Ella Jungle Resort

This is the one of the best place i have ever visited. Good self sustainable food. Home grown organic fruits, vegetables and rice. Amazing food. Very caring staff. Very good environment. Middle of jungle. So many activities and bonfire and candle light dinner. Simply amazing. Highly recommend. Good for everyone.

We stayed here in early September. Positives: - Thoroughly enjoyed the waterfall trek where we could jump into the waterfall and swim. The water was clean and the two ex-navy guides who came with us were very friendly and helpful. When I got stung by 2 wasps they were quick to clean my stings with antiseptic and provide some topical medicine. Obviously have a lot of knowledge about the jungle. - Surrounded by beautiful nature, in the evenings you can sit and read a book, while listening and watching the wild peacocks, cows grazing, duck waddling and other animals. - All the staff were very friendly and helpful. The young man who served us food was very polite and always trying to do his best. Also, we asked about improving the water pressure in our shower along with getting a fan for our room, and this was provided within the hour we asked. - Staff helped us book our bus ticket to Colombo. - Organised a bonfire for us in the evening which was very nice. Negatives: - The room. While the room initially looks aesthetic and in pictures looks beautiful, the actual practicality of the room is lacking. The top half of the room was totally open and you couldn't lock the glass doors on the balcony. Unfortunately this led to an extremely poor night sleep. We appreciate we are in the jungle, however the fear of monkeys, bats or anything else being able to enter our room easily was disconcerting especially with all the noises you can hear in the night. In addition, theres very little security in the resort so while it might be dramatic to say, with lack of service on the mobile, it can be a bit worrying to be sleeping with a glass door open to anyone who could enter. - Food was average - it was nice and personally I liked the vegetarian aspect as I eat a plant based diet. However, my partner did get a bad stomach after breakfast. - Not sure what bug, but woke up with many bites on my body, not mosquito but some kind of midge. So would be nice to have a mosquito plug. - No receptionist on arrival, she was only there on check-out which we felt was slightly unprofessional. - Also we asked if we needed to bring water bottles to which they told us they would provide water bottles. However, on check out we were charged around Rs. 1400 including tax for the water bottles we consumed. We literally would have brought our own had we known this. - Curtains had many holes in maybe from moths or rats. Overall, the staff really carried our stay and without them we would have left before the night. Higher management of the actual property needs to be dealt with, i.e. renovating the rooms. In addition, not worth the money you pay. It was the same price for us to stay here as cinnamon lodge hotel in habarana which is a 5 star hotel (with facilities such as buffet, swimming pool, in room dining, bicycles etc), and this resort does not live up to that standard.

Let me start with the one negative - the drive down to this place is not easy! You have to take an off road vehicle and it’s about 4km of windey, bumpy travel. We were seriously questioning our choice in hotel … then we got to the bottom and had to take a gondola across the forest/river and all our doubts vanished! As we got down from the gondola we were greeted by the amazing view of a rice field, with peacocks wandering around. Behind the rice field was towering trees. Our rooms were next to a bumbling stream, beautiful and so picturesque picturesque. The food we ate was all grown in the 280 acres. It’s 100% self sustainable. They grow all their rice and vegetables. They are 100% organic and make their own worm compost. As an avid Gardner I was fascinated and delighted to walk around the fields and observe all the fruit and vegetables. There is no Wi-Fi in the cabins, it was the perfect opportunity to just relax and unwind. We had dinner under the stars with a roaring bonfire. This place has so much to offer. The staff was very attentive and kind. If you are a bird watcher, lots of birds to see. We saw a huge flock of the native Hornbill!

It is one of the most amazing stay we ever had in Sri Lanka. Exciting surrounding! Starting from the entering it was amazing. We were also guided for a hike. Love the concept! Vegetarian food menu was good. Villa was also well cleaned and beautiful, it was next to the river. Visit the place if you want to experience the surrounding!

They took out payment, we turned up.. they were closed! Replied once by email to say they would return my money - have ignored me since and not refunded the £180! Do not book with them - it’s a nightmare

Good for someone loving to have a jungle experience with some adventure activities. Sri Lankan vegetarian food was served. Rooms have basic facilities. Cable car experience and trekking to the waterfalls are unforgettable. Service could have been improved with better organisation.

Best place to stay if u are a nature lover .. the food was amazing and the Front Desk Udeni was very helpful and attentive to the guests ..she made our visit a wonderful one by guiding us through the hotel ..thank u Udeni and staff for the wonderful service 😊

We really enjoyed the weekend at the Ella Jungle Resort. Bcz We are both nature lovers and will never forget the beautiful experience at Elle Jungle Resort. I really appreciate the help and support of Mr. Suresh and team . Mr. Suresh, reservation executive was a very friendly and kind person. We will definitely be returning to our next vacation for this place. Thank you all.

Excellent location inside rural side with lush green and serene environment, highly recommend for those who prefer calm ,silent jungle environment. authentic srilankan cuisine with fresh vegetables and fruits , which directly taken from there farms adjacent to the resort. the excursion they offer inside the jungle is very interesting and you can view rare beauty inside a jungle with water falls, huge trees and other scenery.... cheers .........