Luxury hotels
Best 5-star hotels
in Ella.
Our 2026 edit of the best luxury and five-star hotels in Ella, Sri Lanka — independently reviewed, with rates and alternatives.
Ella is a quiet village high in Sri Lanka's tea country, framed by waterfalls, eucalyptus forest and the famous Nine Arches Bridge. It pairs misty mornings with long, slow afternoons — ideal for travellers who want hill-country romance without the resort scale of Nuwara Eliya.
Best time: January to April. How many nights: 2–3 nights.
#1 · Ella, Hill Country
98 Acres Resort & Spa
98 Acres is the most-photographed luxury hotel in Ella — stone-and-timber chalets scattered across a working tea estate with uninterrupted Ella Rock views. The infinity pool is the visual signature, the room sizes are generous, and breakfast is on the cliff edge. Not as refined as Tea Trails, but the best non-Resplendent option in the hill country.
From £280/night
#2 · Ella, Hill Country
Sapphirine Reverie
Sapphirine Reverie is a single-villa hideaway above Ella — sole-use only, two bedrooms, a private pool, a personal chef. The most requested honeymoon villa in the hill country, and the one private property guests message us about most often.
From £680/night, sole-use
#3 · Ella, Hill Country
Ella Mount Heaven
Ella Mount Heaven is the small, well-priced boutique alternative to 98 Acres — twelve rooms with private balconies above the valley, a half-hour walk into Ella town. Strong for travellers who want hill-country atmosphere without the resort scale.
From £180/night