Located in the town of Tissamaharama, Elephant Reach is a 265 km drive, south from Colombo. The eco-friendly hotel offers an outdoor pool and a restaurant.
Situated in Yala, 9 km from Tissa Wewa, Aqua Hotel Yala features accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge.
Nola
Australia
There was nothing hugely wrong with this place but it just felt “tired”. The room didn’t have the little extras that make life easier - a few sachets of tea/coffee. The kettle had no adaptor to plug into the wall and was not clean on the bottom. The shower cubicle was not clean - needs a good scrub, and one of the doors went off its tracks. Aircon wouldn’t turn on, turn wouldn’t turn off when we wanted it to. I had to show I’d paid for breakfast etc. I guess we just didn’t feel like anyone was doing more than going through the motions. On the other hand, it is not too far from the entrance to Block 1 at Yala and is much better priced than expensive on site safari options. So all I can say was it was adequate, but not wonderful. It looks like a place that used to be good but is a bit run down now.
Situated in Yala, 1.8 km from Kirinda Beach, Arana Yala features accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a terrace.
Rod
Australia
While I was a very, very late and unexpected booking (I only booked 15 minutes before arriving at the property), the staff jumped into action upon my arrival. After cranking up the generator (Sri Lanka was suffering from enforced power cuts), my air-conditioned room was offered up in a matter of minutes. This was indicative of my stay with staff being friendly, responsive and eager to please (they also organised an all-day private safari at Yala National Park for me). My room was spacious, and my breakfasts and dinners were tasty and filling.
Set in Yala, 1.6 km from Kirinda Beach, Wild Culture Yala offers accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge.
The location was idyllic, and there was absolutely everything to love about it
Spread across 38 acres of land, Jetwing Yala features an outdoor pool, a business centre and luxurious rooms located on the borders of Yala National Park.
very friendly and helpful staff.
Very clean property.
Located in the town of Tissamaharama, Elephant Reach is a 265 km drive, south from Colombo. The eco-friendly hotel offers an outdoor pool and a restaurant.
The pool, room, property, breakfast buffet and service
On average, 3-star hotels in Yala cost £42 per night, and 4-star hotels in Yala are £67 per night. If you're looking for something really special, a 5-star hotel in Yala can on average be found for £255 per night (based on Booking.com prices).
The average price per night for a 3-star hotel in Yala this weekend is £126 or, for a 4-star hotel, £181. Looking for something even fancier? 5-star hotels in Yala for this weekend cost on average around £732 per night (based on Booking.com prices).
On average, it costs £127 per night to book a 3-star hotel in Yala for tonight. You'll pay on average around £150 if you choose to stay in a 4-star hotel tonight, while a 5-star hotel in Yala will cost around £574 (based on Booking.com prices).
We stayed in Yala only to do a half day safari, though I’m...
We stayed in Yala only to do a half day safari, though I’m sure there are more things to do here. We realise that on a half day, with many other vehicles, we probably weren’t going to see a leopard, but we were REALLY happy with what we did see - elephants, many deer, buffalo, glimpse of a black sloth bear, mongoose, black faced monkeys (grey langhurs), crocodiles and mountains of bird life, including eagles, painted storks and hornbills. I’m also interested in flora and it’s quite fascinating in there. If you are prepared to just “go with the flow”, you will have a good time. It was easier for us as we had our personal driver to come along and communicate with the safari driver and explain a lot more things you us in English.
Nola
Australia
Scored 6.0
6.0
too many jeeps roaming around. 50% of the time we were...
too many jeeps roaming around. 50% of the time we were searching for animals. at some occasions long long jams of jeeps trying to observe leopards and bears
the park is beutiful but
* jeeps number should be limited
* we didnt see a leopard, saw elephants only once, saw a bear briefly only once - for 6 hours in the park we were disappointed
ben
Israel
Scored 8.0
8.0
We visited Yala for two days (with two separate game drives...
We visited Yala for two days (with two separate game drives - one evening and one morning one) and although we enjoyed the animals we observed, we did not have any sightings of leopards despite being the national park with the highest concentration in the world. But that is nature so we were just unlucky on those days. However, the most disappointing aspect of Yala was the sheer number of vehicles allowed into the park at one time. As soon as elephants or leopards are sighted, drivers communicate among themselves and vehicles all rush to the scene creating a massive traffic jams. This makes it feel very mass market and doesn’t seem very respectful of the wildlife
Sandra
Scored 4.0
4.0
Terrible time. No wild animals as expected.
Terrible time. No wild animals as expected. Roads are all around the jungle which is pretty disturbing to the wild life. After all it is supposed to be a protected zone for wild life. Jeeps are crawling every corner of the territory. Amused to see all of that disturbing scenes in a wild life protected zone. It's like business zone. Poor animals.
A
Anonymous
Thailand
Scored 10
10
I loved Yala.
I loved Yala. The number of different animals seen was slightly disappointing but apparently wash outs due to rain prevented us from accessing some internal roads. The sunrise and scenery were stunning. I would rate it as good value despite the lack of animals. The whole experience was wonderful.
Elizabeth
Australia
Scored 6.0
6.0
The national park in Yala is beautiful however it is hard to...
The national park in Yala is beautiful however it is hard to drive around as the roads are poorly maintained. There is a large populatin of birds and i think this safari would suit bird watchers more than those who want to see the elephants. The 6am -6pm safari is too long.
Sigiriya is far superior when it comes to large herds of elephants.
Antonia
United Arab Emirates
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I stayed a few nights with a friend primarily to do a safari in Yala National park. The hotel is very nice, clean with friendly and helpful staff. The facilities, especially the Gym and SPA (for massages) are very good.
The highlight of our trip was the full day Safari which the front desk organised for us. We had the best driver with great knowledge of the best spots to see the wildlife we wanted. He made the experience truly magical. I would definitely recommend asking the front desk to organise it with Madushanka.
Just the best hotel in Yala for sure. The pool is incredible in front of the rice fields.
You can also have a romantic dinner near the fire each night.
Good food, good service, good room !
It's an experience by itself and show the best of Sri Lanka and sri lankans.
Thanks for all, you're amazing guys.
Very close to Yala National Park. Good facilities for large group. We booked one triple and one family room. Ample space for groups to hang out. Very clean. Very nice food too. We enjoyed our stay. They arranged us safari at reasonable rate with breakfast packs. Clean pool and garden. Highly recommend.
Unique property within the Yala national park buffer zone. Staff make things work with limited resources. A Barbeque night was arranged with veg food options in the middle of the jungle!
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