Mountain Heaven

A large hotel room with a beautiful view of the Ella Gap. Bed was comfortable and the room was usually cleaned well. Minor exception was the leech we found on one of the pillows upon arrival. Ella is lacking in higher end accommodation. We wanted to stay at 98 Acres but the price was out of our budget so this hotel was next on the list. In comparison to other hotels and guest houses in the area, this hotel was probably one of the best even though it could use with some improvement. Location was also really good as we were only a 10 min walk down the tracks from Ella town,

We constantly had bugs and leeches coming into our room so maybe a proper bug repellent is required? Breakfast could be a little better. The bathroom needs updating as we did not have running water or pressure on multiple occasions. The water that we did have was tinged a brown colour for some reason so I'm not sure whether our room was getting its supply from a tank? The power also went out a few times. These problems were expected, however, given Ella is not very developed yet. The amazing view made up for the minor mishaps.

Impressive view.

Marketing images are old and misleading. The hotel is constructing an addition next door which has hemmed in the view. Half the room's windows now look at a brick wall. Builders work into the night and during the day lurk around the hotel lobby, seeming to hide in nooks and crannies watching guests come and go. Made my female travel companion feel uncomfortable. Size of the rooms and cleanliness is fine, however. bathrooms are outdated and run down, with hardware falling off the walls. Overall the standard of the hotel is not commensurate with the price or what you'd expect from the marketing images. There are plenty of hotels in Ella of equal standard at half the price. I feel we were sold a lemon, I won't be coming back. If i return to Ella i'll stay at 98 Acres.