Elephant Arcade Yala

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Scored 9
Rated wonderful

Staff

9.2

About this property

Elegant Accommodations: Elephant Arcade Yala in Tissamaharama offers a lodge with a swimming pool, garden, terrace, and restaurant. Guests enjoy stunning views of the surrounding lakes and mountains. Comfortable Amenities: The property features a lounge, 24-hour front desk, free on-site private parking, and a paid shuttle service. Additional facilities include a coffee shop, outdoor seating area, and barbecue grill. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner with options for vegetarian and vegan diets. Dining areas include indoor and outdoor seating, offering a variety of cuisines such as seafood, Asian, and international. Local Attractions: Located 6.2 mi from Tissa Wewa and 23 mi from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Elephant Arcade Yala is near attractions like Bundala Bird Sanctuary and Ranminitenna Tele Cinema Village. Guests appreciate the lakes, host, and property staff.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.8 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular amenities

  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.6)

Breakfast Info

Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Asian

  • Free Private Parking Available On Site

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Richard
China China
“Wonderfully welcoming people! We had such a nice time here. It's quite rustic and simple, but the rooms are clean, the pool is pleasant, and the proprietors really went the extra mile to make us feel at home. Good homemade food! I like how it's a...”
Eyal
Israel Israel
“Wonderful guesthouse with a relaxing atmosphere, a beautiful pool, delicious meals, and stunning lake views. Dennis is amazing – dedicated, energetic, and always kind and helpful. Highly recommended!”
Matthieu
France France
“We were warmly welcomed by the host, the rooms are spacious and very clean, the meals are good and plentiful. Our daughter fell ill during the stay, and you did everything to take care of her, you called a taxi in the night to take us directly to...”
Alysha
Switzerland Switzerland
“The owner is a nice couple that does everything to make your stay perfect. Sriyani prepares the breakfast for you to take with you for the safari. The lunch was lovely prepared when we returned from the safari. The Rooms are very big and clean. On...”
Sophie
France France
“Great location, the rooms are clean and comfortable. The swimming pool is great when coming back from a safari. The safari which was actually organised by elephant arcade was excellent, comfortable cars and very good packed breakfast and lunch....”
V
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
“Super place, nice staffs, especially lunch is very taste and traditionals”
Eva
Czech Republic Czech Republic
“Beautiful place, nice clean rooms, calm garden, great food! Very nice stay, would recommend.”
Chandra
Australia Australia
“Fraindly Owner, kind & helpfull staff, more space for relax. I am happy with envirement and facilities. Staff help me to comming and departure times.”
Lyu
China China
“The room is quite spacious. It's the biggest room we've stayed in the whole Sri Lanka trip. The staff were very friendly. They helped us to prepare the other morning's breakfast package for the Safari tour. We left for the Safari at 5:30a, our...”
Isfak
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
“Place was extraordinary and special thanks to denis the staff here for preparing the food which was good. And a suggestion it would be better to a arrange a vehicle for the location area”

Area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
Lake view
  • Cuisine
    Seafood • Asian • International • Grill/BBQ
  • Open for
    Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
  • Ambience
    Family-friendly
  • Dietary options
    Vegetarian • Vegan

Amenities of Elephant Arcade Yala

Great facilities! Review score, 8.6

Most popular amenities

  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
  • Breakfast

House rules

Elephant Arcade Yala takes special requests – add in the next step!
Check-in
From 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Check-out
From 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.

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