to drive in to the campground and the roads are rough. They could make sure to pick up the guests from the main road.

Pros: The location is just amazing!! Close to the Yara Park......great service too

Cons: The safari they offered to us was too expensive

Pros: Feeling of living in the wild, just outside the Yalla National Park. Good mosquito netting.

Cons: Bathrooms and Toilets could have been enclosed instead of open air and all your sounds can be heard quite clearly by all those staying with you. No air conditioning. Do not accept credit cards. No ...

Pros: The location is just amazing, it truly does feel 'wild'! There were gray monkeys (30 or so) during the day while we enjoyed the beautiful pool. There were 2 water buffalo in the evening. It ...

Cons: Nothing to report. Loved everything

Pros: This is close to the kataragama park entrance. Has a safari like experience rustic and nice and clean

Pros: Location-just greate!5 minutes from the beach and hurbour!Got greate whale watching show and funny time on the ocean beach Many shops and restaurants all around!Greate!!

Cons: Small rooms but excellent for its cost!!

Pros: Staff very friendly and try to be helpful. Food was good. Good location about 10-15 min drive from the entrance to Yala National Park. Saw monkeys and peacocks in the garden, feeling of being in the ...

Cons: Stayed for 2 nights. Travelled with our two children and stayed in the dormitory room with open aspect on all sides of the room, we thought the children would enjoy the 'camping' element. ...

Cons: Needed sign directions to get to the property.

Pros: Cadjan is an wonderful place for your Yala safari. We were a family of 4 and we stayed in one of the 1 bedroom 'cottages' which can sleep 8. A solid roof, canvas walls, veranda, four good fans...

Pros: The staffs was very helpful, especially the recipient. Rooms are big and clean.

Pros: Excellent service and the food was wonderful! Had a great time! Would definitely recommend this hotel

Cons: Perhaps better fans in dining area as there were lots of flies

Pros: Food and swimming pool

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Pool is lovely and the weekend buffet was really nice.

Cons: Wifi is quite slow and the food took a while to arrive when we ordered a la cadre.

Pros: room and view & pool is very good. Good place in tissamaharama.

Pros: Nice big room, staff very good. Food very reasonably priced. They arranged our safaris & transportations. Nice swimming pool, the weather was good when I visited.

Cons: Should have a computer at check in desk to make things easier & faster. It was good 20 km away from Yala National park

Pros: Location is perfect. The rooms are nice, great shower, great bed and a very nice pool with sunbeds.

Cons: The restaurant and the food are very basic. Service is slow and the veggie curry's where a shame for Sri Lanka...

Pros: The pool and facility. They need to update the photo they use as it looks much nicer then the photo suggests. Trees are bigger!

Pros: No menu in the room .no tel director .no wifi only public area

Cons: Everything

Pros: Tour was easy to arrange. The staff member who could speak english was nice.

Cons: Honestly, I can't see how they can charge so much for this... We cut our stay short a night because it was not really what we feel was advertised and wore the cost. Bathrooms are terrible, food ...

Pros: Very peaceful location. Staff very friendly. Good food.

Pros: The staff were very kind and helpful. We did a great half day safari. The tents and accommodation were amazing, more like glamping than camping! All round we really enjoyed our stay.

Cons: The wifi didn't work.

Pros: This gem is truly in the middle of nowhere and there are only so many tricks one can play with. The staff did their best to make this experience special and an experience.

Pros: Great parratas for breakfast, comfy beds, good shower pressure, and the staff were super helpful with our travel plans. Also our safari guide was amazing and could spot all the animals.

Cons: The cleanliness of the property could be a little bit better but hey its hard when you're in the jungle

Pros: Location and kindness staff

Cons: Outdated tents

Pros: The staff are the loveliest! Really accomodating and kind! Took us for nature walks. They have a few dogs which our 3 year old fell in love with as they are all so gentle. The tent was nice. Bathroom ...

Cons: Showers are cold.

Pros: This was an amazing experience. The tents were very well placed and thought out. They had good facilities in the tent and at the camp site. It was great to be away from the hustle and bustle and be ...

Pros: The camp staff took care of all our needs, were polite, sincere and welcoming. When I booked this, I assumed the facilities would be quite basic (outdoor toilets, no shower facilities etc) but was ...

Pros: The location was phenomenal. It is in the middle of nowhere which makes it so spectacular! Also, the food was lip smacking good and the staff was very hospitable, two thumbs-up there!

