Name: Leisure Dream Inn
Address: T/87 Wellawaya Road, 90090 Ella, Sri Lanka, Ella, Ella, Ella, 90100, Sri Lanka
Rating: 10

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I booked a King Room with Mountain View for two nights.
there are only 3 rooms at this family run hotel.
The hotel is situated about 1/2 mile downhill from Ella Town. It is conveniently situated for visits to Dambatenne Tea Factory, Adams Peak, Ella Rock, Demodara Bridge (Nine Arches Bridge) and Ravanna Falls.
The room was spacious and the bathroom was huge - all nicely furnished. The hotel run a Tuk Tuk ride up to Ella town (400 Sri Lankan Rupees) and then it is an easy walk back.
(NB The property is accessed by a very steep driveway which wasn't easy for our car to access and turn around - but staff at the hotel carried our luggage down the driveway to meet with our car when we were leaving). 
Breakfast is served on the balcony directly outside your room, and there are lovely views over the hills and gorge. The breakfast was lovely - fresh fruit drinks, fruit, toast and cakes, traditional Sri Lankan breakfast which I tried for the first time and it wasn't spicy and was very tasty. The only downside was the amount of flies hovering around the food in the morning but Brasa (who was very efficient, friendly and helpful)  lit incense sticks to deter them which did help. 
I would stay here again.

Small quiet family run hotel with excellent service and facilities.

Most beautiful stay, we had in Sri Lanka! The accommodation is situated a little up the hill  from the main road. So it is quite, you have an amazing view on ella rock and a waterfall, which you can listen to in the evening. One is surrounded by birds and squirrels. The rooms are very clean and you walk out straight onto the veranda, with your own private seating and chill out area. The delicious, homemade breakfast is alot and provides a healthy start to the day. We never needed to eat lunch. You can walk everything from the place and we would recommend you to do so. Ella is full of adventure, espcially Ella rock. Our stay was absolutly breathtaking. Many thanks to the lovely hosts!

Inn with a dream view!

I do not even know where to start :) I liked absolutely everything about the place! some special mentions:
- Staff: super friendly, with perfect english and above everything else very competent! Everything was working like in the clockwork, including organizing trips and tuktuks for fair price :) Thank you Shan for making our stay as great as it could be and for making as feel like at home! 
- Atmosphere: it's a small hotel located at the outskirts of Ella, roughly 3 or 4 rooms, so we always had a great sense of privacy. Everyone was very open and friendly and I felt happy each time being back there. Monkey running around but not causing any issues, eagles flying above your head, very green, I just loved it :)
- Views: stunning! If I would need to mention the greatest perk of this place apart from Shan, that would be it. It actually looks better than on pictures. Well worth to wake up for a sunrise and enjoy it with a cup of coffee, wathing it rise above the misty valleys... truly dreamlike experience  
- Food: fresh, tasty, local, and a lot of it :) I loved the breakfast here!
- Rooms: We had 2, one with higher standard and one normal. The normal rooms were ok for the price (clean and comfortable), but the higher standard... like a palace :) stylish, with huge bathroom and amazing view :)

All in all, I'm tempted to say that it is was best accommodation we've stayed during our trip to Sri Lanka!
Thank you for having us again!

AMAZING!

Fantastic place, amazing views and fabulous staff, will stay here again, the bathroom was as big as some bedrooms and the breakfast was fantastic, about a 10 minute walk from the bustle of Ella which is ideal, my view for breakfast was the amazing waterfall on the hill, magical

Magical Ella

Great friendly service, clean rooms, beautiful balcony to relax on overlooking the surrounding mountains and amazing breakfasts. Lovely quiet location out of the hustle and bustle of Main Street Ella. Highly recommended. Thank you to the staff who made us feel so welcome.

Beautiful location and great service

Leisure Dream Inn was truly the gem of our tour of Sri Lanka.
The hotel is very beautiful and stylish and the veranda features breathtaking views of the valley, Little Adam's Peak, and Ella Rock.

The rooms are spacious and lovely. The true highlight, however, is the cosy veranda with its great view of the valley. Every room has its own part of the veranda with tables and reclining chairs. Watching the valley and the peaks from the sofas outside is beautiful in the morning and in the evening.

