Our tour group stayed at the Ela Beach Hotel both before and after our tour. We were met at the airport by a courtesy bus for the drive to the hotel, which was in a reasonable pleasant location across the road from the beach. Check-in was very swift, something I thought would be prolonged because of the size of our... more

Good things about this hotel: Staff are reasonably friendly if you get them on side - until you complain about something. Lovely courtyard, pool and restaurant. Food is quite good if a little expensive. I was one of the first guests to stay at the Ela Beach after the refurbishments and renovations. Back then the service was fine and the... more

This is very underrated hotel. It's very well located very close to "Town" and recently has had a very major upgrade. I stayed in one of the older rooms, so can't comment on what the new rooms in the Premier suite are like. The older rooms (backing on to the hill) are fairly small and basic, but clean. The rate... more

Didn't have high hopes for this hotel but was pleasantly surprised. Clean rooms, friendly staff, attached bar and pokies (slot machine gambling), excellent restaurant. Most hotels seem to use salt water for their swimming pools, but that doesn't keep the expats from availing of the pool services daily. The attached serviced appartments have the best view, overlooking the pool area.... more