Find Hotels in Yala, Sri Lanka

My Husband and I went to Sri Lanka for our 1 year Wedding anniversary. We were doing so much sightseeing we forgot the purpose of our trip until we stayed here. I had mentioned when booking that we would be celebrating our anniversary while staying and they had such lovely and thoughtful surprises for us. We got a really nice cold refreshing ginger ice tea upon arrival. They had gone to the trouble of spelling out their good wishes for us on the bed with coconut tree leaves and later that evening when we had finished our meal, all the waiters, the waitress and manager brought us a specially made anniversary cake with one candle for 1 year married. We got such a surprise I almost got emotional, they all congratulated us, we were so happy. Housekeeping staff were very nice too and noticed we had taken a flower into the room that we liked, the next day he had picked us a bunch and put them in a vase in our room. The room was always very clean, we never needed to ask for anything. I can't say enough good things about this Hotel and their staff. They should be very proud. They made our trip to Sri Lanka very memorable, memories we will cherish.

We only stayed in Cinnamon Wild for 1 night. Its one of the most popular hotels in Yala National Park so it is packed with groups and tourists from all over. If you are not into that, you better skip it! You are surrounded by nature and animal so it is very relaxing. It is located in the middle of the National Park so it was convenient to start a Safari from there (you can book at the hotel or anywhere else around it). The hotel gave a room free of charge to our driver - which is quite common in Sri Lanka - and a discount on the food. You are advised not to leave your room alone after 6pm to avoid encountering wild animals. The food.. International Buffet for dinner. Not great but good enough. It is the most expensive hotel we stayed at in Sri Lanka though. I believe it is because of Yala being one of the most popular tourist spots in the country.

We travelled 12 days and stayed in 8 different hotels in Sri Lanka. This one dedinetly made it to the top one. 10 min from Yala National Park entrance, with beach and extremly long pool. The breakfeast was huge and quality of food also for dinner was excellent. We finally again could enjoy good espresso :), which is not always easy travelling through Sri Lanka. Rooms are big, with bathroom nearly the same size as the room. People working in the hotel have been very nice too. Definetly a place to come back again!!!

Nice hotel with great pool to relax after a long safari. Hotel offers great value for the money compared to a lot of other places in Sri Lanka. Staff is nice and helpful. Breakfast was good. Average but ok food in the restaurant though it is a little pricey (Lack of alternative restaurants in walking distance). You should check with other safari operators for Yala Safaris as the price by the hotel seems to be a little high.

We stayed at Chena Huts for two nights during our two week honeymoon vacation to Sri Lanka & the Maldives. The property is situated just outside the Yala park. The accommodations are beautiful and the staff is so friendly. It is unlike any other place we have ever visited and we would highly recommend. Definitely make sure you do at least one afternoon safari.

We had two nights at yala safari camping with our two young children. The beauty and views from the main structure are indescribable. Just amazing. The staff are very attentive and tents are stunning. The staff even surprised me with a birthday cake. Then there was the food! This was just amazing. The chef kelum did such an amazing job and was the best food we had on our journey. Our safari was also great. Hugely recommended and worth the money. Thank you mahesh, Ravi, archi, kelum and all the other staff.

We absolutely loved this hotel, and particularly it's location on the shores of the lake. The view from the garden and our balcony over the lake filled with water lilies and dotted with small boats was fabulous. The resort was beautifully decorated & furnished.The bedroom was gorgeous. The bathroom had the best shower of anywhere we have stayed in Sri Lanka. Breakfast & dinner were excellent with a great choice of dishes. Service and friendliness of the staff were first class. We loved the proximity to Yala National Park, which was the main reason for visiting, but we were sad we only had one night here. We will definitely stay here again but for a lot longer. We were so impressed by everything it had to offer. The gardens are glorious too.Shaun, the General Manager, was charming and clearly impressed his high standards on his staff. Delighted there was a shop selling clothing, jewellery and souvenirs which were of good quality Driver accommodation too.

The Blue Turtle was a wonderful place to stay - and probably our favourite place to stay in Sri Lanka. We couldn't fault it at all - staff very kind and helpful, room delightful, pool a very nice temperature, and food delicious. Their Sri Lankan breakfast introduced us to curd and honey which is now one of our favourite desserts. Very convenient to get to Yala.

