Very stylish decor, yet comfortable and well harmonized to the nature. Way beyond expectations. The service was so warm and welcoming. The Safari tour was superb. Drivers were so polite and their service was so elegant. The owner was so kind and reliable to help us. One of the best experiences in my hotel stays.

We were surprised by the size of the room - as it is really huge. The owner is excellent, he did everything he could to us. We especially appreciated the details. He arranged safari for us with the guy Nishan, who was extremly kind and clients otiented.

In November 2023, we stayed at My Village Hotel, which is located slightly north of Tissamaharama (or as the Locals call it “Tissa”). If you are looking for a relaxing stay with the possibility to do a safari tour through the incredible Yala National Park, then this is definitely the place for you. Besides a spacious, clean, and fully equipped room with en-suite bathroom and AC, the amazing pool allows you to take a much needed cold swim after the safari or a hot day trip to one of the surrounding towns. The owners and their staff are all unbelievably nice and take great care of you. They have perfect Tipps for trips and arrange stuff like TukTuks, Taxi, and Safari tours for you! They offer the safari at around 30-40 thousand LKR for a half day tour, which is matching even the cheapest local prices we found. Our safari guide, Pati, was the best we could’ve gotten. While other people saw a few animals in the park, Pati rushed through the best spots and anticipated the animals' behavior so that we saw just about everything there is to see at Yala National Park. With a superb breakfast and even takeaway boxes for the safari (because it started at 5am), the hotel could not offer a better all round experience. In the evening, you can stay in and enjoy freshly prepared local dishes (or western, if you prefer those). You can get a glimpse of the staff preparing the food in the open kitchen and enjoy your meal for about 1500-2500 LKR per dish - great value!

The property was clean and comfortable with excellent a/c and the breakfast was delicious. The staff were superb - kind and courteous, nothing was too much trouble. The hotel organised a fantastic half day safari to Yala on our behalf and also a taxi (Khalid was our driver, great guy) to our next destination (Nuwara Eliya) without any fuss or drama - the arrangements all worked like a dream. They also recommended a restaurant locally that we really enjoyed - 'Chef Lady', where we were royally looked after by Sanjiva - so well looked after we went twice!

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This place is absolutely stunning, like a boutique hotel with so much charm and attention to detail. Every corner is thoughtfully designed, and everything was spotless, from the rooms to the shared areas. The whole place smells amazing (we think it was incense), which made it feel even more special and relaxing. The swimming pool is out of this world — crystal clear, not even a leaf floating on the water. The staff are incredibly kind and attentive. They take such great care of the property, always keeping it immaculate and anticipating your needs before you even ask. They also surprised us with some lovely gestures, like a delicious smoothie when we came back from our safari, and even waking up at 4:30am to prepare a beautifully packed breakfast for us to take. We felt so cared for. It truly made our stay unforgettable, such a beautiful, peaceful, and memorable place.

A cool and comfortable place to stay, we loved the mezzanine style area upstairs where we could sit and relax comfortably, out of the sun. We appreciated being changed to an alternative room with an outside window (instead of just an inner courtyard one). The pool and surrounding garden is an ideal place to cool off and have a swim with plenty of lounger space and natural shade of the trees. Lovely breakfast. They arranged a great safari for us and we were lucky enough to spot two leopards. We loved the well stocked breakfast box which was provided to us to take on the safari.

It is worth asking for a room with an outside window.

Loved the setting of property, the pool was so beautiful surrounded by trees. It was perfect to be able to cool off and chill after a busy safari day. We had visits from monkeys and bats so you really felt surrounded by nature. The host was very kind and helpful, arranging a safari for us and also transport for the next day. We had an amazing safari with Mari and Eshan, they worked so hard all day driving us around trying to find a leopard and eventually we had an amazing sighting of a male leopard. They made the day really enjoyable. We had a lovely dinner at the property and also a huge delicious breakfast.

My Village has a really nice vibe, with a beautiful garden, open spaces to lounge, great pool with enough beds. The owner/manager is super nice (as is the rest of the staff) and knows how to make you feel comfortable. We loved everything about this place, and after a few active weeks in Ella, Kandy, Arugam Bay it was a total delight to be able to chill out in My Village. The photos don't lie: everything is well equipped, the rooms are spacious with great airco and nice beds. They've also got a very good kitchen - for both breakfast, lunch and dinner, so you don't even have to leave. If you do want to venture out, which we did on a few occassions, everything is easily within reach with a TukTuk. And: They can also help you organise a Yala safari.

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Good location and really lovely pool and surroundings - well designed to fit lovely natural surroundings. Friendly and helpful staff. Really great safari to Bundala National Park - our safari guide, Mari, was excellent and very knowledgeable and respectful of the animals. This safari with Mari was the highlight of our trip so far. Hotel provided a packed breakfast for early morning safari.

There was one day that the kitchen was closed but we weren’t aware of this and as we had a safari booked, we weren’t able to arrange to eat somewhere else. Nice food however more difficult with allergies especially with food provided for early morning safari. The room was comfortable but maybe could do with an update/brightening up.

The hotel’s external spaces were well landscaped, peaceful and relaxing. Staff were helpful in organising a safari and providing a large picnic breakfast.

There was no WIFI for those rooms adjoining the pool annexe. The dinner service was extremely slow. Guests were waiting up to an hour to eat. On the second night we ordered in advance and stated the time we wished to eat. This worked much better and maybe something the hotel should suggest to its guests. There were 3 steps down into the bathroom from our room which I felt was unsafe for nighttime visits. Water from the shower was tepid.