See all properties

The Yala Adventure

3.5 star property

Choose dates to view prices

your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

Photo gallery for The Yala Adventure

Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine
Exterior
Standard Twin Room, 1 Bedroom | Living area
Exterior
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Waweyaya, Yodakandiya, Thissamaharama, 82600
  • Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara
    12 min drive
  • Tissa Lake
    12 min drive
  • Kirinda Beach
    17 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room, 1 Bedroom

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Bedroom | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 344 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Luxury Glamping Tents

Luxury Glamping Tents | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Luxury Glamping Tents

  • 400 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Twin Room, 1 Bedroom

Standard Twin Room, 1 Bedroom | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Standard Twin Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 301 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed
Exterior
Jetwing Yala
Pool
Spa
Kids pool
Parking included
4.6 out of 5, Wonderful, (129)
The price is $217
per night
$282 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 5 - Dec 6
Jetwing Yala

About the neighborhood

Thissamaharama

Located in Thissamaharama, The Yala Adventure is in the historical district, within a 15-minute drive of Tissa Lake and Kirinda Temple. .This hotel is 5.9 mi (9.6 km) from Yala National Park and 6.5 mi (10.5 km) from Yatala Dagoba.

What's nearby

  • Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara - 12 min drive - 5.1 miles
  • Tissa Lake - 12 min drive - 5.5 miles
  • Yatala Dagoba - 14 min drive - 6.6 miles
  • Kataragama Temple Complex - 30 min drive - 16.2 miles
  • Bundala National Park - 31 min drive - 11.5 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪Chef Lady - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Gaga Bees - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪restaurant@jetwingyala - ‬27 min drive
  • ‪Red - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Refresh Sea Food Restaurant - ‬13 min drive

About this property

The Yala Adventure

Hotel with free breakfast, in the vicinity of Tissa Lake
The Yala Adventure offers 7 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include rainfall showerheads. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 7 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have rainfall showerheads and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a picnic area.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at Eco, a restaurant which specializes in international cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 5 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 5 AM and 9:30 AM.
Eco - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

The property is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) during limited hours on request
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 5:00 AM to 9:30 AM
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Eco

Things to do

  • Archery
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Infinity pool
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Ropes course

Family friendly

  • Free crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Separate bedroom
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Free crib
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.00 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.00 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Yala Adventure Hotel Tissamaharama
Yala Adventure Hotel
Yala Adventure Tissamaharama
Yala Adventure Hotel Tissamaharama
Yala Adventure Hotel
Yala Adventure Tissamaharama
Hotel The Yala Adventure Tissamaharama
Tissamaharama The Yala Adventure Hotel
Hotel The Yala Adventure
The Yala Adventure Tissamaharama
Yala Adventure
Yala Adventure Tissamaharama
The Yala Adventure Hotel
The Yala Adventure Thissamaharama
The Yala Adventure Hotel Thissamaharama

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 12 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Find
Wonderful location, on a lake. Lovely pool with great view of Lake. Stay in the Tents of possible. Everyone was very friendly. Food very good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Josie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect quiet getaway
Great relaxing place! Great service, food, clean room but it’s faraway from everything really. Would recommend there to be a pool and bar! Otherwise they were great and provided my sister with a lovely birthday cake!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing and peaceful
The Yala adventure is a very relaxing place to stay. It is very peaceful and the butterflies abundant. It is definitely the place to rest and relax. The tent and bathroom were very clean and the most comfortable bed we have had in Sri Lanka. There is nothing at all nearby to do, it is about 10km out of Tissa so you have to eat all meals at the hotel. Food selection is very tasty, but small portions and no extras eg order soup, a very small bowl of soup but no bread or anything to go with it. The view from the top of the He tower is a great place to sip on a beer watching sunset over the lake. They could use some more comfortable chairs to relax in, everything has a very straight back. Staff were very attentive and kind.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

Angela, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Quiet lake edge countryside
Our tent accommodation was amazingly comfortable - even air conditionied! Lakeside location afforded opportunities for walks and bird watching. The small number of staff were helpful arranging transport into town. We were disappointed at the lack of upkeep of the grounds, although the butterflies loved the vegetation! The food/drink menu was minimal, but adequate; however, very hot conditions in the open air dining area (& lots of flies).
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Raymond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Lesley, Devon UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely lakeside lodge perfect for a Yala Safari
This is lovely place to stay for a visit to Yala. It's very quiet on the edge of Lake Yoda. There is a superb open sided reception area overlooking the lake and organic vegetable garden. Ecology is one of the key themes of the hotel and a member of the team is responsible for this. We stayed in one of the luxury tents, the only real similarity to camping is you have to zip up the door and if it rains it's very loud on the roof . Otherwise apart from the open setting it's like a large comfy hotel room with a generous bathroom and shower and a/c. The staff are all extremely welcoming and helpful. They organised and took us on our Yala safari where we were lucky to see a leopard and an elephant as well as many other animals and birds. The bird life on the site is very good especially early in the morning. We also hired bikes for a small fee.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent experience
very friendly staff, delicious food, nice view and considerable service. only pity is the air conditioner too noisy.

8/10 Good

Anton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Häftigt ställe med känslan av att vara i vildmarken. Maten tog lite tid men var helt fantastik god. Poolområdet var härligt med tanke på värmen!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Fredrik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

入住这个酒店千万不要期望值太高。这是个在野外的酒店。周边几乎没有东西。不过能看到满天的星光。房间里有蜈蚣，壁虎，苍蝇。洗澡的地方是个1平米左右的水泥地。wifi 和电视都不work。不过考虑到就一晚，也就算了。

6/10 Okay

Kin Yuen

10/10 Excellent

Øystein, Norway

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent.
Staff very friendly and eager to please. Offered activities like archery and rappelling for free, there were canoos and a boat for a trip on the lake. Good food, BBQ on the beach one night, provided boxed lunches when we went on an early morning safari in Yala. Very relaxing atmosphere away from town. Some minor details like no shower curtain (leaves bathroom floor wet), and a gap between the window frame and the wall (small lizzards and a frog entered) leave room for a little adjustment.