Hide Ella Resort
Hide Ella is built into a 60-degree slope in the Ella Gap. Rather than flatten the hillside, the building steps down with it, level by level, so the restaurant, the bar and most of our rooms open out through walls of glass onto sweeping views of Ella Gap. The remaining rooms look into a canopy of trees, full of birds at first light.
Many of our rooms open onto private balconies, and five have a private outdoor hot tub, including the family rooms, where you can soak with the valley spread out below you. Below, hidden in the woodland, our pool, sauna, steam room and hot jacuzzi are wrapped in trees: a secluded place to unwind after a day on the trails. It’s a small hotel, just 16 rooms on an acre of natural hillside on Waterfall Road, with Ella town a short walk down the hill, and Nine Arches Bridge, Little Adam’s Peak and Ella Rock all close by.
Rated 4.6 by over 1,190 guests and a TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice 2025 winner. Book direct for our best rate, or message our reservations team on WhatsApp, any time.
Our Rooms
16 rooms on a forested hillside, most opening onto views of Ella Gap.
Family Room
Two connecting rooms · private hot tub · sleeps 4
Premium Room
Super-king bed · private hot tub · Ella Gap views
Deluxe Double Room
Ella Gap or tree-canopy views · sleeps 2
Deluxe Twin Room
Two extra-long single beds · sleeps 2
Experiences
Everything you need for your days in Ella, arranged by our team.
Dining
Dinner in a glass restaurant above the Ella Gap
Pool Club
Sauna, steam room, hot jacuzzi and pool in the woodland · free for hotel guests
Tuk Tuk Tours
Private days out to Ella’s icons and the tea country at Lipton’s Seat
Location
Your days in Ella
Making the most of your stay
Getting here: Most guests arrive by the famous hill country train or by road. Ella station is a 15-minute walk from the hotel, and we’re happy to arrange a tuk tuk or car to meet you at Ella station.
Getting around: Ella town is a short walk down the hill. Many guests walk down and take a tuk tuk back up. Our team can book tuk tuk tours, private cars and scooter hire for you.
Things to do nearby: Hike Little Adam’s Peak or Ella Rock, watch a train cross Nine Arches Bridge, visit Ravana Falls, or spend a day among the tea estates at Lipton’s Seat.
Ask us anything: Not sure what to plan? Message us on WhatsApp before you arrive, and we’ll help you shape your days in Ella.
From Hide Ella
- Ella town300 m
- Ella station900 m · 15 min walk
- Little Adam’s Peak2.9 km · 14 min by tuk tuk
- Ella Rock3.5 km · 9 min by tuk tuk
- Nine Arches Bridge5 km · 20 min by tuk tuk
- Ravana Falls6.4 km · 15 min by tuk tuk
- Lipton’s Seat26 km · 1 hr 15 min by car
