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EKHO Safari Tissa

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool
Deluxe Suite | 1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, desk
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Deluxe Suite | 1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, desk
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Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Kataragama Road, Thissamaharama
  • Tissa Lake
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Yatala Dagoba
    ‪2 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Superior Room

  • 355 sq ft
  • Partial lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Suite | 1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Suite

  • 431 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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1 bedroom, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Lake View

  • 355 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

EKHO Safari Tissa

4-star Thissamaharama hotel with restaurant
An outdoor pool, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge are available at this hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a children's pool, concierge services, and dry cleaning.
EKHO Safari Tissa offers 50 accommodations with minibars and safes. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

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

EKHO Safari Tissa features an outdoor pool and a children's pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This Thissamaharama hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden.

EKHO Safari Tissa has designated areas for smoking.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 9 for adults and USD 4.50 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

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

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a lake
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

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 29.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • New Year's Eve (December 31) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 62.42
  • New Year's Eve (December 31) Gala Dinner per child: USD 33.00 (from 5 to 12 years old)

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 9 for adults and USD 4.50 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 29.0 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, debit 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, debit cards, and cash

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

Safari Hotel Tissamaharama
Safari Tissamaharama
Ekho Safari Tissa Hotel Tissamaharama
Ekho Safari Tissa Hotel
Ekho Safari Tissa Tissamaharama
EKHO Safari Tissa Hotel
EKHO Safari Tissa Thissamaharama
EKHO Safari Tissa Hotel Thissamaharama

EKHO Safari Tissa Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 91 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 91 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 91 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 91 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 91 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful setting directly on Tissa lake. The lobby opens out straight onto the garden and pool. Our room had opening sliding doors allowing an unhindered views of the lake. Hundreds of birds coming and going and there is an amazing twilight sight as the fruit bats leave the island for the night. Nice local area and an easy walk along the lakeside into town for the night. Food and service was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dario, Miami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property and super friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

fiham

Liked: Staff & service
Its okay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kugamoorthy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property is well maintained and staff are friendly. Just overnighted there and didn't get to use the facilities properly. Menu needs improvement. Probably they need to hire a better chef
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Malitha

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Our stay

We enjoyed our stay. Staff is excellent. Very friendly. Our room sink filled water, for both days our TV was not working at all. Amenities are not in good condition for the price we paid. It was an old building.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark, Sonoma

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked this hotel but some of the guests were extremely rude and noisy, pushing in front of us at breakfast (which was extremely good), and being generally loud. If we were to stay in that area again we would choose an hotel tat did not cater for foreign tour groups.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is outstanding with an unbelievable view. Angela at the front desk was really helpful and pleasure to deal with during our entire stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ishani

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
this is a very serene and tranquil place. it has stunning natural beauty next to a lake. customer service has been at it's best. Love the place
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Liked: Room comfort

Comfortable hotel. Nice view, but is a little worn

Was expecting a bit better, based on reviews and photos. The place is a bit worn down, especially the rooms. The view out to the lake is nice and the reception/lobby area is comfortable. Rooms are what let it down. They are looking a bit worn and need a facelift. Sliding window/doors on the room were quite dirty and needed a good clean. Some walls had cracks and stains. Bathrooms are a little smelly. Staff are a little slow and took a while for them to check us in and out. There is probably better options for the money.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Hiam

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Ramanathan iyer

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Haris

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The property is amazing - grand and beautiful. The architecture is very good and so is the view. You can spend a lot of time around the property and enjoy it. Staff is not very helpful - had to ask for a pool towel 3 times still did not get it. So, that's something they can improve upon. They do not have a buffet breakfast, so the staff provides a fixed menu. Overall, its nice and beautiful but staff can be more helpful and they can pay little more attention to attending to the guest.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tuva

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good service! Ufortunately ended up getting quarantined and had to use the hotel for my quarantine... They took good care of us and called us several times a day to make sure we had food and water or needed anything. Impressive!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Blake

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anna Frederikke

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

Great stay and great facilities

We had a great stay at EKHO Safari Tissa. We were upgraded to a suite with lakeview upon arrival. The facilities were in great condition, and the swimming pool (quite) clean. Dinner and breakfast bouffet with lots to choose from. The only negative is that the safe did not work.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location for walking around lake and to restaurants. Large very clean pool. Good wifi and breakfast. Very friendly staff. Room very clean with house keeping daily.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Mary S

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

Great hotel on the lake in Tissamaharama

Hotel is in a great location right on the lake. Rooms are nice and clean. Recommend staying in the lake view room. From bed you have a view of the lake. Langur monkeys playing on property. Theres an island just off the hotel in the lake which is teaming with wildlife. Room service was prompt and delicious. Good pool. Comfortable bed and pillows. Amazing water pressure from rain shower. Great loungers in front of pool to watch the sunset over the lake. Down side Checkin process seemed longer than it should have. No balcony in room Bathroom needs some update Walkways are loud becuse of the A/C units are attached on the side of them
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Aidan

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

Tropical

It was beautiful, right in the wild beautiful scenery. Lovely room
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Sonali

Traveled with family

Could have been better!!

Stayed one night at Ecko safari, Tissa. The overall the stay was pleasant but they can improve on their b'fast menu aswell as room cleanliness. Towards the end on the stay we didn't have water in our WC, luckily for us we had finished using it!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

GuestF, Canada

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The first impression of the hotel was remarkable. It's beautiful and clearly laid out. Our room was not ready when we arrived and they half cleaned the room. The sheets were stained and dirty. Washroom smelled like piss. Staff were not friendly and wouldn't respond to questions.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Karl

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
As is the norm in Sri Lanka the staff are super friendly. Alas thats where it stops for me, the food is terrible, rooms are in need of serious updating gaps in door (not good for the mossies) not the cleanest and didnt even make the bed. To top it off when you fancy a nice dip in the pool after a sweaty day on safari, the water is green .
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely lake front property. There were a couple of small problems, but the staff fixed them. Breakfast is incredible. So delicious
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019