Mango Shadow Inn Ella

The host is so kind! He was incredibly helpful and thoughtful throughout and he truly helped make our stay in Ella such a joy! Such a great price and beautiful location. The breakfast was absolutely delicious and a perfect start to each day - 100% recommend staying at this lovely homestay.

All was great

We stayed here for 6 nights and honestly, it was perfect for the price. Clean room, spacious bathroom with hot water, and a little terrace where you can watch the sunrise with birds and squirrels all around. It’s right between the buzz of the town and the calm of nature, ideal spot. Breakfast? Amazing. The host makes something different every morning, always local, homemade, and full of flavor. And the dinners? His wife cooks the best homemade curries we’ve had in Sri Lanka. Such kind people. We’d 100% stay here again.

Host is Very Attentive! We felt very looked after He can source a scooter for a fair price so that it's easier to see ella. Town is 10/15 min walk along the tracks.

Room smells a bit damp, could be exterior waterproofing?

We had a decent stay in the middle of the jungle. The room was okay, but it had a few issues – there was some mold, and the towels had a bad smell, which was a bit unpleasant. The Sri Lankan breakfast was decent, with a lot of food to offer, though it could have been a bit more flavorful. The location is quite remote, and while it offers peace and quiet, the tuk-tuk service to get there is pretty expensive. The owner was friendly and helpful, but he was a bit pushy about taking a cooking class at the property instead of going to the centre, which felt a little uncomfortable. If we were to come back to Ella, we wouldn’t stay here, as we’d prefer a location closer to the centre for convenience. Overall, it’s a nice place if you're looking for a jungle experience, but there are a few things that need improvement.

It's a single apartment not a hotel. Though the breakfast was good but it is a km away from the main city for which no tuk tuk will take you

The breakfast was very delicious one of the best that we ate on Sri Lanka, the owner was nice and cute. He arranged us tuk tuk. Water in shower was hot.

Bad smell from the bathroom.

Nice host, great varied breakfast with amazing view. Hot water

We didn’t have a working fan for the first night but the room wasn’t too hot

Amazing place - look no further! You have a whole room and en suite all to yourself with incredible views of the valley below and wildlife. The family that run the guesthouse are so sweet and attentive, and cooked the nicest breakfasts. They also offered a great cooking class and can help with things like renting scooters, making the whole stay seamless and carefree!

Nothing!

The breakfast was fantastic, a selection of fresh tropical fruit along with egg hoppers and coconut pancakes along with water and a pot of Ceylon tea. We were even provided extra bananas throughout our stay. Our dinner provided by our hosts wife was also delicious! A selection of 5 homemade curries along with rice and poppadoms and a beer each. Dinner and breakfast were served on a beautiful front garden looking out at the rainforest and was beautiful to look at and we were visited by various wildlife throughout! Our host was also very helpful with directions and organising transport for activities, such as hiking little Adams peak

The shower could have been more powerful, but this didn’t dampen our stay!