One of the best holidays we've had the service and the standard of the hotel were above and beyond what we were expecting. From start to finish every staff member went out of there way to ensure that our stay was the most comfortable and enjoyable it could be which it was!! the standard of the food was amazing and we just kept saying to each other i don't know how they are providing this sort of treatment when we were in the middle of the jungle. We were lucky enough to be in a luxury tent and luxury it was! ensuite bathroom, balcony area with a view of the lake, big double bed, wooden floors... AMAZING!! Then we get to the safari which is included in the price.. the driver and the guide were so experienced that we were lucky enough to see every animal that lives in Yala.. Leopard, Crocodiles, loads of elephants including a close up of a tusker! and even the very rare sloth bear we couldn't believe it it literally walked right up to our jeep.. best experience of the whole trip! our only regret was not being able to stay there for longer! Thank you once again elephant lake yala for an amazing holiday!!!

Beautiful hotel with imaginative architecture; modern twist on indigenous Sri Lankan styles. Buildings raised on heavy stilts with big balconies overlooking the beach and steeply pitched corrugated iron roofs. Lovely infinity pool, long enough to swim and do proper lengths. Beach long, gorgeous and completely deserted although the sea was too rough to swim in. Lovely villa room from which we saw outside iguana, wild boar, rabbits and monkeys who enjoyed playing noisily on the roof one morning. Very cheerful and helpful staff. I particularly want to mention SUSANTHA who looked after us really well all the time, especially at meals and kept an eye on his younger colleagues whose English was not as good as his. If he's not the manager, he could and should be. This man is a credit to the hotel. Promote him! On the negative side: aircon unit placed directly above the bed which is a design error. Couldn't turn it off completely. Buffet dinner first night was very tasty but only lukewarm. Front door scraped on the floor every time we opened it. Finally please stop playing banal western pop music all day long all around the hotel. We get plenty of this at home and as most guests come for the beauty and peacefulness, it's a shame that pap-pop should compete with the natural music of the birds and crashing waves. Very convenient for Yala game reserve as it is only 5-10 minutes drive from park entrance gates. I'd definitely stay there again without hesitation.

This is glamping at its best!. We arrived after completing a hot and dusty safari at nearby Yala National Park to be greeted by the friendly staff with cool cloths and welcome drinks. They showed us to our tent which was well appointed, even down to the ensuite bathroom. The staff came and collected us for dinner which was a great experience sitting under the stars with the sound of the bush around us. The food was excellently cooked and served. breakfast was very much the same. We did not use the camp safari services but other people who we spoke to spoke highly of the camp safari service and if our experience in Yala is to go to it is a healthy park with lots of interest. A great stay thank you!

I thoroughly enjoyed being away from the hustle and bustle of the city (although you still do experience a bit of the bloodlust on the safari as tourists chase around in a bid to find wildlife). The staff were great, friendly and attentive. The food was pretty standard but that didn't bother us, there were bugs aplenty, and the mid-afternoon heat was almost unbearable. Most tourists stay a night, we stayed two, either way you don't stay long enough for any of the inconveniences to get to you. The fun of the safaris and the attention from the staff distracts you from all of that. The rustic, tented living is definitely an experience. Expect: pitch-black nights, fire torches, early morning safaris, bumpy roads, the big outdoors, the sun, good butlers, and a just completely different experience. It was good fun. It was a little pricey but I'm glad I went with Mahoora instead of just a regular hotel.

Excellent for a very relaxed family holiday exploring the area-particularly Yala Park. The food here was the best that we had all of the time in Sri Lanka...with an excellent local lady cooking for us. The hotel is clean and run by a lovely family.They are happy to make tea/coffee or serve beer/soft drinks at any time.

as a solo traveler who is a wildlife adventurer and photographer, i decided to stay here because of the location. it is at the yala junction, between tissa and kirinda, just nice if you'd love to visit yala national park to east, and bundala national park to the west. along the way, there are many attractions of interest as well, such as wirawila wewa bird sanctuary, vihara maha devi, kirinda beach, etc. the rate is much cheaper than john keell's chaaya wild (which is close to yala national park). elephant reach can be considered a nice & simple boutique nature resort. the positives are the service quality of the staff, the cleanliness, and the food at the restaurant was great. i came in the off-peak season, so it was just brilliant. not much to complain. it is a recommended hotel to stay for 2, for it is a good value-for-money deal. will return.