Cons: I suppose the tent could've been a little more ventilated, it gets stuffy sometimes and a table fan may not suffice then.

Pros: The manager and all the hosts are super friendly and kind. They helped us book the safari at a fair price and prepared dinner after we're back from Yala Park.The scenery outside the hotel was nice...

Cons: Too much mosquitoes when we are having dinner at the downstair restaurant. It would be better if the French fries could be served with ketchup.(I did asked, but they didn't have ketchup. The ...

Pros: Value for money and the location is near paddy fields. The view from the balcony is just green fields. The room was nice, big and clean with everything working. The staff was very attentive and ...

Cons: I do not have any negative things to say.

Pros: environment are good nice location

Cons: bathrooms are not good

Pros: Food are delicious, Friendly staff

Pros: The hotel owner and manager were incredibly welcoming and hospitable. Our trip to Yala National Park was arranged within an hour of us arriving at the hotel and they provided us with a lovely packed ...

Pros: Value for money, excellent staff and meals. Walking distance to the town. Short distance to Kataragama and other worshiping places.Met the owner who was a very friendly person. Can recommend to ...

Pros: Location

Pros: Very good location to kataragama & other religious places. Good food with courteous friendly staff. Rooms good. Prices very reasonable.

Pros: Perfect location with amazing view. Helpful and pleasent owner. We felt like mebers of his family. We love it here.

Cons: Only the small reconstruction. But it must be;-)

Pros: The place is well located , close to the natural parks. The staff is kind and helpful. they have a beautiful balcony facing the rice fields. A good restaurant on site

Cons: well, there were some renovations happening in the hotel. which made a bit difficult to take a nap, but we talked to the manager and everything was solved.

Pros: Fabulous experience - highly recommend

Pros: Staff were very attentive and did their best despite their lack of English making communication very difficult. They all appeared very young with no clear manager obvious. They did try hard and that ...

Cons: Poor communications both on the camp site and on the prepaid safari trips to Yala National Park made a big impact on the enjoyability of our stay. Tents were well appointed but lack of toiletries as ...

Pros: The tents were comfortable, but only four. So there is little atmosphere,.

Cons: The camp had no atmosphere, no community and nothing to do outside the safari. You have to use them to do your safari and they were a little lazy to start. We were one of 60 cars trying to get into...

Pros: This was the highlight of the holiday. Danu is a wonderful naturalist and the most knowledgeable person we have ever met in terms of mega fauna, flora and basically everything we saw. It is worth ...

Pros: The campsite has only fours tents, which we considered a huge advantage. No noise, no hassle. The staff is very professional, always friendly and helpful. The location is very convenient for ...

Pros: Intention, lunch

Cons: Not so professional with good intention. Price quality level was not correct

Pros: It was amazing to eat private dinner by the fire place underneath the stars! Also the whole experience of really staying in the middle of wilderness in a tent (although luxury one) was amazing as well...

Cons: It is extremely expensive for a tent experience. We thought we had paid for safari as well on full board but apparently that's only included in the all inclusive package, and for camping and food ...

Pros: Absolutely amazing experience with wild trails would recommend to anyone who travels to Sri Lanka to book a night or two with wild trails

Pros: The guide Danushka was excellent... He was very professional...the meals were delicious

Cons: The price is really too high and Yala is because of not existing limitations for visitors during the morning game drive totally overcrowded with people ... The second day we go to Bundola which was ...

Pros: Nice staff, always willing to explain your doublt with smile. Wonderful dinner with the company of stars. It's my friend's birthday when we stayed, they prepared a birthday cake for us. What ...

Cons: Mosquito :)

Pros: Comfortable bedding and good staff.

Cons: No view at all.

Pros: Comfortable beds. Clean Bath and toilets. Courteous staff. Would not hesitate to recommend.

Cons: Two easy chairs inside the room.

Pros: The facilities and the service provided by the staff.

Pros: Every thing are excellent

Pros: Only the location

Cons: Everything- we checked in by 2pm on Tuesday 27th Dec 2016 just for one night. We did our religious rituals in Kataragama kiri vehera and after a long hectic day went to sleep in room 308 on 3rd floor...

Cons: Wi-Fi did not work at all.

Cons: While booking it was informed that 10 service charge was applicable , but was surprised that a further 10 pct was charged on the Usd rate ,I paid it but felt cheated

Pros: The chef was creative but choice was very limited for a 4 Start hotel.

