Ella Secret Paradise

Nalin was the best! Such a great helpful host, would take me into town and pick me up, full of recommendations for my stay and always made sure I was happy and comfortable :) such a good comfortable nights sleep and loved being in the peace and quiet with only a 10 min short walk/2 min ride to the Main Street. :)

Nothing!

It was a beautiful location, close to the centre but also not located in the busy streets of Ella. The host helped us with all our questions and knew a lot about all of the activities that we could do. The property has only 2 rooms, so very quiet. It was also very clean!

The best breakfast for our entire trip to Sri Lanka. The pot of great coffee, fresh fruit juice, eggs and buffalo yogurt- all delicious!

Nothing could have been better, all amazing

The room is one of two, attached to the owners house. It is clean and compact. The bed was comfortable for me, and I slept well.

I can not understand how this and other properties in Sri Lanka are getting such high reviews. Come on people lets help each other out and give honest representations. I was contacted by the owner for a time of arrival, and I informed him 3pm, to which he replied OK. On arrival at 3.10, the room was not ready, and we had to sit outside for 40 minutes while it was prepared. Then we were informed there was a problem with water pressure, and we could only shower with a dribble from the hand-held shower. The owner said the plumber would come at 6 pm. We then walked into Ella (20 mins) for dinner. On our return, the plumber had not been, and the owner said he would come at 7.30 in the morning and could we unlock our door! I told him this would NOT be happening. On top of this, there are gaps around the doors. The bathroom window is filthy, does not shut, and has no insect screen. Consequently, we ended up with a large number of mosquitoes in the room. Luckily, it had a net for the bed. The property is along a 300 metre concrete path, which ends abruptly, and the last 30 metres are down a steep, uneven rocky path of around 30 to 40% gradient. Yes, the owner is friendly, almost too friendly, but this is in no way an excellent or superb property. The owner did give us a 2000 rupees discount.