The Diary
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About this property
Elegant Accommodations: The Diary in Ella offers a sun terrace, lush garden, and free WiFi. Guests enjoy private check-in and check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and free on-site parking. Comfortable Amenities: Rooms feature private bathrooms, balconies with garden or mountain views, and modern amenities such as mini-bars and flat-screen TVs. Additional facilities include an outdoor fireplace, lounge, and children’s playground. Dining Experience: The hotel provides breakfast and dinner, highly rated by guests. Dining options include in-room breakfast, outdoor dining, and room service. Special diet menus are available. Local Attractions: Located 54 mi from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, The Diary is near Demodara Nine Arch Bridge (4.3 mi), Ella Railway Station (2.2 mi), and Ella Rock (4.3 mi). Activities include cycling and hiking.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.4 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular amenities
- Free Wifi
- Family rooms
- Free parking
- Airport shuttle
- Room service
- Non-smoking rooms
- Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
- Breakfast
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Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- David
Germany“Everything! Nicest owners you can imagine. Absolutely lovely people!” - Artemios
Greece“The place is really calm, you hear the birds singing, so in touch with nature. The hosts are exceptional, very kind and helpful, and the breakfast is delicious and very big 😋 The view is beautiful with trees all around. It is definitely my best...” - Guillem
Spain“Breakfast was amazing. Personnel also. Super nice and caring. We needed to have breakfast very early in the morning and they were willing to do so, serving us breakfast at 5:30am. Surrounded by beautiful nature and right next to the train station...” - Dinusha
Sri Lanka“Was very clean and the owner was very helpful and accommodating.” - Köksal
Turkey“The family was very friendly and welcoming. They prepared us delicious breakfasts. Very spacious room and beautiful calming view by the terrace” - Max Germany“Cutest little two room building managed by a very nice old man. He gives tips about train schedules etc/ things to do. The dinner and breakfast are very tasty. Great location for the walk to Ella Rock, a little outside of main town, but that’s...”
- Hiral
India“Location was excellent 👍 Hospitality was great The owners were so caring and made a lovely breakfast as customisation requested by us ... Early morn view from there is unbeatable and having breakfast in midst of lovely garden with birds...” - Katie
Australia“Tuktuk drivers loved to charge a lot to get here but it's a lovely walk into Ella along the tracks and only 25 mins. Peaceful location, hosts were amazing the food was incredible we had breakfast and dinner there. The room was great - only bad...” - Iuliia
Russia“When we booked this place, we didn’t think much about its location, but after spending a week here, we realized that this guesthouse is perfectly situated. Every day, we walked along the scenic railway tracks to Ella, encountered various animals,...” - Simone
Austria“lovely appartment a bit outside of Elle, near to the trainstation. very quiet, clean. Wonderful breakfast, lovely host, delicious dinner. they arranged a scooter for us.”
Hotel area info
House rules
Child policies
Children not allowed.
Crib and extra bed policies
Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.
The fine print
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
