Grand Ella Motel

I have heard about Ella area many times, mostly about the beauty of the place. Last time when we were travelling from Badulla to Galle through Ella, we thought to stay in Grand Ella Motel and see the place.
Ceylon Hotel Corporation owns the Grand Ella Motel. Ceylon Hotel Corporation has many rest houses/hotels in scenic locations around the country. Grand Ella Motel is located on the road connecting Wellawaya – Ella - Kumbalwela (Kumbalwela is on the Bandarawela-Badulla road). It’s around 1-2 km from Ella railway station. The place is great as a stopover when you travel, because it connects Bandarawela/Badulla to Wellawaya (then the whole south of the country).


From Grand Ella Motel you can easily reach many beautiful attractions around: Rawana falls, Bogoda wooden bridge, Dunhinda falls etc. From Ella to Wellawaya, it is a steep decent which is also the border between central hills and almost flat Southern part of the country. So, you can view the panoramic view of Ella gap from there.

The Grand Ella Motel is a nice place to stay. The view was great, staff was friendly, food was also reasonable. Unfortunately we couldn’t get a room with the view of Ella Gap, if you are staying ask for a room with the view. That will complete your stay.

Bogoda Wooden Bridge

Bogoda wooden bridge is over 400 years old, but still it is surviving from all the disasters. It's a nice place you can easily visit from Badulla town.

The bridge is located around 8-10 Kms from Hali Ela junction (Hali ela junction is on Bandarawela-Badulla road, just 6km to Badulla).

The road from Hali Ela to the bridge is a narrow one, but you can easily go there by a car.

Nuwara Eliya Travelodge

Nuwara Eliya is different from other Sri Lankan cities in many ways. Out of many reasons, cool climate comes as the number one. Nuwara Eliya usually is the coldest city in Sri Lanka. This has a great value when Colombo is in burning temperatures, while Nuwara Eliya is still cold as a city in winter.

Last time when we were in Nuwara Eliya, we stayed at the “Travelodge”. It is a colonial type of bungalow located on the Badulla road, in front of race course ground. With 10 minutes walk you can get to Nuwara Eliya town center easily.

If you cannot find the contact details for the place, feel free to mail me.