Art Yala Boutique Resort

Exceptional hotel, probably the best we stayed in. Great location on the lake with beautifully decorated rooms. Perfect base to tour yala national park. Madu and his staff were lovely, very helpful and knowledgeable and provided assistance in organising great tours. Make sure you eat there too as the food is exceptional. Thanks guys! :)

Wow. What more can I say. We came here as part of our honeymoon and we were completely blown away. This is truly an amazing and special place. The rooms are spacious, incredibly well-maintained and all the finer details are taken care of. The bathroom in our room was incredible. It is so quiet and peaceful with wildlife viewing on a constant basis. There are so many birds in the trees and fireflies in the evenings. The viewing balcony is a brilliant place to watch the birds and other wildlife, chill with a beer and watch the sunset. We arranged our safari through here as well and were so glad we did. The staff are all fantastic and so caring and attentive. We were given packed breakfast in beautiful boxes to have in the jeeps each day we went on Safari and when we asked for the Sri Lankan breakfast on the days we didn't- it was truly spectacular - the best breakfast we have had for our whole trip! The attention to details was second to none. We also had such a good experience, we ate dinner here every night which is something we never normally do. The chef and his creations are truly something else - we had the rice and curry and the kottu which were all the best we've had so far in Sri Lanka but we saw others have the grilled fish and prawns and they also looked and smelled amazing! It is a secluded, quiet and beautiful place and Madu gave us a truly personalised and wonderful experience. I am never normally this complimentary but this place is amazing. We couldn't recommend it more! Anyone visiting Tissa or Yala should stay or at least eat here. It is fantastic.