The home-cooked breakfast, combining traditional Sri Lankan elements with elements of a continental breakfast, is wonderful. Different healthy dishes every day are served on the veranda with its absolutely breathtaking view of the valley, Ella Rock, and Little Adam's Peak. Especially the hoppers and roti with curry are exquisite. It was always a highlight of the day!

The staff is very helpful and friendly! They could help us with any request and were always up for a lovely chat. They know a lot about Ella, especially about hiking routes and the best spots to see the sunrise or the sunset.

A True Gem: Breathtaking Views of Little Adam's Peak and Ella Rock

Great place to stay in Ella , we had the deluxe room and it was huge with a massive bathroom.    We had our own terrace with far reaching views but the best part of this place was the amazing breakfasts.  So much effort went into it, it was the best breakfast we had for our entire trip round Sri Lanka.  Fruit, curd, hoppers, dahl, curry, toast, omelette, it was endless and so delicious. (it changed each day).

It is only about a 2 mins tuk tuk ride into Ella (up hill) or a ten/12 min walk and not far from the station.

I would definitely stay here again if was passing through Ella.

The only think I would say is that it would be handy to have somewhere to hang your clothes and a safe.


Lovely

We stayed at 8 different hotels on our trip through India, Sri Lanka and The Maldives and this was our favourite. Shan is a great host and the service from him and his young assistant (sorry can't remember his name) was perfect. 

The location is to die for with great views down the Ella Gap of Ella Rock and Little Adam's Peak. Monkeys running around on the trees outside, an abundance of fruit trees all around, even when it rained one evening it was a pleasure to just sit on the verandah and take it all in. Just magnificent.

Breakfast was probably the best breakfast I have ever eaten anywhere in the world. Coffee, hoppers, coconut sambal, dahl, choice of eggs, pancakes and the best roti I have ever tasted.

Thanks for having us Shan we will certainly be back one day. 



A Privilege to Stay There!

One of the best places we stayed in when travelling Sri Lanka! Shan is the perfect host! When we arrived, we were greeted very nicely and were offered Tea and Coffee. He was very helpful with our questions regarding the things to do around the area, and made our stay perfect. The place itself is very beautifully built, and the view from the rooms is out of this world! We stayed in the Kingroom and can recommend it full-heartedly, it is decorated very tastefully with beautiful wood and light elements, and the bathroom and showers are a pure luxury, with a rain shower and various shower heads, a lot of space and all very beautifully done. From the room you see Ella Rock and a nice waterfall, as well as Little Adams Peak and the whole valley. An unbelievably generous and delicious breakfast is served directly on the porch in front of your room. The location is perfect, only a short walk to Ella main-town, and still enough outside to have very calm nights with only the sound of the Jungle. The location is also perfect for the Ella Rock hike, as you can take a shortcut to the train tracks (you would be walking 30min less on train tracks than when you start at Ella Train Station, which means it would only take you 1.5hours to the top). We did the Little Adams Peak hike to watch the sunrise, which is also quite close-by, and went to see the Nine Arches bridge right after. The Hotel is also perfect to just relax a bit on the porch, there are very comfortable chairs where you can read a book, enjoy the view and drink a tea or coffee. We did this the afternoon after hiking and enjoyed every minute. It’s really a little paradise in Ella (and Ella itself is already a great location!). If we come to Ella again we would definitely try to stay here again! Book well ahead, as it is often booked out ;-)

Beautiful Boutique Hotel, awesome view, quiet  location close to main part of Ella, delicious breakfasts, perfect host

We stayed at Leisure Dream Inn for 3 nights in January 2022. Upon arrival we were greeted by one of the hosts (one of three brothers) and checked in. The room itself was great, large bed and large modern bathroom. The view from the property is unreal in the mountains. The hosts are always present and there is always someone there to answer questions and offer advice. We got a fresh Sri Lankan breakfast every morning cooked by the hosts' mother, which was very good and different every morning. We ate at the table right outside our door. The last day they gave us take away breakfast as requested by us as we were leaving early. They offered tea or coffee throughout the day. They also provided us with using them for tuk tuk ride into town, which we used twice. The power went out in the entire city of Ella and they had a generator for the morning. All of the sites are close by, walkable or a 3 minute tuktuk. Of note, their credit card machine was not working so we had to pay with cash for the stay at the end. It was an enjoyable stay and we would recommend it.

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