Name: Ella Tunnel Corner Inn
Address: 1 Halpe Road Ella 90090,Halpe Road, Ella, Ella, Ella, 90090, Sri Lanka
Rating: 8

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Castlereigh Reservoir Waterdrome

Ella Tunnel Corner Inn

Ella

We stayed at the Ella Tunnel Corner Inn for 4 nights and loved every second. The couple that run the property are so kind and accommodating - nothing was too much trouble. From the complimentary tea and chocolate cake on arrival to breakfast before departure, everything was great. 
The location is very central for the shops/restaurants and Ella Train Station. 
What really sets this place apart is the speed of the WiFi. We have been travelling around Sri Lanka for nearly a month and never had as good as connection as we had here. 
Thank you for an incredible stay - we hope to return!

Great stay

This is the one of the best places to spent your nights.Awesome place .They provided delicious food at our request. Most important is , they never disturbed us during our stay.Owner is very helpful and friendly. Calm and quite place.

Freedom is everything

We visited Ella a couple of weeks ago. We had three rooms, my room you had to put your hand out the window to open your door to get out, excuse was the door handle fell off last night. When we arrived at the Inn we were very disappointed, very old, not very clean, cats sitting on chair, we were only there for two nights so decided to stay as it was raining very heavily, owner was helpful, we locked our rooms and went out for the full day, when we returned someone had been in the rooms ???. Breakfast was cheap and ok. The only good aspect of this accomodation was the wifi and the location, otherwise I would say give it a miss.

Holiday

The room was very nice and the bed was comfortable, really worth the cheap price.
The owners of the hostel are very kind and helpful, they helped me with anything i needed from tuktuk drivers to carrying my surfboards to the train 
 station and showing me where to buy .tickets
The place is located 100M from the busy  part of the street so its quiet
But still close to restaurants and shops.
I really recommend staying in this place. 😁😁😁

Amazing hostel 😁

My partner and I had a wicked stay here and were a little sad to leave. We felt really comfortable and free here! You can hire out a scooter, cruise round Ella and surrounding area’s which is and are all... Gorgeous!! The breakfast is monumental! My favourite part is the banana pancake which is as thick as a book. So good! Beds are comfy, mosquito nets included ofc! Nice rooms, bathroom and a nice little seating area. The restaurant across the road is great! So cheap, tasty and so close. Could of stayed for longer but ofc we all have places to go and people to meet!

Excellent

We are backpacking through Asia for 6 months now and mostly stay in budget locations, so don‘t have huge expectations to home stays that don‘t cost a lot, but this one was the worst. We stayed in room 01.

The room: the room was very dirty (mold on the walls, many many ants running through the bathroom and bedroom, linen dirty, see pics).

The bathroom: bathroom was dirty and broken everywhere (sink cracked, toilet seat cracked, water heater thermostat broken). We could either shower cold or boiling hot, since the regulator wheel was broken.

The owner: I was convinced by how nice the owner seems to be in the reviews I read here. And yes, he seems nice, but he is a sneaky guy. He organizes transport for you and says “city people are more expensive, don’t ask them, my friends give you best price”. But asking the „city people“ results in them matching his price without even negotiating. So don’t fall for this, he just wants commission from his buddies (we saw one bringing in money in the evening).

And to top it off, when leaving to Hikkaduwa after our stay, he organized a transfer for us with stop at Diyaluma falls for 60$. He gave me his phone to negotiate the terms. The next day we get in a car and tell the driver our first stop and he nods and drives on. After passing the exit to Diyaluma falls, we told him he went wrong and needs to turn. He hands us his phone and we talk to the owner of the taxi company, who was a different guy than I talked to. Turns out, we got a different company driving us, who wanted a higher price (he never heard about the conditions I negotiated). Calling Tunnel Corner Inn, the owner was utterly useless and played innocent/not understanding me. It ended up us having to pay about 20$ more for the ride as we also did not want to loose time.

All in, the worst experience we had in all of Asia in over 6 months: the owner and the room at Tunnel Corner Inn



STAY AWAY: Dirty, ants, sneaky owner

For the price you pay Ella Tunnel Corner Inn is completely worth it. It’s ran by Weera Koon who is a great host. Always available to help drawing maps, organising bike rentals and more. Top location, top hotel! 

Great Stay

This place has a good location and easy to find. The owner welcome us with a cup of Sri Lankan coffee and sweets! Rooms are small and toilets clean but with lack of water pressure. Wi-Fi is good. We were two travelers and I guess the rooms are suitable for 1 person. 

Tiny rooms 

We enjoyed our stay so much because of the owner! He was so carrying and helped us a lot with getting to the uduwalawe Nationalpark. We got there by bus because we wanted to keep it as cheep as possible. They were all the time ready to help in any way. Thanks a lot! 

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