Is Ella Green Cottages pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Ella Green Cottages?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Ella Green Cottages?

Check-in start time: 1:30 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Does Ella Green Cottages provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle. A fee of USD 100 per vehicle applies.

Where is Ella Green Cottages located?

Situated on the waterfront, this lodge is within 2 mi (3 km) of Kinellan Tea Factory, Nine Arches Bridge, and Little Adam's Peak. Ravana Falls and Ella Rock are also within 6 mi (10 km). Ella Railway Station is 11 minutes by foot.

Ella Green Cottages Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Sarah

17 September 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

The room was basic but it had almost everything we needed. Cons: the wifi didn’t work very well, the bathroom was basic, and the fridge didn’t work. Pros: the bed was comfortable, the property was quiet but still conveniently located, and we got to watch monkeys swinging around in the trees outside. The host of the property was lovely and he served up a great breakfast each morning. Overall I did enjoy staying at this place.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

michael

13 April 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Quiet and very cool place in the jungle. Lots of different birds and monkees. Great breakfast. The caretaker was really helpful. Ella is beautiful.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

DAVID

28 June 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

This year, I have slept on multiple beds in multiple countries. Colombia, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Jordan, Sri Lanka, and Ella Green Cottages had the best mattress I've had all year. My first night at Ella Green Cottages was literally the best night of sleep that I had in months. Also, whenever I needed anything, the employees immediately stopped doing whatever they were doing and saw to my needs. Best customer service I experienced in the country.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

18 March 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Lovely staff and room however very steep stairs with no lighting and little handrails.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

15 February 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place and staff close to town

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cyndee

19 January 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We loved the beauty of this place. Everyone was friendly and beyond helpful. I took photos from my balcony of a family of deer. it was incredible. Staff also helped us book a once in a lifetime safari. I definitely recommend this stay.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Sophie

11 January 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Serene and convenient

We loved our stay at Ella Green Cottages. Watching all the birds and wildlife from our balcony was a lovely experience. It's so peaceful given it's location so near the main road. There is a steep climb to get to the hotel, but it wasn't an issue for us and worth it for the quiet location. The bedroom was clean and we didn't see a single bug in there for our whole stay, even with the jungle-side location.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Belinda

22 July 2025

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not good value. You can get better for the price.

It was ok. Yet the owner was building a new hotel below my balcony, so it was a good thing both days I was out exploring the sites or a daytrip all day. It also had internet that was never good enough for some things but ok for email, etc. Yet this died on my second night. I was there for 2 nights and they didn't replace my water or tea. Yet probably would have, had I asked. Tepid water in a fairly cold town in the mountains and the scratchiest towels ever. I just expected a bit more compared to others for the price.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

shelly

28 April 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

A lovely host at the property and a lovely location. The wildlife here is amazing and it was fun to see the monkeys and chipmunks. Unfortunately the room smelt damp, musty and so old. The feel was not clean for sleeping BuT the bathroom was nicely tiled and felt cleaner. we did a one night stay so just made the best of it. For location and wildlife this is great. We understand the mountain area is a damp environment and that we booked last minute so it was fine for that reason- I would not dismiss staying here but just bear in mind that it is basic and go for the joy of the wildlife- take mosquito spray- and some scented candle things-!! Loved the birds we saw off the balcony.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

David

26 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Monkeys

Very quiet place with entertaining monkeys in the trees. Breakfast was very simple.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Gipsy

28 November 2023

Liked: Amenities

The person that was in charge of everything was excellent ; his breakfast were superb as well as the attention to every single detail. About that, breakfasts were divine.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

30 March 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

In the tree canopy with the monkeys

Ella green cottages is positioned right in the tree canopy and you can see monkey families coming to visit in the morning. The room was comfortable and clean and the shower got hot. We were given a generous and tasty breakfast and got good tips on walking to Ella rock in the morning. When we left we got outlet breakfast to go. Lovely place

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

David

30 January 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Monkey's and birds were great...room was average. Could stand to clean construction debris from below the room. Beautiful environment around Ella...waaaay over developed! Alot of price gouging going on. I have no desire to return there. Thailand or Cambodia are much better deals from my experiences over the years.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Cäcilie

3 July 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Disliked: Staff & service

The water pressure wasn't the best and it took a while till they made the internet work again but afterwards no complaints about the internet.The room and shower are fairly simple, I think it's overpriced for what you get but all in all I enjoyed the stay especially the breakfast on the balcony (good value!) with the monkeys. If you don't like wildlife, don't go there, though. Due to cracks in the roof and between the roof and the wall, we had two four legged visitors (gecko, mouse), which were harmless and stayed far away from us near the roof.

