This is such a special place to stay! We saw loads of wildlife around the property and out on the Safari. We booked two jungle family rooms for our family of 4 and they were spacious, clean and comfortable. The food was decent, drinks were yummy, and the service was great. They don't play music at the pool or restaurants and so you become attuned to all of the nature sounds around you. It's a wonderful place and great value!

The hotel doesn’t have a shop to buy things like sunscreen and stores are quite a ways away. Make sure you bring everything you need with you. The road in is bumpy as people have said but it's like that for all of the hotels in the area.

The location of the hotel was stunning and very peaceful. Breakfast and dinner in the restaurant upstairs were delicious. A breakfast package was prepared for us which was great for the day we had safari starting at 5am although tea/coffee and snacks were also available from 5am in the bar for early risers.

Dinner on the second night was put in the outdoor bar downstairs with minimal lighting, no floor fans available and a greatly reduced assortment of food compared to the dinner in the restaurant the night before. No real explanation could be provided. It was no way near as pleasant and given the cost of staying, was somewhat unimpressive. There were next to no starters and the desserts were all very warm. This was made worse by local cricket being projected through a few tables onto a giant screen - not a single guest was watching and it made it feel like a sports bar, not an exclusive hotel at Yala National Park. That was a real shame.

We chose this resort for our last nights in Sri Lanka and could not have chosen better when going on Safari. The jungle huts are stylish. You really feel like you are on safari. We were woken up every morning by monkeys on the roof and they were everywhere. A beautiful experience. We could watch the crocodiles and buffalo from the pool. The pool staff is very nice and friendly. He always let us know what to look at. It was a short walk to the beach. Every day we enjoyed a coastal trek. You can't swim here, but the views are breathtaking. A big thank you to the staff at the restaurant. We have travelled to luxury hotels in Sri Lanka but the choice and quality of food here was one of the best. Yummy Honey Hoppers for breakfast. Special thanks to the girls Danu and Tharuka who were very nice and helpful. These girls have a great future ahead of them in the hotel industry. Very much appreciated the breakfast box on the morning safari. The stay at the resort is perhaps better than the safari itself. We will definitely be back.

Some of the older male waiters should take a lesson from these young trainees! I won't go into the details of what we saw, but it certainly wasn't a good example for young waiters.

We had a large comfortably furnished room. There is a nice pool in a scenic setting. We had an early start for a safari and they provided an excellent boxed breakfast to take with us. The staff were friendly and helpful. They identified the gluten free options on the buffet which is always a source of anxiety for those needing a gluten free diet.

Nothing to dislike except that they insist you have to be escorted to the dining room at night and you might sometimes wait a bit for someone to come.

Being within the wildlife and the kind staff who volunteered to cook special meal for my child, Udaya Lagantha and Lalith who was so flexible to open the rooftop bar for us and the room boy, Tinath who put the unique flower designs on our bed everyday.

Lack of food options and stray dogs not being so taken care or respected by staff

Loved the location within the national park, lodges are great. Staff were amazing. It was a really cool experience to stay here

Slightly felt like there was little value for money. The safaris are more expensive here (although we were comfortable with their explanation for this), the food was more expensive than everywhere else we have stayed in Sri Lanka with very little cheap options and their transport charge to go elsewhere was astronomical and they refused to help us with other options

The proximity to the Yala National Park. The chalet was comfortable enough while giving the sense of staying in a forest. The breakfast and dinner buffets were excellent with a wide range of items to eat. Excellent service and attention to detail from the staff at the restaurant

The approach road is terrible and worse than some roads inside the National Park. The lunch options are very limited. We didn't come back to the hotel by 10am and breakfast was closed. One option could be extending the breakfast to 1030am

There are many things that I appreciated about this hotel, namely : 1) The staff were friendly and helpful 2) The box of biscuits on arrival was a nice treat & the executive chef spoilt me with a box on departure 3) I loved that I could see the sea from my cabin 4) I enjoyed being able to photograph the wide variety of bird life at the lake 5) I enjoyed the food at the a la carte restaurant This hotel is good for families and large groups

Just a few suggestions : 1) to consider renovating the shower 2) to change the wall light fittings to face down, at night the cabin was dark 3) to build a wooden platform to link the look out platform at the lake to the path, to make it safer for the guests, as the crocodiles like to lie near the look out platform. It would be great to have benches and roof on the platform so that it was more like a hide, this would be great for photographers, and also make the viewing of the animals less intrusive for the wild animals.

Nicely located close to the national park and the sea with a lot of wildlife around. Lovely pool and nice huts. Staff is very friendly.

Food is pretty touristic and a lot of bus groups enter the place just for 1 night. Prices for food and drinks are quite high compared to other places but since the place is quite remote it is also reasonable somehow.

Eight at the center of Yala Park, you are literally immersed in the wildlife but always safe. They are respectful of nature and of all surroundings. The chalets are nice and warm, they are provided with everything possible

- price is way to high for what you get, both in terms of service and facilities. Plus, there is no fitness center which is a minus - hospitality could be much better: there is no transportation from the entrance of Yala to the hotel gate, and if you do not have a big car it is quite impossible to reach. Also, there is no flexibility on the checkout process and they literally through you out of your room 15 minutes after the due time, though i repeatedly asked I needed few minutes for an important working call. Not acceptable for a resort charging 1k+ USD a night