My wife and I spent three days here as a part of our honeymoon. The staff were amazing and looked after us with great care, always waiting until we had left our room before cleaning, organising a massage and a safari. However the massage is quite expensive as is the food, and the menu doesn't seem to offer many Sri Lankan dishes. That said we were treated to one of the best Sri Lankan breakfasts of string hoppers, rice and curry with arguably the best pol sambol I've had. It's a very lovely and calm environment and was perfect for us and what we wanted.

Stayed here for 2 nights whist doing a safari in Yala National Park. The location is very pleasant on the lakeside and the staff do let you know that sometimes they get an early morning visit from crocodiles in the garden!! Our room was very large with high ceilings and was clean and tidy with a nice balcony overlooking the lake and swimming pool. The restaurant has an excellent a la carte menu, with enough choice to suit all tastes and very reasonably priced. We were up at 4 am for our safari and they kindly supplied us with a pack-up breakfast which was adequate. Only downside for me is that there was no bar, but you could get a beer with the evening meal. Overall a very pleasant hotel with very friendly staff.

Pros; very practical and good attention to detail in bedrooms making this one of the best hotels we stayed in Sri Lanka. They even have proper plastic towel racks so that we don't have to hang stuff all over the place, rooms and toilets are brightly lit, clean white walls and tiles so that any mosquitoes can't hide, good wifi in rooms, comfortable beds, clean and new place., friendly and helpful staff. Cons: no kettle in room, no lift to 2nd level, be careful of steps if you have older folks in your Travelling group - quite a few steps in the corridors and pathways , not much dining option here.

We had a marvelous stay at Kithala Resort, Yala, Sri Lanka. Wonderful staff, extremely friendly, provided us with very good service. We were always made sure of how the service was, whether it was pleasing and anything that the staff could offer to make our stay memorable. We must recommend the senior server (Bandhusena – as far as we can remember his name) who provided us with and outstanding service by his energy, smile and warm hand of service. It was extremely warm the time we visited Sri Lanka and we preferred staying in the pool for long hours. The hotel manager was very kind. Even with the set times given for the pool, they let us stay there for longer and served us with hot and cold beverages to the pool. The food that was served was enticing and were served at the means of us. The room was comfortable with good quality room service provided. We had a peaceful and joyful stay!!! Until next time….

Saraii Village was the most unique and amazing place we've ever stayed in. When I booked the place online, i was not sure what to expect but my family and i were thrilled to see this hideaway in a Werawilla. You come down a short distance down a dirt path (which was a little eroded due to the recent heavy rain) from the main road and you come up to a large garden with lots of trees, vegetable plots and flowers with the tree houses and mud chalets giving it a very surreal feel. I had booked the mud chalet which was large and beautiful but when my kids saw the tree houses they were so excited that the kind hotel manager offered to switch our reservation to the tree house. Thankfully the tree house was free that day. My kids went up to the tree house and we were unable to get them down for the next several hours. It was such a wonderful experience to sleep up on the tree house. It was so comfortable and the tree house was colorfully decorated with comfy cushions. Waking up on the tree house was amazing as the tree sways with the wind and you wake up for the singing of the birds, especially the peacocks. The hotel arranged for a Safari ride in Yala for us and the jeep picked us up by 5.30 for the morning game ride, which was the best experience ever, we had two sightings of leopard and quite a number of elephants too... The hotel gave us packed breakfast with bottles of water, which was very convenient for us. The jeep driver sorted out all our entrance requirements, which was great as we were still a bit sleepy. We were one of the first jeeps inside Yala and the ride was fantastic. I must say that Saraii had the best local varieties of food we've had on this trip. The food was the "real" Sri Lankan food. My daughter who doesn't much care for vegetables, had second helping of sri lankan vegetables, and wanted to know if we can take back some home. Saraii is for travelers like us who like to experience new things with a unique style of its own.

The rooms are wonderful, spacious and well kept. We stayed at the first floor rooms and the view of the lake form there was absolutely superb!! Being vegetarians, the staff took care of our food demands very wonderfully! They arranged the safari for Yala National park conveniently.. Overall it was wonderful experience!!

