Reviews of Elephant Rest Udawalawa

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

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

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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.

Friendly family who runs the place. Big spacious rooms and nice outdoor space. Super close to Udawalawe park. The manager arranged safari for us which was very good.

The first day we ordered lunch, fries and fried rice. It took them nearly 1,5 hours before we got it. Keep that in mind when you order food. Even the day we were going on safari, we had agreed breakfast at 6 and pickup at 6:30. Driver was there 6:15 which was nice. Problem was that our breakfast was still not ready until 6:20. Biggest problem was actually the pool that had not been balanced correctly. There was so much chlorine in it that you could both taste it and see it. One of our kids god several bad rash and we were all itching. The last full day we were there, we didn’t go in the pool because of that. Staff was very friendly and seemed they wanted to do their best. If the pool was fixed then we would stay there again.

We booked this accommodation for easy access to the safari, which it was. But it is some distance to anywhere else.

It was a quick stop off, ok for one night but I wouldn’t stay longer.

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.

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.

Great location and very clean

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.

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.

Location is very good, close to the entrance of the park. Price-quality is fine.

The pictures look better than reality. The maintenance and attention to detail of the public areas can be better, especially the poolwater was not so clear (even more so the fishpool)

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.

all good

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

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Friendly service and staff was very helpful. nice local food

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

all ok

quite place very close to park. excellent for relaxation.

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

All good nothing to complain

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.

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

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.

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 !

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!

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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