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Passara Road, Yahalewela, Ella, Ella, Sri Lanka

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Reviewed: 11 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLandscape, peaceful staff
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Reviewed: 8 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewExcellent stay Beautiful property and surroundings. 10minute tuk tuk away from Ella however you feel the beauty of nature in the jungle surroundings. Many lovely birds and insects to see. Lovely to watch and admire over delicious breakfast in the mornings served on the roof terrace. Lovely to look over the traditional surroundings of the workers in the rice fields. The room was very comfy, large bed. All the mod cons to would need. Nice clean large room. Very good value for money. The owners were very helpful and friendly. Always available if we had any concerns. This was a really good choice for our stay in Ella, would highly recommend to others.
Reviewed: 30 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThank you so much to the hosts for the wonderful stay 🩷 we loved every minute of it! Best breakfast with a view on the ricefields and jungle area, so peaceful & quiet! The room is spotless clean, with a very comfy bed, good pillows and sheet, the fluffiest bathtowels ever + a big bathroom (a Quality hairdryer available). It's a short 8 minute tuktuk ride to the center of Ella, but we walked it in about 35 minutes. Close to the starting Point of the hike to Little Adam's Peak & 9 Arches Bridge. They are decorating a 2nd room which will be finished soon but right now it's 2 guests only, so we had the place to ourselves. The owners live downstairs and are so happy & quick to help with everything. Hope to be back soon!
Reviewed: 28 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThe room is amazingly beautifully decorated with beautiful lights. It is very beautifully made. It is very clean. The breakfast is delicious. I want to thank the owner of this place and his wife for giving us a lot of opportunities. You are a very nice group of people. I am very grateful to have found such a place.
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Reviewed: 26 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewA hidden gem in a beautiful setting. The room is very nice, the breakfast is delicious, the cleanliness is top, and the people who work here are very kind. I'm really happy that I found a place like this to stay when I came to Ella.
Reviewed: 10 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewI love the top floor of this place because it is very quiet and you can hear the birds chirping. Also, when you look down from there, you can see a beautiful river where people are working in the fields. The room is still beautifully decorated. The bathroom is clean and spacious. Also, the bed is very comfortable. I was told that breakfast was very delicious. Thank you again ,
Reviewed: 10 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThe most beautiful place in Ella and a clean room and the best food I have ever eaten at breakfast. The owner and his wife brought it to me at five o'clock. The room was very clean and the level of cleanliness was high. They also arranged a tuk tuk for us to go to the center.It took about 8 minutes to reach the ella town ..Thank you so much.
Reviewed: 6 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewI love this place, which is located in a very beautiful place very close to the falls. The room is very comfortable and the smell of the water is very good and the room is also very clean. The bed is also very comfortable. Also, the roof is very quiet and peaceful. The breakfast I had was the best breakfast I have ever had in Sri Lanka. The staff, who are also very friendly, treated us like family. I am very grateful to them.
Reviewed: 4 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThe best place I have been to in Sri Lanka and the best food I have ever had is this. The room is very clean. The location is very beautiful. The place is very clean and very quiet. I hope to come back to this place next time!
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Reviewed: 24 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThis place is very clean and the most beautiful room. We were treated so well that we couldn't believe it. The room is located in a very quiet environment. The room is very beautifully decorated with lights and everything is very neat and the battle is very decorated. Everything is very clean. Also, the breakfast was very tasty and the best breakfast I have had in Sri Lanka. I am very happy that I chose this place. I hope to come to this place again. I thank you very much for your consideration. We can reach Ella town in about nine minutes by tuk tuk.
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Reviewed: 21 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThis is the best place I have stayed in Sri Lanka and the best breakfast is also here. This place is a beautiful place with a very clean room and a very clean bathroom. This place is very beautifully decorated. It also feels very free and it is a very quiet area without any noise. Also, the cleanliness is at a very high level. Also, the bed is very comfortable and very well made. Once again, sri lanka☺️
Reviewed: 18 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe most beautiful place in Ella is right. I have made this room very clean and very attractive, very romantic. Also, the living room is very beautifully decorated and full of lights. Also, it is a quiet and free place to be. Ella is a busy town and also this rural area is located here. This room has been made very quiet and very attractive. Also, the breakfast is very delicious. Also, Rasika and his wife helped us a lot and helped us with our bags and also helped us find the laundry. Also, the most beautiful places in Ella If you want to reach Ella town, you can reach it by three-wheeler. It takes about eight minutes to do it,
Reviewed: 17 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe best place I have been in Sri Lanka and it is also clean and friendly family and it is located in a beautiful unspoilt environment. Also if you go to Ella by foot it is about seven minutes and the best place to hear the most beautiful and beautiful birds. This place is located in a very beautiful place in a very quiet and clean environment than Ella town where Ella is. I am very happy to stay in a place like this. Also this family served me very delicious breakfast and I thank them very much for that. In terms of cleanliness, the room, the bathroom and the bed were very comfortable. Thank you very much for everything. Also, the top floor of the Mahandu house is located in a very beautiful forest area with a rice field. I would like to tell you from Europe to come and enjoy this place. The people who live here are very nice and kind. They can help you with anything you need. Thank you very much for your support. If we come to Sri Lanka again, we will choose this place in the future.❤️🙏🙏
Reviewed: 26 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewVery secluded area in the middle of nature. Staff very friendly and although a bit of main road, tuk tuk can get there no problem.
