Elysium

Hotels
9.6 (28 reviews)
776/2, Galle--Matara Road, Mihiripenna, Talpe, Galle , Unawatuna , lk

Free

Facilities

Health or beauty spa nearby
Offsite parking discounted rates available
Fitness facilities (surcharge)
Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Swimming pool
Restaurant
Room service
Terrace
Family rooms
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Exceptional service
Beautiful location
Exceptional food quality
Serene and comfortable rooms
Cons:
Limited beach access due to rock walls
Currency conversion not favorable for Australians

Categories

Cleanliness
8.3
Guests consistently mentioned cleanliness as a positive aspect.
Service
8.7
Service was highly appreciated by guests for being extremely friendly, helpful, and attentive.
Location
8.3
The hotel is located in a beautiful, quiet area with easy access to the beach and away from tourist crowds.
Room Quality
8.5
Rooms were described as serene, comfortable, and well-managed with excellent facilities.
Amenities
8
Guests were pleased with the facilities and services provided, including warm and friendly staff.
Value for Money
8
Although prices were in USD and the conversion was not favorable for Australians, guests felt that the overall experience was worth the cost.
Food and Beverage
8.7
The food was consistently praised for being exceptional, with a diverse menu and unique wine collection. Guests, including a Michelin-starred chef, highlighted the quality and variety of dishes.
Overall Experience
8.8
Guests had overwhelmingly positive experiences, praising the hotel as exceptional and one of the best places they have ever stayed. The privacy, calmness, exceptional service, and beautiful surroundings left a lasting impression.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2025-06-28 07:34

Property Description

Luxurious Amenities
Elysium offers an outdoor swimming pool, fitness centre, and a spa and wellness centre for the ultimate relaxation experience. Unwind in style and comfort during your stay.

Convenient Location
Situated just 3.8 km from Unawatuna Bus Station, Elysium provides easy access to popular attractions such as Galle Light House, Galle Fort, and Dutch Church Galle. Explore the wonders of the city with ease.

Exceptional Dining Experience
Indulge in delectable meals at the in-house restaurant and savor a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages at the bar. With room service and packed lunches available, your culinary desires are always catered to.

Experience luxury, convenience, and exquisite dining at Elysium. Book your stay now for an unforgettable getaway.

Important information:

As imposed by the government of Sri Lanka, along with this hotel booking, there are other requirements that need to be met in order for you to obtain the Visa to enter the country.

The property will assist you with all this information.

The details will be sent to you via a message post-reservation.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 10:30 AM
Airport code: CMB

Property Policies

  • Parking

    Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).

  • Internet

    WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

  • Children and extra bed policy

    Children are not allowed.
    You haven't added any cots.
    You haven't added any extra beds.

  • Pets

    Pets are not allowed.

Location

Guest Reviews

9.6
Based on 28 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.3
Service: 8.7
Location: 8.3
Room Quality: 8.5
Amenities: 8
Value for Money: 8
Food and Beverage: 8.7
Overall Experience: 8.8
C
Céline couple fr
10
Excellentissime !!!!
Pros:

Propriétaires et personnels au top !!!
Aux petits soins, sourires, discrétions….
À ajouter que la restauration est divine.

2026-02-11 via Nuitee
M
Marcus young couple gb
10
Exceptional
Pros:

All round great place, lovely staff.

2025-04-18 via Nuitee
J
Janine young couple gb
10
Exceptional
2025-03-26 via Nuitee
J
Jaume young couple es
10
The place to be! We highly recommend elysium! Amazing experience!
Pros:

We highly recommend elysium! Best place we have ever been in our life! Best in Sri Lanka so far, the food is just amazing, I’m a chef with 1 Michelin star and one green star and I can tell you they know what they do, we ate at the hotel every day, best food we tried in Sri Lanka, and they have amazing local variety menu “a la carte” with Asian and Indian cuisine, the fresh fruit , drinks and wine collection they have is also unique and amazing, nobody else has it in Sri Lanka. Also the place is extraordinary , clean, calm and extremely private you really feel like you have it for yourself, the staff is very very nice, polite and respectful, anything you need they will help you, they have a private access to the beach where the view and sunset is amazing, imagine how amazing it is, I have asked my future wife to get married there at the beach by the hotel, really a very beautiful and unique place, the privacy and the calm make everything so especial, also the staff was super friendly and help me with talking pictures, amazing, what else? We couldn’t ask for more. But also the owner Catherine and her husband run this place with extraordinary excellence and also they make you feel like you are at home, taking care of everything, here details matter and you can notice that since you step inside the property. We are very grateful for everything we had an amazing experience and we can’t wait to come back, thank you so much!

Cons:

Nothing! Everything was perfect!

2025-02-23 via Nuitee
M
Maryanne young couple au
9
We loved our stay at Elysium. It was a beautiful quiet place to return to after the chaos of street traffic.
Pros:

Lovely location south of Unawatuna away from tourists.
Felt like we had the place to ourselves!
Staff were very helpful and nothing was a problem
Food was exceptional!
Close to turtle beach

Cons:

Couldn’t swim out from of the property or walk much along the beach due to rock walls.
Prices in USD. Not great conversion for Australians.

