The view just in front of the room is amazing and peaceful. The bathroom of my room was great, big and pretty designed with a hot shower. Also I appreciated the heavy blanket of my bed, as it was really comfortable for a little cold nights in the mountains. The family was specially kind and I felt really good and safe staying at there property as a solo traveler. High recommendation also for the Tuk Tuk Guide (connected to the bell view guest house), offering fair prices and bring you to lipton’s seat, waterfalls or even to Yale national park. well guided!

The place is up a hill so the view from the garden is really incredible. Bathroom is really cool. Room is big and bed is comfortable.

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Having read some of the reviews we came with some reservation, but it turned out to be a very nice place to stay. It is a small family run business in an old atmospheric colonial building. Rooms are spacious and clean. It is close to the town, but very quite, with a stunning view. The owner is very diligent.

The guesthouse is very good located. Our host was very helpful and always indicates us the cheapest way to get around. As Backpackers we really appreciate it! We had a really nice view!

The bed was quite comfy but with a "hole" in the middle, so that with my friend we were always meeting in the middle of the bed.

The breakfast was very tasty. A big pot of exquisite tea and the coconut roti and dhal was great. The view is unbelievably spectacular and the location is great. The room and bed sheets were clean. The hot water shower was good.

Unfortunately there was a strong smell of damp, hard to avoid in misty haputale, but quite pervasive. I was visiting in a very wet season though. The bed was too soft, I sunk in deep. Fine for two nights but any more would have given me muscle pains. Otherwise it is a lovely place. For two nights it's fantastic and the price is incredible.

The bel view is comfortable if you take the most expensive rooms. Mohamed is very welcoming. The weather was pouring rain and we asked if we could prepare a meal in the family kitchen, which he accepted with his big smile. The bel View is 7 minutes from the train station and the center. Compared to Ella, everything is much cheaper (fare, meals...). The Pekoe Trail passes through Haputale, which allows you to make excursions on both sides. If you go down to the south coast, regular buses to Wellawaya (1 hour 30 of pretty road) then change buses (direct bus to Tissa number 99.6 - duration: 3 hours). Direction Ella: train or bus, duration 1 hour.

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The guest house is in an old colonial building, once owned by a tea plantation owner and Mohamed’s family have been living there for the past 60 years. Some of the rooms are in an extension to the property and have superb views over the hills and down to the plains, really love to bird watch and see the clouds creeping up the mountain side. The other rooms are more grand and inside the original building. Mohammed and his family are very friendly and welcoming, they helped us organise a Tuktuk to go on a long hike through tea plantations. The walk from st Catherine’s back to Haputale is easy to follow and very beautiful (8 miles). The room was small but had lots of character and had a mosquito net and blankets. We liked it a lot and extended our stay, Haptuale is a wonderful little town.

Nothing really. We originally thought it was right next to the train station but you can’t walk over the tracks, so it takes about 10-15 minutes to walk around from the train station/there’s lots of Tuktuks.

The staff were very nice and the food was amazing!! Very helpful and they prepared our lunch box.

A bit humidity smell in some rooms which is because of the mountain weather

Extremely friendly owner, helped us with everything we asked for. Even went to the shop to get us some things so that we didn't have to go ourselves. Room was great, spacious and very comfortable beds. Dinner and breakfast were also good.

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I loved the large rooms and soft, thick blankets on the bed. I stayed here during a couple of rainy days and it was a perfect place to relax and look out over the misty tea-plantation hills. The owner is super friendly and will help you to organise the day’s activities.

Water in the shower could have been hotter