Lake Ibis

We had a nice stay at Lake Ibis, the host was very friendly and made sure to make our stay comfortable. He upgraded us to the bigger room with outside bathroom. Place was very clean. There is a nice chilling area outside and facing the lake. Very convenient is you are planning to visit Yala or other close by national park. The host organized the visit to the safari with tour group and local guide and arranged taxi to next location at reasonable prices. Thank you!

Maybe a little isolated and lonely if you are a female solo traveller :)

The room and services exceeded the expectation. On the night upon our arrival, the hsot had already asked about our dinner preferences and prepared everything so we could relax and enjoy the meal right after the safari. - Room: spacious enough for multiple suitcases, with kettle, refrigerator, and kitchenware provided. The air-conditioner and fan worked well to cool the room, you may want to switch them off with just a thin sheet at night. The bed was large and comfortable, and the room was clean, tidy and bug-free. Convenient sockets were placed by the bedside and in the lounge area. - Bathroom: designed with a jungle theme, it felt like bathing in the wild. Small frogs often appeared near the sink or toilet-nothing to fear, as they are part of wildlife. Just remember to close the toilet lid to keep them out. Toiletries, hair dryer and towels are provided though only cold water was available. Cleanliness was well maintained. - Food: the dining area faces the lake, making it a perfect spot to relax while enjoying meals and drinks. Portions were generous, so better request smaller servings to avoid food waste during their difficult times. - Carpark: parking was right in front of the room, making it safer and convenient to manage your belongings. - Service: the host was friendly, talkative and knowledgeable on recognizing the birds as he worked as a guide before. He shared the books and encouraged us to record the species sighting from the lake on the dining wall. He was always ready the food for us, so you won’t get hungry after the trip. - Location: just one step from the lake which is the easiest spot to catch the sunrise and sunset, and watch the birds flying in the early morning. This privilege the nearby hotel, which requires you to walk across their fences, can’t offer.

- Room: some sockets are still using the three round pins, an adaptor might need. - Dining area: Dining by the lake can attract mosquitoes. - Bathroom: use the curtain and mat to avoid slipping after a shower. - Location: not their fault, but the music festival held on the far side of the lake was too noisy until 2am. This noise pollution should reflect to the government which truly affected other tourists and the local people.

Excellent séjour hôte incroyablement gentil à l’image du Sri Lanka. Merci au plaisir de se revoir

The host was very friendly and helpfull. The location awesome with stunning lake views and the lakeview room was also very nice. Thanks for a nice stay!

Как будто побывали у родных. Хозяин безумно клиентоориентированный. Старается сделать все, что бы тебе было действительно уютно. Большая комната, удобная постель. Мы привыкли к одеялам, которых на Шри Ланке встретишь далеко не везде в силу климата, но нам было предоставлено отличное покрывало. Очень интересная ванная - вроде бы и в помещении, и в то же время на природе, вся в зелени. Отель прямо на берегу озера, поэтому насекомые на улице есть, но в комнате очень мощный фумигатор - ни одного укуса за ночь. С хозяином очень интересно поговорить - много где бывал и многое видел. Утром отличный завтрак. Помогли с организацией такси в аэропорт!

Le personnel était à nos soins, très arrangeant sur les horaires. on ne manquait de rien. Vous pouvez y aller lea yeux fermés !

The kind and friendly host will make sure you have the perfect experience. The homestay is very specious, clean, comfortable and really nicely decorated, it’s overlooking the beautiful lake. You are surrounded by wild birds and a little tortoise even came up to the homestay from the lake. The host organises a great safari, with a guide that tell you all you need to know about the park and wildlife. Thanks for a great stay!

Everything was great

Tesis sahibi güler yüzlü, ilgili ve misafirperverdi. Odamız çok temizdi. Yemekleri lezzetliydi. İstediğimiz her şeyi taze bir şekilde pişirdi.

Göle yakın ve doğal bir duşu olduğu için banyoda çok fazla kertenkele ve kurbağaya denk geldik. Bu konuda hassas olan insanlar için dikkat edilmesi gerekebilir.

Great stay and rooms and place are super cozy. The host is great and I will definitely be coming back with my family for another adventure!

beautiful place and location and really helpful hosts

Our host was fabulous, cooked for us both evenings. He arranged a really great 1/2 day safari jeep to Yala, early start though! And then told us about the dusk fruit bats which was spectacular. Thanks for everything 👌

Leaving!!!

Super lovely location. Directly at a beautiful lake and the rooms are super nice. Especially the outside bathroom is great. The host is lovely and will help you out with everything and cook you super good meals!

The property is really clean and well kept. It was nice to have a host that prepared the food fresh (all the food we had here was delicious). The breakfast was great as well as the coffee! It was really pleasant to take the breakfast with a view to the lake where we could see birds flying. The host was also very helpful at organising a great safari ( he came along as well and was a great spotter!) and was overall super fun. The only downside of the property is the location as it's far away from supermarkets but the host is always happy to arrange a tuk tuk. They could have also provided more blankets and soap to wash hands. It was one of the best places we stayed in Sri Lanka!

