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Ella-Wellawaya Road, Ella, Sri Lanka
This comfortable hotel in Ella offers free Wi-Fi, as well as a Jacuzzi and a 24-hour reception. It also provides room service, a tour desk and a designated smoking area.
Free Wi-Fi
Parking
8.6
Excellent
240 reviews
Location
0.6 km from city centre
S$ 229
3rd Mile Post, Ella, Sri Lanka
Ella Flower Garden Resort provides a comfortable setting when in Ella. It also offers a sun deck, free Wi-Fi and an express check-in and check-out feature.
Free Wi-Fi
Parking
7.5
Good
255 reviews
Location
1.2 km from city centre
S$ 111

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Cheapest month:February
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Average price in Ella:S$ 69/night
Cheapest price found:S$ 9/night
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S$ 22 - S$ 194
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Hotel prices in Ella

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Ella-Wellawaya Road, Ella, Sri Lanka
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Where to stay in Ella

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About Ella

Surrounded by mist-covered tea plantations and cloud forests, Ella is a small town in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. It’s accessed along a magnificent train journey from Kandy and is a popular base for trekking, while it’s also home to one of the country’s most impressive architectural landmarks, the Nine Arch Bridge.

Things to do in Ella

For panoramic views across the southern plains of Sri Lanka, follow the hiking trail that leads to the lookout of Ella Rock. It’s particularly atmospheric in the early morning when a heavy mist blankets the area. Another popular trek nearby leads up Little Adam's Peak, which winds through tea plantations en route to its 1,141-metre-high summit.

An architectural highlight of Ella is the Nine Arch Bridge, a colonial-era viaduct bridge completed in 1921. It is located between the Ella and Demodara railway stations and was originally intended to be built with steel before the outbreak of World War I. With the relocation of steel for Britain’s war efforts, the local Ceylonese builders completed it with stone bricks and cement.

Nestled in the mountains west of Ella is Dowa Rajamaha Viharaya, a 2,000-year-old rock temple famed for its unfinished Buddha statue. This 12-metre-high rock carving is a striking example of Mahayana-style sculpture and legend tells that it was created by King Walagamba himself. Don’t miss the shrine room, which is decorated with Kandyan-era paintings depicting the Jataka tales.

Getting around Ella

Ella is just under two hours’ drive from Nuwara Eliya and 3.5 hours from Kandy. Colombo and Bandaranaike International Airport are a little under five hours away. Regular trains connect to the Ella railway station and the town is compact enough to explore on foot.

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  • What are the best hotels in Ella?

    Morning Dew Boutique Hotel Ella is a very popular hotel in Ella, with a score of 8.4 from 965 reviews. Lucky Star Ella (8.6 from 394 reviews) and Hikers Lodge Ella (8.2 from 75 reviews) are also highly rated Ella hotels based on recent feedback from HotelsCombined users.

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