Be ready to be with every thing that nature brings - this can mean some bugs in your room or around. Check your shoes before putting them on 😁
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Reviewed: 3 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewThe accomodation is perfect for nature-lover backpackers who are looking for a new and clean location to start their hiking. The staff is extremely friendly and caring, they arranged tuktuk for us and asked about our needs permanently. The cleanness of the room is immaculate and the breakfast was also really great. The environment is something that should be mentioned, because it is literally located in the middle of the jungle. The sound of silence and wild animals are priceless as well as the untouched starry sky. The flat itself is very calm and silent, and it gets cool for night with out air conditioning.
The room itself does not seem to be new, and you have to lower your standards regarding the bathroom if you are used to European/US/AUS hotel standard. The hot water is not coming from the tub unless you are barely open it and there is no cabin or curtain that would prevent the water from soaking.
Thank you very much, Sir and Madam, for coming to my place and leaving a lovely comment. I hope you will come again soon. I hope you will be at my place as well as yours.❤️❤️
Reviewed: 23 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewThe place is well equipped and so nicely decorated. The owners are caring and friendly. The breakfast is very delicious and it's the best we had so far. Thank you for having us!!
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Reviewed: 6 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewWe stayed here for two nights while exploring Ella and the surroundings. It is a 10 minute TukTuk ride from Ella downtown, so very quiet at night and a great place to relax. It has a roof terrace where you can have your tea and watch the rice fields during the day or have your beer in the evening. The host family is very welcoming and does everything to make the stay memorable. If you need a TukTuk driver, they will call their great friend Babu and he will even pick you up at 6am if you need to take the early train. The breakfast was one of the best we've had in Sri Lanka!
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Reviewed: 3 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewSecluded location, an escape from Ella. The room is clean and tidy and has thoughtful touches throughout to make it feel homely. Breakfast was 10/10 - so delicious! The highlight of The Kingdom of Ella though were the hosts - super kind, generous and would help organise anything you requested.
Just a flag that the location is slightly trickier to access. Would recommend hiring a scooter like we did or Tuktuk which the lovely hosts will help you organise
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Reviewed: 19 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewVery friendly, kind and helpful family. Super tasty Sri Lankan breakfast and outside of noisy Ella centre....
A little bit tricky to reach the accommodation.
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Reviewed: 17 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewI highly recommend this place who wants an authentic Ella vibe without the stress you got in the center. The room was big and the bed super comfortable. The breakfast is delicious and the owners (young couple) are super welcoming. The apartment is in the jungle what makes it special as well! So def a good choice :)
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Reviewed: 6 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewThe house is located tucked away in the hills. It is very quiet and very peaceful. There is only one room (where we stayed) in the house so you get a real nice home stay experience. The breakfast was the best we have had in Sri Lanka so far, very tasty and a very big portion that we enjoyed in the balcony every morning. Everything is run by the family and they are very nice and helpful. We got tips of where to go and the hosts also connected us with a tuktuk driver that took us around to the places further away that we wanted to visit. They can also help sort out scooters if preferred. We also got tips where to do laundry which was a very solid recommendation.
The access to the house is a bit tricky. From the main road you take a smaller road where only a tuktuk fits, not accessible by car. The last bit to the house then only accessible by foot. The tuktuk drivers gave us a hard time to drive up there saying it is a difficult road and charged us 1500lkr. We preferred to walk most times to town to not deal with the hassle. Took us 40min to walk and you get really nice views along the way. We also walked at night, no lights whatsoever but even walking in the pitch dark felt very safe.
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Reviewed: 21 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewAmazing breakfast every morning and I enjoyed watching the birds as the property is nestled in the forest. The bed was also super comfy. Very friendly family and they did everything to make our stay as enjoyable and comfortable as possible. Thank you
Slightly tucked away, outside the centre of Ella so would be a bit trickier without your own transport. We hired a scooter for a couple of days and then a Tuktuk which was great fun and gave us so much freedom. We also liked being away from the busy centre.
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Reviewed: 15 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewAbsolutely loved our stay at the Kingdom of Ella! Our hosts were the loveliest people and were so kind in helping us with tuktuks and anything else we needed. It is located a 10 minute drive from the centre of Ella but you can walk to town in 30 minutes and you get incredible views along the way. Because of it's location the homestay is surrounded by beautiful jungle and tea fields and is incredibly peaceful, lovely to come back to after a busy Ella. The rooftop seating area is a lovely place to relax after a hike. Breakfast is incredible, the room is spotlessly clean with a huge comfortable bed and a lovely en suite. There are so many thoughtful amenities including a hair dryer. Absolutely wonderful stay!
Nothing it was perfect! The nicest place we've stayed in Sri Lanka!
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Reviewed: 7 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewThe couple who own the property are so attentive and extremely helpful!! The breakfast they make is absolutely incredible. Really nice touches in the room that are very thoughtful like some playing cards.
Not a negative but just a good thing to know - when you arrive don’t drive your car down the road as it’s very narrow and a cliff edge. Ask them to get you a tuktuk for you and your bags. They will organise it very quickly for you!
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