2025-02-10 via Nuitee
B
Brian young couple au
10
Exceptional
2025-02-03 via Nuitee
M
Melanie family with young children gb
9
Serene, comfortable & a beautiful place with excellent food & services!
Pros:

We were pleased with everything about Elysium. A very well managed property with excellent facilities. Warm & friendly staff who tried their best to make our stay comfortable. Their service was excellent. Thank you Vishan & Chaminda for your services.

Cons:

There was absolutely nothing to complain!

2025-01-08 via Nuitee
A
Andreas young couple gr
10
Exceptional
Pros:

Perfect boutique hotel. Amazing service. Wonderful facilities.

2025-01-05 via Nuitee
M
Marina young couple gb
10
Exceptional
Pros:

Everything was just outstanding!! Beautiful hotel amazing room very clean and spacious!! The hotel staff are amazing and very helpful! Food was excellent! We had a wonderful time 🌸🌸

Cons:

Everything was just perfect

2024-09-05 via Nuitee
Łukasz young couple ae
10
Exceptional
2024-05-28 via Nuitee
M
Mohammad young couple bd
10
Private stays at 5 villa state
2024-04-14 via Nuitee
F
Fivos with friends ae
10
Home away from home
Pros:

The location, the architecture, the owners and most importantly the staff

Cons:

Everything was great

2024-04-12 via Nuitee
V
Viviana young couple au
10
Hands down, one of our best stays around the world!
Pros:

This will be a very difficult review to write as I’m afraid I won’t find the words to describe the amazing stay we had.

This is the most beautiful boutique hotel you will find around Galle. Beautiful decor, art, vibe, feel. We were meant to stay 4 nights, ended up staying 7 nights. We preferred to lose the money at a hotel in Bentota, just to come back here for three more nights. We understand this sounds pretentious, however, this place is so good, we felt was the right move to really finish the holiday on a high note.

Perhaps the highlight is the service. A one on one superb service. Vishan surely is the most helpful and kind soul out there. Nothing was impossible for him. The chef, the cleaning staff and even the gate staff were amazing.

The rooms are gorgeous, clean and very, very spacious. Beautifully decorated. We stayed two nights at a pool room and the rest of the nights at a beach view room (also with pool access). Both were equally amazing, with direct access to the gorgeous infinity pool, handy outdoor shower, comfortable mattress and pillows.

The food was amazing, breakfast was superb and abundant.

Although the beautiful beach in front of the hotel is not swimmable (lots of coral reef) there are swimmable beaches a few meters away. And the presence of coral reef means seeing the fishermen early in the morning do their special Sri Lankan fishing technique.

We would spend all morning and afternoon at the hotel (not wanting to leave) and around 4pm get ready for our Galle fort daily stroll (about 15-20min away by car). Visiting the old Galle city during day time is torturous as the temperatures are super high and super humid. So Galle old town for sunset and dinner every night was a great plan. Plenty of places to go for dinner, plenty of shopping and plenty to walk.

We felt secluded, private, cared for, pampered, comfortable…. Such a great stay!

2024-04-10 via Nuitee
J
Jittapa young couple th
10
Exceptional
2024-03-19 via Nuitee
B
Bret young couple il
10
A truly beautiful place to stay in that area with an extensive beach walk to the south.
Pros:

Lovely property with beautifully appointed room and additional outdoor shower. Very friendly and helpful staff, accommodating chef and tasty, quality food.

Cons:

Food prices a bit high.

2024-03-11 via Nuitee
F
Fei young couple cn
8
It’s a very good artistic taste hotel and facilities but staff are not well trained.
Pros:

When we checked in the staff upgraded our room to ocean view after we asked for that, this lovely hotel has 5 rooms which are spacious and well designed, and has large public spaces for guests to relax and communicate, the buildings and interior are quite comfortable as well as landscape, we really enjoyed because not too much guests there. The breakfast is very tasty and lush. The attitude of staffs are very warm.

Cons:

First night we couldn’t fell into sleep because of mosquitoes, the electronic mosquito killer didn’t work, after 2 hours struggling finally we made our little mosquito net to cover our heads. We asked for slippers and body lotion, the staff who worked at first night gave us two used slippers which was dirty, gave us hand wash instead of body lotion, my husband didn’t check, so he wore the used slippers and put hand wash on his whole body🤣

2024-02-29 via Nuitee
G
Gelana
4
Letdown
Pros:

Had high expectations after reading the other reviews and spending almost $1K for two nights here but was disappointed overall. The beach access was nice and the highlight of our stay. Staff was a bit slow and not very helpful and food was ridiculously expensive and nothing special. There are other cheaper options nearby which are worth a look.

2024-02-25 via Nuitee
J
Jehdeiah young couple ae
10
We enjoyed our stay at this hotel, it was such amazing experience.
Pros:

Serene, private, great facilities, excellent staff and delicious food.

2024-02-22 via Nuitee
S
Simran family with young children in
9
I will come back for sure to spend atleast a week !! Had a splendid time..
Pros:

We loved the privacy without compromising on luxury. The pool as well as the property felt like a private property as we were the only guests at that time. The food is absolutely superb !! Vishal is a great great host and takes care of all your needs very well!

Cons:

The beach directly in front cannot be swam in, you need to walk down a couple of hundred meters to do that.

2023-12-21 via Nuitee
O
Oussama group ae
9
Superb
2023-12-09 via Nuitee