Inns Yala River Face Inn (formerly River Face Inn) 

02 Apr 2025

Superb room, the owner and staff are really friendly, helpful and attentive to detail.

01 Apr 2025

Loved our stay at Yala River Face Inn and would highly recommend. The facilities were comfortable and the air conditioning was excellent in our room. The staff were great, very friendly and accommodating and organised a safari tour for us. We had an amazing and filling breakfast included with our room. Only things to note are that the wi-fi was patchy in our room so make sure you have data as well and it is a bit of a walk to the town.

31 Mar 2025

Amazing place with beautiful gardens. Lovely clean room with aircon. The owners and staff are very welcoming, friendly and helpful. They can arrange safaris and taxis easily at a really good price.

31 Mar 2025

Incredibly spacious and cozy place with the best staff.

27 Mar 2025

Lovely house, clean and big, has home cooked meal options. Hammock and rocking chairs available to chill in the yard, very relaxing. Host was super friendly and helpful, connected us with safari tour and express bus to other cities. 10/10 would recommend and stay again!

26 Mar 2025

Very Good location. The River view is an added bonus. Owner and the staff were very helpful. They even helped me book the Yala Safari. The Guide was very informative, we were able to see the leopard, Elephants, etc

21 Mar 2025

Highly recommend the tree house overlooking the river for watching the wildlife go by. Well, well worth the little extra cost for the room.

16 Mar 2025

We had a room in the tree house with a balcony overlooking the river and greeneries. Beautiful mornings - birds singing and jumping all around. Thinil and his team (family members and colleagues) were very kind and helpful. Thinil brought us for a trip on the first day to get to know the surrounding area better. He was telling a lot of interesting things about Sri Lanka's culture, history and nature. Absolutely recommend.

12 Mar 2025

Our room has a balcony facing the River, where we saw a lot of different colourful birds. It was also very private. The sitting area was very spacious and we can watch the River slowly flowing by. Very relaxing. The balcony also is in the shade all day long, so with a gentle breeze, it was very comfortable to sit outside and chill. At night time, mosquito coils were lit to ward off the pesky mosquitoes, but having repellants would provide more protection. The room itself was adequate for our needs. Bed was very comfortable. Air conditioning very powerful. The family and their assistant was the star of the show. They were always ready to cater to our reasonable requests, ie mugs, kettle, adapter etc etc. Although the fine print on the description did not list kettle or hairdryer, they promptly provided these at no extra charge. Only soap was provided, so if you are staying longer, bring your own toiletries. Food … glorious food. We had our breakfasts and most dinners at the Inn, and I agree with the other guests who wrote about their dishes. They were super delicious. We chose Sri Lankan breakfasts x 3 mornings, everyday was a bit different, and they were all very good.. Dinner was either rice and curry, chicken soup or fried rice/noodles plus banana fritters with treacle. All were delicious and fair price. The garden was very well maintained with lots of interesting plants and fruit trees. There were multiple seating areas spread throughout the property, to enjoy the River view and the garden. Walk to town was also not too bad. 20 minutes or so leisurely walking will take you to town, where you can find 2 supermarkets, bakery and eateries.

12 Mar 2025

We are traveling with a one year old and it was so great staying at Yala River Face Inn. We got a bigger room for the same price because of our baby, which was so nice. It is a very beautiful property next to a river. The rooms are very clean and the entire staff is so welcoming and caring. They organized a safari for us which went perfect. Totally recommendable! :)