Allens home stay

–Excellent location - show map
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Scored 9.6
Rated exceptional

Staff

9.8

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About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Allens home stay in Jaffna offers family rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and tiled floors. Each room includes a hairdryer and shower facilities. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy a terrace and free WiFi. Free on-site private parking is available. Local Attractions: Nallur Kandaswamy Temple is a 7-minute walk away, Jaffna Railway Station lies 1.5 km from the property, and Jaffna Public Library is 2.6 km distant. Other attractions include Jaffna Fort (3.1 km) and Nilavarai Well (14 km). Jaffna International Airport is 16 km from the guest house.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular facilities

  • Free WiFi
  • Family rooms
  • Free parking

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

Free private parking available on-site

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1 double bed
1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

Sonja
Germany Germany
“Allens home stay is an oasis in Jaffna. We would go back there in a heartbeat. The property is beautiful, situated in a green and peaceful garden. You can sit on the veranda and watch the squirrels and birds. The location is great - only a few...”
Tony
Australia Australia
“Breakfast whatever you wanted and perfect . Allen is a great host and great local knowledge and friendly”
Julia
Germany Germany
“We spent 2 nights at Allen's place and enjoyed it to the fullest. His super beautiful home and garden as well as Allen's attentive, supportive and decent personality made our stay like being on a peaceful island. The guesthouse is perfectly...”
Anouk
Belgium Belgium
“As often mentioned, it is the host Allen who makes this a remarkable place to stay in Jaffna. His house is cosy, though, his tropical garden is beautiful, his terrace with the self-designed chairs is a great place to rest and chat. But it is Allen...”
Anna
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“We had the absolute best time staying with Allen in Jaffna. Allen is warm and welcoming and is so helpful in helping you to plan out your stay and onward travel. We loved chatting to Allen and learning more about Sri Lanka. Breakfast was delicious...”
Chris
New Zealand New Zealand
“Calm and comfortable home stay. Allen arranged a tuk tuk show us the northern province. His breakfasts were delicious. He had great recommendations for restaurants in town. Try out the Malayan Cafe by the market if you fancy good vegetarian...”
Sarah
Vietnam Vietnam
“Allen is a wonderful host - he has lots of recommendations and advice for things to do in Jaffna, and makes a very good breakfast.”
Rebekah
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Allen is a lovely man and so helpful and kind. We really enjoyed the stay here and felt at home. Had great chats with Allen and Jaffna is a must visit to anyone visiting Sri Lanka.”
-pierre
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Great honestay in a lively house with garden in a quiet area of Jaffna but very close to the main temple and a tuk tuk ride away from everything, Allen is a gem - he sorts you out with everything and is super helpful. If you go to Jaffna stay with...”
Sunit
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The property is very clean and comfortable. Allen is an excellent host and couldn’t do enough for us. Beautiful garden and a fantastic breakfast cooked by Allen. Allen organised a Tuk tuk tour of Jaffna for us which we really enjoyed.”

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Allen kathirithamby

9.8
Host review score
Allen kathirithamby
jaffna town is 5min and very famous and nallur murugan temple 7 min wailking distance,jaffna fort 10 min and kks beach 45min
Language spoken: English

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House rules

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Check-in
From 14:00 to 20:00
Check-out
From 11:00 to 12:30
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 1 year
Extra bed upon request
US$15 per child, per night
Cot upon request
Free
2 - 11 years
Extra bed upon request
US$15 per child, per night
12+ years
Extra bed upon request
US$20 per person, per night

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 06:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 06:00:00.