Solitary Resort

This was absolutely amazing expirience, the place is runned by wonderful hosts - Dileepa and his family. Rooms are big, clean with large balcony from which you can see fantastic sunrises. The place is tranquil and quite. Breakfast was fantastic big and tasty. Service outstanding. Definitely recommended 👌

This is the best place if you want stay close to nature & animals! The stay is located above the city, inside the forest on the hills, in quite remote area. It's very quiet hideaway spot and so close to nature that you can experience various animals passing by just outside of your stay - we seen monkeys, squirrels deers, lots of birds, including toucans. Yes - there is short dirt and steep path to the stay but - But honestly this place is worth that walk! Owner is very helpful and will happy to help & carry bags if you need it! Also its very new and fresh stay - and access path may change and get improve little bit over the time (keep in mind that life and situation in Sri Lanka is even harder for local people due to covid!) The room we got was looking very new, very spacious and clean, with everything you would need during the stay. The owner is extremely helpful, smiling, always willing to help. The breakfast (included in price) or other meals - you can have outside on the patio/terrace, which is the best way to have it! Strongly recommended! Food cooked by owner is generous and very tasty! We asked owner to prepare dinners for us - having Sri Lankan meals served with cool portable LED lamp on terrace & surrounded by sounds of nature was absolutely unique and amazing experience! Bonus - local tea served by owner is the best we had in Sri Lanka! Very fragrant, unique taste! I really regret I haven't checked it with owner and I haven't bought it for myself! We mostly walked to town and back - it'something around 15-20 min walk - we enjoyed beautiful views from the hills! Perfect spot for hiking - This stay is located in quite close distance to Ella Rock start path. ( When you reach train tracks - turn to the right side!) for other areas you can always take a tuk tuk. Owner is very responsive! Feel free to message him if you have any questions! PS. TIP - There is few small shops on road nearby - you can find snacks, botled water, coca cola without any problem - BUT - if you wish to drink cold lager on terrase at the evening time after long day of walking (without having extra trip to Ella city centre) - Make sure you get lagger at ANY wine store on your way to ELLA! There is basicaly no wine stores in Ella - only 2-3 pubs in Ella city serving lager for 400LKR and up. Other nearast wine store in Haputele sells lager for normal price 200LKR. Another wine store nearby is in Damodara.

The name "Solitary Resort" might suggest a large place with bungalows or something like that but it actually is a charming homestay with two very nice rooms on the topfloor of the family house. Earlier reviews already mentioned it, but this place deserves to write it again, this is a really excellent place to stay. Our room was spacious and well equipped, the bathroom modern and spotless. The shared balcony where the sumptious, delicious breakfast is served overlooks the jungle, full of birds and with the occasional visit of a group of monkeys. Dileepa, the exceptionally friendly host is very helpful with information on activities in the area and organised a comfortable AC car with reliable driver to Galoya National Park for us at a very reasonable rate. It's a nice 20 minutes walk downhill to the centre of Ella (look for steps/shortcuts on the lower side of the road), the rather steep way back costs around 500-600 rupees by tuktuk. Long story short: if you're looking for accomodation near Ella and they have a free room, just book. Can't go wrong, highly recommended.

This was such an amazing place to stay. The host Dileepa is one of the nicest people we’ve ever met. The room was perfect and very clean, with mosquito net. We had breakfast on the balcony every morning looking out into the jungle, food was great. We stayed during a Buddhist celebration, so Dileepa showed us how to make lanterns, which was very thoughtful (see pic). Thank you for the amazing stay, we wouldn’t change anything!

I'd give 100 stars if I could. Dileepa's place is so special, in part because of the natural beauty, but also because he is one of the kindest people we've come across in our year traveling internationally. Whether it was preparing us a delicious breakfast or coordinating local transit on our behalf to explore sites around Ella, he went above and beyond to make our stay completely magical. We will miss his kindness and wish him all the best! The property was perfect for our 4 nights in Ella. We wanted something a bit out of town to enjoy the tranquility, but close enough to walk. We couldn't have asked for a better location than Dileepa's place. It's set off the street slightly, meaning the only sounds you hear are from animals and birds. It was idyllic. The room was spacious, clean, and comfortable for us. It had a fan which kept us plenty cool for sleeping, a mini fridge for storing beverages, and great water pressure and heat in the shower. Stay here during your visit to Ella!