Holiday Home in Jaffna is a home-style guest house at No. 39, Echa Moddai Road in Jaffna, the cultural centre of Sri Lanka's Tamil-speaking north. The city centre is about 1.2 km away, Jaffna Railway Station 2.3 km and the Jaffna seaport around 1 km, with the town's historical landmarks and markets close at hand.
Jaffna lies about 277 km as the crow flies from Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake; by road the drive covers about 372 km and usually takes 7 to 7.5 hours, depending on traffic and the weather. Book the Colombo (CMB) Airport transfer to Holiday Home in Jaffna.
The rooms are spacious and furnished with a homely feel. Each has air-conditioning, an en-suite bathroom and a comfortable seating area.
Guests share a kitchen for self-catering, and restaurants serving Jaffna cuisine are nearby. There is a garden with outdoor seating, free Wi-Fi throughout, secure on-site parking, and bicycle and vehicle rental for getting around the city.
In the city you can visit Jaffna Fort, a colonial-era fortress on the coast, the Nallur Kandaswamy Temple and the Jaffna Public Library. Further out on the peninsula are Casuarina Point for sunsets, Dambakola Patuna, the Kadurugoda temple ruins, the freshwater springs at Keerimalai and Nagadeepa island with its Buddhist and Hindu temples.
Pre-book a private vehicle for arrival, departure, or onward travel.