Hotel is superbly located for Yala safari and incredible vfm. We paid £100 half board for 2 nights. Fixed menu for dinner may not suit all, but 4 courses were very good. Pool is lovely and our room overlooked the beautiful lake. Staff can not do enough to please. Not a 5 * luxury hotel, but perfect for the location. The hotel is remote and not really near any other restaurants, but a Tuk Tuk ride to Tiss is possible

a beautiful resort located just on the outskirts of yala and bundala park.on arrival we were welcomed by the manager dilan sanjewa and the rest of the staff. they made our stay in the resort a truly unforgeable experience.the rooms were spotless with clean linen and towels (quite uncommon in hotels in sri lanka). the staff organised a few trips for us and after the safari we arrived back late to discover the staff had organised a candlelight dinner for us by the pool - very romantic!the manager dilan is like wikipedia,just ask him about any of the local culture and history, he will be happy to answer all questions and fulfil all requests with a smile.i would definitely recommend this place for anybody who is looking for quality time out and a 5 star service.

We changed five different hotels/guesthouses in our two week holiday in Sri Lanka. Hotel Okrin deserves the first place for a few reasons: conveniently located near the Yala park entrance, comfortable rooms, good restaurant, excellent value for money and...last but not least : very helpful and attentive staff! We loved it there and we definitely reccomend it.

Yala adventure 's environment is so great. There are many trees, plants and butterfly garden and a lake. All of these are so natural. The Room clean and tidy. We arrived late because of raining. The manager and staff are kindhearted and warmly. They welcomed us and we felt so warm and happy. We had dinner and tried the Sri Lanka hand pilaf with the manager's guide and introduction, it's traditional and interesting for us. The food and fruits are fresh and the vegetables comes from their own garden. It's really great !!! The most important thing was twe saw the fireflies, it's so amazing in there. The manager named Sameera, he is a very kind person and he like nature, so follow him you can feel and know more about the nature. It's very good choice if you like to close to nature. It's pity we stayed in there only one night...and we have no time to feel every great things in there...and they prepared very great breakfast and picked up for us because we were going to yala national park. We shared our breakfast with other Russia couples and they said we saved them, but I want to say it's our hotel saved them because the breakfast was so abundant！ thanks all staff and we will chose yala adventure again if we come to Sri Lanka again.

Rohan and Karen were very friendly and accommodating. The food was amazing. Not a lot in the immediate vicinity but safaris and rice paddies to explore and a beautiful area. Highly recommended.

Ok..we stayed here as a family of 4 for a couple of nights. Location is decent. Just 20 min or so from the park entrance. Beware though. We booked on Agoda, which said there was WiFi. There was no WiFi. This may not matter to you, but it wild have been useful to have. The food was very mediocre. Dinner was basically rice and curry. One day we waited almost 3 hours for dinner. Rice and curry insanely salty. There is nowhere else to eat nearby. Zero aircon. Which we knew in advance. We asked for mosquito coils. We never got them. I wouldn’t stay here again. Not much to do, and horrible food.

Can't complain. Thoroughly enjoyed the stay. You could visit Kiri Vehera, Kataragama Hindu Temple, Situlpavva from here. Hotel arranges a Yala safari, which is reasonably priced. Ransu the driver was pretty helpful. A little more training and he could be an awesome guide/tracker for Yala visits. You could also do a night safari on Kataragama Buttala road, where you are almost guaranteed of seeing elephants on a highway. If you are lucky enough seeing a leopard and/or sloth bear is not out of the question. Please do NOT speed on this road as it could risk the lives of innocent wildlife

I found Travellers Home an ideal place to stay in Tissa for my tour of Yala NP. I arrived with a Danish woman who was on her third visit. The owner & staff greeted her like a long lost friend. Throughout my stay everyone from the owner to the kitchen hand and gardener were friendly & helpful. I was on the ground floor where the cooling breeze was not as strong as upstairs. Nevertheless I did have air con if needed. I used the hotels jeep to go on the Yala tour. It was an excellent trip& I saw many animals. Unfortunately no leopard, but then neither did any of many other jeeps. Y

One of the most pleasant stays we had in Sri Lanka. The hotel staff is absolutely wonderful with attention to every detail and possible need you may have. Simple gestures like presenting your welcoming drink and packing your breakfast from your early Yala National Park safari trip made the stay truly memorable. They even provided accommodation for a driver we had hired for our 6-day trip around the island. The place is simple in decor. A palm tree garden divide the two rows of rooms, terminating with a small pool for a dip after a sweltering safari trip. There is also a spa available in the resort offering ayuvedic treatments. Internet is available only in the lobby.