Staff were friendly and went out of their way to help us. Food was great. Pool was clean. The safari they organised was good

Stayed in August 2025

Nothing

Nice and friendly hotel with perfect location to national park. Organised safari for us. Perfect.

Stayed in August 2025

The hotel is very close to the national park entrance. We enjoyed the atmosphere and the good food. The hotel owner helped us to arrange a safari tour and another tour to the elephant transit home. In the afternoon we enjoyed the big pool. We would definitely stay there again.

Stayed in July 2025

Great place! Loved the location amongst all the sugar cane fields. The family who run the place were lovely. We organised our safari through the hotel, and were super happy with the experience. The location is close to the main gate of the national park, but far from the main town centre of Udawalawe (it’s not hard to hail a tuk tuk, or you can try your luck with the bus on the main road which we did and it was fine!). Would recommend to others.

Stayed in April 2025

From arrival Sangee made us feel very welcome and the glass of papaya juice was most welcome. Our first room was basic with some very old electrics that were a little dubious. However on first look the room was clean enough to stay in. Sadly after a down pour our room was flooded with water pouring through the light fixtures. Sangee was very accommodating and offered the choice of two more rooms; one again slightly flooded and the third was perfect. The bed was very comfortable, the AC adequate and the fridge useful for water. However the water pressure was very low and the water heater didn’t work so Showers were more a necessity than a luxury. As shared the rooms are basic and tired - the owner could do with spending some money on modernising and painting the rooms. The location of Elephants Rest is perfect for the Udawala National Park and Elephant Safari. All smoothly organised by Sangee. It’s worth the 40 min Tik Tuk ride to the temple again organised by Sangee.

Stayed in April 2025

Great location and very clean

Stayed in April 2025

While only accepted payment in cash, they helped me to get this and will have this capacity in the near future. Very good lentil soup and breakfast. Help get a reasonably priced taxi to Ella. Good value for money and well located to the National park.

Stayed in April 2025

Had a nice stay here. They arranged a jeep safari for us for a good price. Rooms are clean spacious and comfortable. The shower was warm when the heater was switched on but didn't work that great. Breakfast was pretty basic but okay - just toast fruit and an egg. Very close to the park.

Stayed in March 2025

all good

very close to park entrance, very helpful and caring host. in house restaurant serves delicious food. nicely laid out pool to relax. spacious clean rooms.

Stayed in March 2025

Nothing

Was small and personal very warm family feeling with perfect manager and family. Great location for Safri breakfast was very good.

Stayed in March 2025

Friendly service and staff was very helpful. nice local food

Stayed in March 2025

all ok

Great place for a short stay. nice host. food was so good one of the best meals we had in Sri Lanka. good pool to relax under scorching sun

Stayed in March 2025

quite place very close to park. excellent for relaxation.

Stayed in March 2025

All good nothing to complain

lovely host family. nice pool to relax and can play Badminton to burn calories. food was delicious and care taker family was very helpful. and organised a great safari. highly recommend if anyone coming to Udawalawa

Stayed in March 2025

For the price, no complaints, maybe shower could have been stronger.

Nice family run budget hotel, ideal for the safari, the hotel can organise the safari tour at a good price too . Great value for money. Big breakfast. The accommodation basic but ok for the money. Friendly staff. Recommended for a short stay.

Stayed in February 2025

It’s a little bit dated the aircon is ok but tired. The water is warm but with low pressure. Non of these things make the stay uncomfortable and it’s great value for money !

It’s clean and in a great location but the absolute best thing is the people that run the hotel they are kind and helpful. The location was great for our safari which they organised and the food was lovingly home cooked from scratch.

Stayed in February 2025

Nothing

The family were amazing and really looked after us. They sorted us a safari and made us feel very welcome. I would definitely come back! Great food!

Stayed in February 2025

We stayed two nights at this lovely little guest house. Its a remote area, so we were not only thankful for the pool, but for Sajeewa and   Kumari, who could not have done more for us. A fabulous welcome, cooked our very tasty meals and organised our Safari and trip to the local Elephant . We could not have asked for more

Stayed in February 2025

The location was perfect for safaris in the park. It felt like a lodge, very homely. Home cooked food. Decent sized pool, nice poolside area, to have pots of tea, on request, in the afternoon.

Stayed in February 2025

Everything was great, except they should take greater care of the animals. We saw some dogs in unbelievable poor condition, suffering with disease and open wounds. Heartbreaking really.

Beautiful rooms, nicely decorated, and a perfect location for Safari. Good food and attentive staff.

Stayed in January 2025

A word of warning, food is great however every dish is made from scratch and with that may take 60 minutes from order. Well worth the wait.

Location and helpfulness of the staff was brilliant. Food was cooked from scratch, the Elephant Rest organised the whole safari which was just perfect and we were picked up at the door. Room very comfortable and in good order. Pool was a lovley addition.

Stayed in January 2025

Nil

nice and quiet place in a village setting. host were so nice. family run place and food was delicious. well maintained pool and badminton court. bedroom was spacious nicely arranged. Hosts took us on a village tour to see sugar cane farming and nice lakes where we enjoyed bird watching

Stayed in January 2025

None

True sample of great hospitality. Staff was amazing and very caring. safari was over the top with many Jumbos and was so lucky to see a leopard. food was nice and love the cheese kottu. clean rooms and nicely laid pool and pool deck.

Stayed in January 2025

The room was lovely and spacious the facilities were good swimming pool he hired us a jeep the food was very good and plenty of it

Stayed in January 2025