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Reviews of Pearl Island Inn

603 Hospital Road Jaffna, 40000 Jaffna, Sri Lanka

#19 of 29 hotels in Jaffna

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 49 hotel reviews

7.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.3

  • Comfort

    7.4

  • Location

    8.6

  • Facilities

    7.4

  • Staff

    8.5

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free Wifi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: August 23, 2025

    7.0
    Good location, friendly and welcoming staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No breakfast; despite restaurant on site or nearby. Short-staffed.

    Location. Cleanliness. Friendly staff who are trying very hard to accommodate many requests made by guests. Not easy as it is peak period.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 12, 2025

    6.0
    Cheap with friendly staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Cleaning a bit under par for myself but others may not care

    Look it's cheap. Probably expected to much for the money. Staff were very polite and helpful

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Central location. Nice to have a cold beervat the bar downstairs.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 25, 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    My door knob was loose on both sides, my door could not open properly, it got stuck at about 45 degrees due to uneven flooring. Spotted a flying cockroach in my room. Window in the toilet was left opened so I was bitten by mosquitoes through the night.

    Location is superb, within walking distance from the railway station and to Jaffna Market. There is also a restaurant that is very popular with the locals, associated with the hotel. Great food! Staff is friendly but not always at the reception.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 17, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The rooms are generally comfortable. The service is commendable, and the staff are courteous. The pricing is reasonable, making it a good value for the cost.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 1, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Single Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The showers - pretty horrible. Very little water comes through the hot water system and doesn’t heat up quick. Not ideal for women travelers with long hair to have a quick shower.

    Clean, conveniently located.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: March 17, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room floor is little bit dirty

    Washroom is very clean it's the more importan matter

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 21, 2025

    8.0
    Jaffna is real old Asia. Not touched by tourism. Hindu temples full of devoted believers. Very moving.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Na

    No frills travellers’ hotel. Good value for money.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: July 28, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    When I arrived the downstairs area looked like a building site and reception was a little makeshift stand to the left. I nearly didn't check. Staff said that work and therefore noise would only be during the day, however I can state that I heard power tools been used at 9 pm and I was on the 3rd floor. They are clearly refurbishing the whole of the downstairs section, which is the reception area and the restaurant, which I'm sure will be great when finished. See pics. This was mid July 2024.

    Good size room, good Aircon. Good hot shower with good pressure.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: March 12, 2024

    8.0
    Value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Staff- very friendly and helpful

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: January 20, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Deluxe Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Central location but quiet. Good value. Very nice owner.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 2, 2024

    6.0
    Good location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We asked for a room with a patio. The patio door was locked plus it was all covered with rubbish from the next door building site.

    Location and restaurant were good.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: October 12, 2023

    6.0
    Disappointed
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Breakfast starts at 8:30am.???????? Not much of choice No professional staff Room is very small for a double bed

    Location

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: August 17, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Highly recommended.. well located, very clean and comfortable room with balcony and great food and super helpful and friendly staff.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: July 16, 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There is no iron, hot water heater and a complimentary drink as comparing with other places we stayed for the same price. They charged extra money for each extra person but they didn't provide even a extra bathing towel or pillow

    Even the single bedroom is very spacious and comfortable They have dinning facilities

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: August 12, 2025

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The whole hotel is more like a backpackers hostel not a hotel at all. Be very cautious when booking here as the tv doesn’t work, rooms and bathroom with mould and very dirty, really needs and good clean with bleach to get rid of the smell and dirtiness. Beds and dated need a refresh and new mattress as you sink into the bed when sleeping. A lot of the rooms need new bathroom fixtures such as new handles for taps and toilets need to be fitted with proper toilet seats as the rooms we had the toilet seat did not fit the toilet properly. There is no hot water in this hotel and there is so many taps to use and you have no idea which tap is for what. Mosquitos are a real issue here was well as there is an open drain out the front of the hotel. The room rate they are asking to stay here is not worth the money at all. Overall a very bad hotel to stay at.

    The only thing that was good was Varani at reception. She was very helpful and polite.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: March 14, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Grt value for money,room service daily,well equipped room

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: January 27, 2025

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All the above

    Nothing to say great. No closets to hand clothes. Cannot find house service. Very poor internet. Bad Bedframes and Bed.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: July 30, 2024

    4.0
    Very disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There was major refurbishment going on, the whole of the ground floor was being turned into a restaurant.. We had to walk through a building site every day to get to our room,trying to avoid tripping over electrical cables and avoiding inhaling paint spray. They should not have accepted bookings wile this work was going on. The bathroom was really dirty. The "restaurant" was in fact a bar, full of men drinking, talking loudly and smoking. It was horrible to eat in, so we took one meal in our rooms and ate out the other days.

    The room had a fridge and the bed was fine. There was a kind of balcony

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: May 3, 2024

    9.0
    Nice staying Jaffna
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Smell of cigarette smoke from the bar The room was not cleaned during our 3 day stay so the bin was overflowing as we left.

    Spacious air conditioned room Good location Nice restaurant downstairs

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 2, 2024

    9.0
    Excuse Time there and I recommend to stay there
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Fantastic place and good time

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: January 23, 2024

    10
    We can recommend Pearl Island Inn
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    We didn’t like smoking in the bar area. The wifi were not useable

    The location was perfect - close to bus-and train station, 15 min walk distance Very good food, served by very friendly and helpful staff. We appriciated the bar at first floor where we could enjoy a cold beer. We were satisfied with the room - fan, cooler, shower with hot water

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: November 22, 2023

    10
    Amazing!
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    very clean, good location and a very helpful staff. was impressed to find a hotel of this caliber in Jaffna. definitely thumbs up

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: September 12, 2023

    10
    I will be Back
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Ammmmmm Nothing Much.... everything was Good

    Very good room and also so comfortable to sleep Good Room service.....👌And also the price of the room...keep it up. Good luck Guyzzzz

    Stayed in August 2023

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