Reviews of The Cabin Ella

Nice and clean room, awesome staff. It’s located directly over a cafe with amazing food.

The unique place to stay and have breakfast (from the menu) was already a success for us. On top of that, the staff was extremely friendly and attentive – we were even dropped off back in Ella free of charge by tuk-tuk. The room and bathroom were very clean, the shower had warm water, and the terrace was lovely!

A mosquito net above the bed would have been a nice addition.

We enjoyed our stay at Cabin Ella. What really makes it great is the smiles from all the staff. Down below is a café, and the staff can always assist you with all the things you need to handle. Also, the view from the cabin is awesome. Would recommend.

They are turning a couple of cabins into a bar, so the balcony was huge, but the wood details were gone. Although we really enjoy looking at the train.

Amazing views of Nine Arch Bridge

Had to get a tuk tuk in from main road. Could get a bit dangerous during the night as there are no lights

Staff was nice. We were a bit confused that need to walk for some while to get there and carry our bags. Quite steep way to get there. The rooms have an amazing view, but they are very.. sketchy. Thinly built. You can hear every single person walking by. During the night we had to leave the place because we had a rat in the room. Reception helped us to get to the new hotel, they were nice and friendly.

Beautiful view from the terrace. Amazing breakfast. Very helpful staff that can drop you to some places with tuktuk.

Getting to the place can be a little bit tricky because google maps can show the worst way possible.

This apartment is all about the amazing view – it’s truly breathtaking! The room standard was exactly as described – cabin-style, cozy and functional. I highly recommend staying here for the view alone – it’s totally worth it!

Great view, sweet and helpful people working there

The basic hygiene was simply not good enough: there was a mouse or squirrel inside the cabin, running around, and animal shit in the sunk. Furthermore, there were a lot of ants and the wifi did not work anywhere on the premise. The aircondition also was not effective. The locks did not work well either; so doors had a difficult time closing. Location was far from the city and difficult to get to, but close to the 9 arches bridge.

It was such a disappointment to arrive there and realised the room and balcony are not as per the pictures. The balcony is a big peace of concrete that is part of an unfinished renovation. No hot water running. Room needs a lot of maintenance: lights, hot water and fridge not working. Water running in the bathroom.

The views are nice, located just in front of the nine arch bridge.

- The accommodation is not as per the pictures at all. The balcony is a peace of concrete with metal construction rods everywhere, it’s basically a construction that was never finished. Very unsafe. Nothing to see with the nice timber balcony you see in the pictures. - “The Cabin Ella” is not the real name of the accommodation, instead it’s called “New Cabin Ella”. That make it very difficult to find in the map. - You can’t arrive to the place by car or tuk tuk, instead you have to walk through the bush and stone stairs to arrive. If you have heavy luggage that will be a pain. - Half of the lights does not work. The thermos for hot water does not work. No hot showers. - It has a bar downstairs that is noisy, if you are expecting to get some relaxing time the bar will make it very difficult. - There is no hotel manager, the waiters at the bar downstairs are managing that but they say they are not responsible for anything. They never reply to the messages in booking.com. We told them this is not what is shown in the pictures, this is not what we paid for and the staff said pictures are old and it used to be double price so we are very lucky we got it for good price (really?!). This accommodation uses false advertising.

View was beautiful

Staff was not at all accessible and also the commute was very difficult and I had to call them 10-12 times to get an auto to climb up the main road and I got late for my train.

The location was amazing. We had a great view of the nine arches bridge from our balcony & took many pics of the bridge & trains going over it. The staff were super helpful and breakfast was so delicious. They made a great espresso coffee which we found hard to find in Sri Lanka.

This is not a dislike but just a note. The property is close to the bridge so the road is only accessible by tuk tuk or scooter. The hotel will send a tuk tuk for you when you arrive. It is a steep, narrow road and at the end it does involve a short steep walk and some large concrete steps. Wear comfortable walking shoes!

AMAZING VIEW! Super helpful staff!!

Great location, clean, and comfortable

The view of the 9 arch bridge and the trains were great. Watching nature from the balcony was awesome. The staff were very helpful and easy to contact. Balcony is probably one of the best insta spots for the bridge.

Nothing there at all. My money would have been better spent staying elsewhere and just coming to check the train/bridge out via cab.

Very nice view from the terrace. Nuwan ist a very friendly und helpful host.

Cute cabin with an amazing view of the Nine Arch Bridge!! I don’t think you can ask for a better view, it’s also a 5-min walk from the bridge, so a perfect distance if you want to reach it in the early morning to beat the crowds. Nuwan was very welcoming, breakfast was great, and he kept our bags safe while we went on a hike. We only stayed one night but we highly recommend!