My wife & I stayed here for two nights as she was very enthusiastic to see the elephants and the Hotel does have a ring side seat, but . . . The first room 103 was a large dark room with no view of the river & elephants. So I asked for another room, and after a lot of muttering... More

Great location to watch elephants bathing. Can relax and nicely enjoy how baby elephants play :) Compared to the quality of food and drinks served, I feel its over priced compared to the stuff you get for the same amount in Colombo or in Kandy. For watching elephants I recommend to use the floor down the reception area. For food... More

This seems mainly a venue for weddings/homecomings. We were treated very well and food was good. We just stayed the one night having been to the area before. It's perfect for the elephant orphange just 2mins away and also right ontop of where the elephants come to bathe twice daily. Our room was small and very very basic (right next... More

We were staying one night in this hotel. We arrived in the afternoon and it was enough time to see the Elephant Orfanage, which is just a 2 minutes walk from the hotel. We have had dinner in the hotel, which was delicious and the staff was very friendly and helpful. Next morning when we`ve had breakfast, they gave us... More

This hotel we thought would be fairly basic however we were pleasantly surprised that it had fridge, sat tv and Internet, very much value for money. Room was clean, with basic decor, staff were lovely and always happy to chat. Most people just come during the day see the elephants and go, so the area becomes a bit of a... More

To one side, you get to visit with the bathing elephants. To the other, a stunning view of the river. Birders will enjoy the local population. The price is very reasonable, and isn't as crowded or quite as touristy-feeling as the bigger hotel across the road. We arrived late, and all the curry on the menu was no longer available,... More

We booked here because of the location in relation to the elephants bathing; we were not let dow! Within minutes of checking in, a herd of elephants appeared in front of our window. Food not amazing, but this was probably in part due to having food poisoning, which we later found out was from a previous hotel we stayed in.... More

We reached Pinnawala pretty late, so we checked Elephant bay first, they were very expensive and then saw Elephant park. Rooms were pretty big and very thing was working fine. The staff was kind enough to prepare food according to our requirement in late night. Morning, it was a wonderful view of the elephants coming for the bath.

What more could you ask for the price, rooms were clean and comfortable with a hot shower and the most amazing view from the window. We staid here as a family and the bad reviews do not reflect the hotel we stayed in. Family run Hotel which has been there for 25 years passed from father to son, built before... More