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Amazing stay!!

Review of Elephant Trails
5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed Apr 3, 2019via mobile
We booked elephant trail as our plans changed whilst we were in Sri Lanka. We were pleasantly surprised as this hotel was so good! The staff especially Amilya were extremely attentive and went the extra mile. The food blew us away! Better than a couple of restaurants we had been to! The room was spacious and we were only a ten min drive from the safari and elephant orphanage. Cannot recommend this hotel enough. Seriously so good for the money!
Date of stay: April 2019
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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    Reviewed March 27, 2019 via mobile

    Nice room. Clean. Good bathroom. Fan too noisy (hums loudly) for night. Pool is big enough for swimming. Menu was not vegetarian but once we asked they came to our room and took a special offer. We had four dishes with rice including banana curry. Very nice.

    Date of stay: March 2019
    Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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    Elephant Trail, Other at Elephant Trails, responded to this reviewResponded April 28, 2023

    Thank you for selecting Elephant Trail for your recent stay at Udawalawe. We believe that you have been enjoyed the stay with us. Thank you once again for the comment and the rating on us.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2019

    We stayed here on our tour as we were doing a Safari the next day. The hotel is quite small and compact but the rooms are great for this type of hotel. There is a small pool to relax around although it is in the main courtyard entrance. We had dinner included which was a set menu choice which was limited but fine. The breakfast was also fine.
    Overall, the hotel was nice and the staff were great and really helpful. The porters who helped with the bags were great!

    Date of stay: March 2019
    Thank U7751PVgaryp
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    Elephant Trail, Other at Elephant Trails, responded to this reviewResponded April 28, 2023

    Thank you for selecting Elephant Trail for your recent stay at Udawalawe. We believe that you have been enjoyed the stay with us. Thank you once again for the comment and the rating on us.

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    Reviewed March 24, 2019

    I staid only one night in this hotel because I had a problem with the hotel which was foreseen for me, even if I was a last minute booking the staff were very kind and helpful, very nice location, nice rooms, nice staff, it´s definitely a place to advise

    Date of stay: March 2019
    • Trip type: Traveled solo
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    Elephant Trail, Other at Elephant Trails, responded to this reviewResponded April 28, 2023

    Thank you for selecting Elephant Trail for your recent stay at Udawalawe. We believe that you have been enjoyed the stay with us. Thank you once again for the comment and the rating on us.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2019

    My wife and I stayed here for 2 nights on our journey through Sri Lanka. The hotel is nice, friendly and extremely convenient for the National Park and Elephant Transit Home (ETH). There is very little out and about so in this area the hotel is probably key. The food was good, the service was fantastic and the staff were prepared to have a laugh which we loved. I was given honorary Sri Lankan status as I ate a birds eye chill after I had mentioned the Sri Lankan curries don't tend to have a lot of spice (was explained this is due to other European travellers reluctance for too much spice). Generally we enjoyed our stay and would go back if we were in Udawalawe again.

    Date of stay: February 2019
    • Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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    Elephant Trail, Other at Elephant Trails, responded to this reviewResponded April 28, 2023

    Thank you for selecting Elephant Trail for your recent stay at Udawalawe. We believe that you have been enjoyed the stay with us. Thank you once again for the comment and the rating on us.

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    Reviewed February 26, 2019 via mobile

    Very noisy. There is no internet in the rooms and the internet in the lobby was extremely poor. The pool rules took most of our stay to read. Coat hangers were supplied but were useless seeing as there was nowhere to hang them, the sheets did not fit the beds and the mattresses were very uncomfortable. There were also holes in the sheets. A terrible smell of burning plastic lingered the whole time. The flies at breakfast were unbearable to the point of not being able to eat.
    Nevertheless, there was good food, a nice pool, the hotel was fairly close to the entrance of the park and the staff were good. The safari organised by the hotel was excellent.

    Date of stay: February 2019
    Trip type: Traveled with family
    Thank Reege64
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