“Very relaxing”

Very beautiful , amazing gardens pool and right on the beach , very private large accommodation. With rear garden showers

The premises

Absolutely fantastic location, lovely private accommodation and such friendly and helpful staff. The perfect place for a most relaxing holiday.

All round great place, lovely staff.

“The place to be! We highly recommend elysium! Amazing experience!”

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!

“We loved our stay at Elysium. It was a beautiful quiet place to return to after the chaos of street traffic.”

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

“Serene, comfortable & a beautiful place with excellent food & services!”

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.

Perfect boutique hotel. Amazing service. Wonderful facilities.

“Private stays at 5 villa state”

“Home away from home”

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

“Hands down, one of our best stays around the world!”

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!

“I will come back for sure to spend atleast a week !! Had a splendid time..”

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!

“Luxury in Paradise”

Wonderful staff, elegant decor and extremely peaceful and charming.

“A perfect place to lay back, relax and enjoy excellent food.”

the property was very clean, the location is excellent, the food and staff were second to none.

“a perfect break”

very chilled, very private, exceptional staff, great food, clean beach area

“Very peaceful”

Very peaceful, on a beautiful beach we had entirely to ourselves at times. The kitchen is great - the food was some of the best we had while in Sri Lanka.

“exceptional service, food and property decor! I could have stayed for weeks, was like a home away from home but in parad”

Exceptional service, decor and food!

“Amazing quiet ocean stay!”

Amazing stay just on the shore of the ocean, in a very small and quiet resort (only 5 rooms) … the perfect place to disconnect and enjoy the beauty of the ocean and nature Great staff - always super helpfull and finding the best solutions to make your stay unforgetable Amazing food as well!

“a really special stay. would highly recommend”

great location, wonderful staff, beautiful rooms

very happy with our stay