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This five-room homestay is run by an endearing old couple who'll bustle you in and sit
you down for a nice cuppa and a chat. The house is filled with sepia photos of the couple's
sons and daughters on their wedding days and there's a pretty flower-filled garden.
Okreech Cottages
COTTAGES
We have to thank the trees for sacrificing themselves in order to create these rough-wood,
timbered cottages, each of which contains two comfortable rooms of unusually good
value. It's very new and so the gardens still need time to mature before the guesthouse
really comes into its own. Not much English is spoken.
Rawana Holiday Resort
GUESTHOUSE
Perched high on a hillside overlooking Ella, this family-run guesthouse contains six fairly
basic balcony rooms with views, plus four less-expensive interior rooms. Good food (rice
and curry Rs 500) is served in the spacious open restaurant.
Planters Bungalow
HISTORIC HOTEL
Wellawaya Rd;d/family incl breakfast US$80/120)
Just stepping over the threshold into this divine converted tea-planters bungalow, with gar-
dens constantly on the verge of blossoming out of control, brings on a sense of total
calm.The three rooms have been impeccably renovated and are filled with religious im-
agery, fine antiques and works of art (the English owner used to work in art publishing).
For families there's a suite-like room that can accommodate up to six people. At the
time of research, a swimming pool and two more rooms were under construction. At cur-
rent rates this is one of the best deals in the Hill Country.
Waterfall Homestay
GUESTHOUSE
5000/6000; closed 10-19 Apr & first 3 days of every other month; )