The hosts were super friendly and open to me. The room was very bright, large and beautiful. Outside the gate you encounter a more then beautiful lake with lots of birds and plants.

The last 400 metres is a bumpy sandpath but what the heck.... you are in the middle of nature👍🙏🏻

The host is a great guy that will help you organizing anything you want. The room was super clean. Lots plants and right next to a lake with many birds. Perfect spot to visit Yala and Bundala parks

Nothing, everything was perfect

A lovely small guest house in an amazing location with a wonderful host. Had a great time watching the birds on the lake, enjoying tasty and plentiful breakfasts and enjoying the company of Lalith - he is amazing and has such a passion to help guests and give them insight into his wonderful country.

Leaving

The best place we stayed during our 10 days trip to Sri Lanka. Super friendly and helpful host, cosy room, comfy beds, nice breakfast.

Lal was a brilliant host,,his accommodation is scrupulously clean,,he could not do enough to make my stay as memorable as possible. He is a good cook,,as well as being entertaining company. Lal has a great knowledge of the wildlife of the local area, he organised a memorable trip to Yala National Park,,where I saw some of the amazing wildlife of beautiful Sri Lanka. Birds ,reptiles, mammals,insects etc. I was also fortunate enough to visit his lovely family home,,on the which was a joy. Regards Matt Greene.

Host Lal is extremely attentive to his guests needs. Properties are right beside a lake with lots of birds to view and watch the Water Buffalo being taken for swims. Lal himself is interested in birds and wildlife so is more than happy to book you tours and accompany you if you wish. Tell him what you want to eat and he will buy fresh and cook for you. Rooms are clean and bedding too. I believe his years at sea as a Steward prepared him well for looking after his guests.

A wonderfu quietl place with the very nice owner Lalith-he cooked for us a 😋dinner-we liked to stay there

Very good breakfast and dinner and pleasure staff.

Tea is not include in breakfast, must pay extra.

Nice big room in great locality. The best was eating dinner/breakfest in a little tree house with the view at lake and birds. Host managed tour to Minneriya NP and was really caring and kind. :)

Great srvice and friendly owner. Very helpful at short notice as well.

Great renovated guest house with the best host. Lalith makes sure his guests are equipped with everything, cooks amazingly in the evening and is happy to show the surrounding areas. He also organised the Yala safari for me.

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The hotel is on the side of the lake, and when you open the door, you can see the birds,lotus and the water grass in the lake directly.The facilities of the hotel are simple but good.There was a problem with the air conditioning, but it was fixed quickly.There was a problem with the faucet in the bathroom wash basin. You had to use a lot of force to close the faucet or the water would drip.The hotel is very clean.Environment is very natural,and you would see stars and fireflies at night.

Took another blanket that just thin as cloth, be charged separately.but did not specify the price in advance, just listed there at the time of checkout.

Very well looked after by the family running the villa. Great hospitality. The location is lovely, especially if you are in to birdwatching. Some nice walks along the lake edge and very peaceful. The food was very nice and the room was spacious with good air con.

Nicest host I’ve met while travelling , amazing location.. huge rooms!

No complaints

Location next to the lake and it's wildlife Inside/outside bathroom

Personal preference but we found the host was too intrusive, always present and wanting to talk when we wanted quiet times in the communal areas. We had to bang on the door to gain access to the entrance The lake view room was a view of the fence as the gate was always locked Bed was exceedingly hard and uncomfortable No facilities to make a cup of tea Very expensive safari trip offered, which we declined to make our own better value option We took breakfast once, there was no Sri Lankan option just a very poor European offering. I asked for chilli sauce and was told he had none as westerners don't like chilli

Great host who really puts customer satisfaction on top and goes the extra mile. He picked us up at the bus stop and organized a wonderful safari at yala nationalpark. I can only recommend staying at Great Lake Villa!

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The place is cozy, clean and nicely renovated. It's by the lake so you can have a super nice walk about it and enjoy the sunset, the farmers life and get a lot of smiles from the locals. It was perfect to rest and relax during a long scooter ride from the south coast to Ella. What I liked the most, is the owner, he did his best to make my stay perfect, providing good food, both at dinner and breakfast and a lot of tips and info about Sri Lanka. I truly recommend this place!

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Calm,beautiful lake view, charming place with great hospitality,highly recommended,it was an amazing stay

Very nice hotel and contact, very helpful and attentive host. Beautiful open bathroom and spaceful room. Startet 4.30 am to Safari and host was so polite to get up to say goodbye

Idyllic place where you would like to stay for ever. Wonderful scenery on the lake where you can observe many different birds, and local faune The rooms are spacious, very clean, with nice test The owner, Lali, is a very good and gentle man, desirous to make you discover his paradise, thank you to him Sorry I had to leave