8/10 Good

Danielle

10 December 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Room really good size with very big bed and private bathroom. Very cool inside, so more than comfortable for sleep without fan or aircon. The floor needed a bit more of a clean / sweep in the room but the bathroom was really clean.There were two sealed bottles of water which was really useful. Room had a private balcony looking out to trees - there were birds and chipmunks around you could watch. Slept fairly well but there would be basey music playing at odd times - maybe from other hotels and there is construction around Ella so you will hear that in the day. Bit of an odd smell in the room which I think was probably just moisture in the bathroom or possibly bug spray, but I must say there were no issues with bugs or mosquitos and I usually get eaten alive. It would have been helpful to be shown around - it took me a while to figure out the light switches and which one was for the electric shower, plus I left with still no idea if there were any communal areas. I wasn’t aware you could book breakfast - worth noting as a lot of cafes don’t open until 9 (Barista is open early and some others like Kiri Kopi open at 7.30am) and if doing a sunrise hike you may need to prepare food for yourself or see if the hotel can accommodate you that early. When you arrive in Ella get a Tuk tuk - it’s a VERY steep walk with a large rucksack or suitcases. You can walk down to town easily from the hotel in 5 mins but it’s quite dark on the way back - a bit scary alone.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lars

14 January 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mycket trevligt ställe, med trevlig och hjälpsam personal.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Viveca

13 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ella

Ella green är ett fantastiskt litet ställe dit du tar dig efter en liten uppförsbacke. Vi hade utsikt över skogen med mycket fåglar och några apor. Personalen var mycket hjälpsam och bjöd på en god frukost med allt för mycket mat. 10 minuters promenad var vi nere i centrum med affärer restauranger vi stannade 2 nätter och är mycket nöjda med tanke på priset.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicky

14 February 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best spot in Ella !

I decided to extend my stay as soon as I arrived. Perfect place and the price is on point. I will definitely be back again and spend more time here at this wonderful place.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julie

1 April 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect get-away!

Our stay at Ella Green Cottages was exactly what we were looking for! Enough away from the downtown with a quick walk down the train tracks to take in the vibe!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

29 February 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

De dejligste store altaner, m smukke blomster og bekvemme møbler til at slappe af. Udsigt til jungle, hvor aber, egern og et væld af fugle kunne observeres. Værten var utrolig sød og hjælpsom, bl.a både m vasketøj og tuk tuk bestilling. Der blev serveret rigtig lækker og rigelig morgenmad på altanen, på det tidspunkt der passede gæsterne bedst.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

agnieszka

17 March 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would 100% recommend

Great scenery, spacious room with huge bathroom, balcony covered in greenery with birds and monkeys. Friendly stuff. Close to the Main road with tourist attractions.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lara und Axel, Berlin

21 February 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Traumhafte Lage, Super Frühstück

Das Cottage liegt 10 Gehminuten vom Bahnhof entfernt und dicht am dem Weg zum liddle Adams Peak. Der Ausblick von Balkon ist direkt in den Urwald, einfach Traumhaft. Das Frühstück ist lokal, super lecker und sehr umfangreich. Wer ein europäisches Frühstück erwartet ist aber definitiv falsch. Das betrifft auch den fehlenden Kaffee, den es in Sri Lanka aber nie dazu gibt . Allerdings gab es Tee zum Frühstück. Die Ausstattung des Zimmers hatte alles was man braucht inkl. einer tollen Dusche (mit lustigen Motiven an den Fliesen) und einer europäischen Toilette. Allerdings hat das Zimmer ein Blechdach, in der Regensaison wird man kein Auge zumachen können. Angesehen davon hällt das Cottage alles was die Website verspricht und ist in der Trockenheit nur zu empfehlen. Wir kommen gerne wieder.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Sage, Seattle, WA

30 January 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good view of monkeys in the morning

The room is basic, with a small attached bath. A mosquito net is provided. All the bedding smells damp and the bathroom does not have the best smell either. But the staff is wonderful, you can see monkeys outside the windows in the morning and it's close to the trail for Ella Rock. Getting into town is a quick 10min walk. Although there is a steep hill coming back. All and all not bad, but not the best either.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

22 January 2017

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Seulement destiné aux campeurs de base!

Si vous n'êtes pas un routard: FUYEZ !!!! Une cabane au fond des bois,des murs en béton marron,un toit En tôle,un cadenas à la porte,pas de réception,une dame qui surgit de nulle part quand vous arrivez,une descente à pic pour arriver à la cabane: impensable..... Seul point positif: Les singes si on aime...... Ne peut convenir qu'aux personnes qui pratiquent le camping de base. Tres Cher pour ce que c'est.....

10/10 Excellent

James

15 January 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Secluded and hidden forest getaway

The Ella Green Cottages are hidden along the skinny road that snakes uphill off the main road in Ella town and there is no formal reception area. However, the service that is given, once they get to you, is prompt and friendly! GREAT breakfast spread served every morning. Be sure to shower during the day as the hot water is sometimes not so strong and at night, it gets cold!

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