Kithala Resort
Adjacent to rice paddies, this laid-back hotel is 4 km from both Wirawila Tissa Bird Sanctuary and Tissamaharama bus station, and 25 km from Yala National Park.
Featuring terraces or balconies, the airy rooms offer flat-screen TVs, plus minifridges, tea and coffeemaking facilities, and safes. Suites add living rooms.