Tissa Lake Resort

Tissa Lake Resort was one of the best places I have stayed at during my vacation Sri Lanka. The property is very beautiful and well-managed. It's situated right next to Waywara Lake and you can also spot Crocodiles casually chilling in plain sight.

Besides the great location and beautiful view, the hosts are very nice and sweet. They cooked us some amazing Srilankan meals, probably the best we have tried in other places in Sri Lanka. They also served us coffee and snacks in the morning and as well as in the evening.

If you are someone who loves and enjoys being surrounded by nature, I will definitely recommend this place.

We initially booked 2 nights here but ended up staying a week because we enjoyed the location and the accommodation so much. Tissa has much more to offer than just yala National Park, so I urge people to stay a bit longer here and go explore.

The owners and the staff in this place are incredibly kind and care a lot about their guests. They took us to see the fruit bats, we tried spotting an owl, and they lent us their bino's to go birdspotting, for which this area is excellent. We could also use their scooter to run errands to town free of charge.

They also arranged the yala safari for us, which was an amazing experience, and we had a very good driver.

The food they serve is also very delicious and the rooms are very clean and cozy. The best accommodation experience I've had so far in Sri Lanka!

We have had a wonderful stay and one of the best Kottus in Sri Lanka! (Cheese Kottu)

They arrange Safari for you, so DONT do it with Tripadvisor beforehand. Its much cheaper!

We only stayed here 1 night for the safari but it was probably our favourite nights stay so far on our trip to Sri Lanka!
Our host Tharindu was absolutely amazing, so friendly and couldn’t do enough for us to make our stay as enjoyable as possible. Thanks to Tharindu we got to see flying foxes, enjoy a local restaurant at his recommendation and had a lovely stroll around the lake which is literally on the doorstep where you can see many birds and even crocodiles.
Our room was spotlessly clean and had a very comfy bed.
100% recommend this place if you are coming to the area!

The best hotel.
Arranged a great safari to Yala National Park with hotel. We could see two leopards.

The owners and team member of this place are lovely, they will make sure your having a great stay. They have good food, they offered us coffee in the morning which was really nice.

The room is great, good bed, hot shower and a fan (they have a mosquito repellent plug for each room). They have a rooftop where you can put chairs and chill in the evening. They can arrange safaris in the morning!

Fantastic and tranquille place! Everything was clean, comfy large beds and great food, would absolutely recommend it!

They write resort but its no a resort but rooms are like new ones and clean location is perfect you can go with it I stayed for 2 nights and that was awesome.for 1000 lkr pr night

This place is clean and has all essentials. The people are very friendly and can cook some good Sri Lankan dishes. The location is almost at the center of all entrances to the Yala National Park thus this hotel/guesthouse provides an ideal spot to start your safari. When you haven't booked a safari yet the hotel is happy to accommodate it for a good price.