Cons: Overall cleanliness was very poor and the excess dust was like living in a in a building site. Reception staff was very un helpful and no manager seen during my stay. Not again in this hotel...

Pros: The bed was good Water pressure was good

Cons: Wifi not connectable Not many food choices

Pros: Nice place and very close to Kataragama religious places. Found the place very comfortable and clean. Staff is friendly.

Cons: Food was average can improve

Pros: The staff. Kind, polite, attentive and always with a smile. The location is also perfect to explore the Yala park and kirinda. Rooms are big and comfortable.

Cons: The general maintenance of the hotel. It is a great property with big potential, but for the rates charged needs big improvements, specially the swimming pool area a bar. Also the restaurant needs to ...

Pros: Nice chalet... staff are friendly and try their best to understand and fulfill our requests. Lunch was delicious and well prepared and served. Swimming pool was clean easy access to the chalet. Very ...

Cons: Breakfast below average. Expensive to the breakfast choice we have.

Pros: Pretty awful

Pros: No varieties in food

Cons: The food

Pros: Location was convenient & staff friendly. Environment was very good. Mr. Bradley has lot of PR & decisions are quick with him.

Cons: Restaurant food very very bland. Also everyday repeat , what customers generally call Recycle food !! No variation in buffet. Need far more dishes. Caters far too much to Chinese palate. Remember ...

Pros: Staff were great, room/pool/food were to a good standard.

Cons: The cost of the room, drinks and food were too expensive. Drinks were double the price of other hotels in which we stayed. We also arranged a safari via the hotel and the price was very high compared ...

Pros: Convinient for my business purpose.

Cons: Toilets need upgrading for the price paid.Food needs better variety.

Pros: The staff are very friendly, especially the manager of the restaurant.

Cons: Do not has WiFi in the room.

Pros: Location , ambience & helpful staff

Cons: Restaurant food is lousy and very bland. Locals are repeat customers either for business or leisure. You need to improve on variety and quality on meals. I will advise anyone to venture restaurants...

Pros: Good location. Good cottages.

Cons: The bathroom shower wasn't working properly. The water pressure was very low. Also the lighting was very low. If they can improve on this aspects. This will be a great stay at Yala

Pros: Nicely located in gardens with lakeview. Good tasting food. Friendly staff. Place with lots of potential. Owner gave us a discount for bad cleanliness experience. Provided driver with room.

Cons: The room was just not clean: antnest in the bathroom of both rooms we got, causing ants all over the room. A/c broken in first room we got. Location a bit far from city centre.

Pros: Good place to visit with nature lovers friendly staff

Cons: No quick responses

Pros: Spacious, well maintained surroundings. Accomodating customer service. We arrived at late night and they manged to prepare dinner which was not planned. It was very delicious.

Cons: Driver's quarters were not comfortable and the driver could not get a proper rest.

Pros: Staff and Food

Cons: None

Pros: It's comfortable.not bad.i think it's useful for us

Cons: Oh actually stafe is very good.the best.

Pros: Average compared to other places. Clean and staff is responsive.

Cons: No Kids friendly menus. buffet running out of food sometimes. Offered only traditional Sri Lankan food constantly. Pool water is murky colour and informed to start the pump.

Pros: Spacious accommodation

Cons: Wifi didn't work. Staff very rude. Charged for breakfast when advertised as free. Had to pay for lots of extras when we checked out including the drivers meals and accommodation, when he said that...

Pros: Absolutely Lovely Staff! Very Helpful and Attentive. The food was also a 10/10! Especially for vegetarian dishes! The surroundings and location is stunning and serene! Will definitely come back ...

Pros: Pool and the food was great

Cons: Quite far from the center

Pros: The pool time and the safari

Cons: The food quantity and the way pasta was prepared.. although manager explained why they dint had most items but he dint compensated by adding that he had.. Needs lots of improvement.. would recomemd to...

Pros: Very spacious and clean (we stayed at the chalet), the manager was very attentive and made our stay very pleasent. Good organization of Yala safari, reliable staff. Food was also good at affordable ...

Cons: Wifi only in common area.

Pros: Very quite hotel with nice swimming pool in the middle of the junge practically where we woke up early morning due to the morning singing of numerous peakocks in the garden of the hotel. Lots of ...

Pros: The Food, The Atmosphere, The Friendliness