Ella rawana den hotel — Hotel in Sri Lanka

First impressions - When we first arrived in Ella from the train we walked down the high street as we knew the hotel was only 8mins walk away. In-between chill bar and a building site (DW you won't be able to hear this from your room(s)). We proceeded to go down a long alley and climb up a very steep driveway, at least 45 degree climb. Up the stairs and we were greeted by one of the gentlemen who looks after the place. We had read on reviews that the double room was actually two single beds and we were right. We just pushed the beds together and slept.

Greeting - we were greeted well but one of the receptionist and it was warm. He helped my wife with her bags and showed us to our room. Helped up with anything we needed and honestly great.

Room - the room was spacious and clean and even had the smell of cleaning laundry detergent from the beds. Apart from the two single beds mixup it was alright for a few nights we were there and could sleep well enough with little to no noise. The door didnt sit flush on the door frame so insects could have joined us at night be we were fine.

WiFi is super fast with us able to stream YouTube and other sites with ease which helped as there was no TV in the rooms (something I would add).

Bathroom - bathroom was decent although you can't flush toilet roll down the loo and the shower has no curtain which makes the entire bathroom floor super slippy.

Breakfast - this is one of the best things about the place is the breakfast. The picture do not do it justice as the owner will make you a full 3/4 course breakfast consisting of hoppers with egg, papaya juice, pancakes, toast and your choice of tea of coffee. It's really a lot and delicious and most morning I couldn't finish it. On our last morning he was kind enough to make is some food to take on our travels which was super nice

Other - the owner is always willing to help with our travel arrangements including getting to a local tea factory for 1500 LRK return and a transfer to Udewalawe for 7k (normally 8k).

Final thoughts - Rewana Den is a decent place to stay and really close to the high street with all the bars and restaurants. Very nice owner and company. Solid 3.5 - 4...

Got to give it a 1 to average out some unjustified positive reviews. Here are the honest pros and cons: position: it is very near the main road BUT it is a super steep dark path to get there and they only offer Tuktuk service on arrival and departure (nevertheless the tuktuk cannot bring more than 1 person uphill so you will be asked to get down and walk half way) general vibe: when you arrive it feels a bit like a construction site but if you take out the context the rooms (at least the 2 triple rooms on ground floor) are not so bad. We felt more like in a private house than in a hotel as never met any other guest and had a little garden for ourselves cleaning: more than decent tbh BUT the mattresses have a plastic cover that make sleeping impossible! Honestly never had such a bad sleeping experience: 6 of us and no one slept well shower: NO hot water and no tend or glass so all the bathroom gets wet WIFI: non working (not much different from other places tbh) Breakfast: cannot say it wasn’t good or big, just you cannot chose! Everyday you find a couple of different dishes but cannot customize and even when tried to ask for the next day we did not receive what was requested payment: cash only and it wasn’t specified until checkout. Overall too expensive for...

3 night stay - Amazing view, great rooms, excellent staff.

Day 1: To get to the hotel take the dirt road on the left side of Chill restaurant. See pic below. It will curb right and continue up.. you will come to an are where there are many hotels. Stay right, the left. Road will curb up and to the right. Pass another hotel amd you will see it on the right hand side... congrats, now enhoy the view!! Waaaaaaooooow!

Room, beds could be more comfortable for my taste but they are usable. Room has emergency lighting and insect nets for sleeping.... great sleep!

Day 2: Still amazing. We came back from hiking Ella Rock to no power... emergency light to the rescue. Downtown had generator power so we went there after a warm shower...yes, hot water still available...