El Shaddai

Private entrance, EXCELLENT home cooking, scooter rental, great value for money. Very kind hosts.

I knew it before, so no problem, but be aware it is not air conditioned. But at this price point, no complaints at all.

Me gustó mucho quedarme en casa de Vimal. La habitación es perfecta para pasar algunas noches y toda la familia es muy simpática. La comida que prepara la mujer de Vimal es muy rica. Vimal siemprr está dispuesto a ayudar.

The host was very friendly and helpful. The room was quiet and clean.

Lovely guest room in the back of the house with incredibly friendly and forthcoming owners, quick responses via chat, very clean, had a beautiful time!

Friendliness

La chambre est confortable et la salle de bain est propre. La localisation est un peu éloignée du centre mais il y a des bus et vous pouvez louer les vélos à la journée. Les hôtes sont très gentils et aidants en cas de besoin. Il y a un petit restaurant Sri Lankais à proximité qui est délicieux (il n'y en a qu'un mais c'est déjà très bien).

Odeur d'humidité assez forte dans la chambre mais on s'y fait. Beaucoup de moustiques et pas de moustiquaires.

Bel accueil avec une noix de coco. Les propriétaires parlent anglais. Délicieux petit-déjeuner.

Rien à signaler

Super séjour !! Nous avons été accueilli par une famille qui s'est montrée très accueillante. Nous avons beaucoup échangé ensemble sur nos modes de vie, joué... Ils étaient disponibles. Ils ont répondu à nos besoins (allergies alimentaires) et nos questionnements sur les activités à faire.... Le logement est parfait, Le petit déjeuner délicieux, ainsi que le dîner!

A really lovely family, very helpful, easy to speak with and very welcoming. It is a little out of the main town but easily accessible. I would happily stay again and recommend 👍 Thank you!

Clean and very friendly, good location.

Everything was fine and the family is always there for you :)

Maybe little far from the center but bus are close

die Familie war seh lieb

die Küche war sehr minimalistisch, keine Decken auf den Betten

Vimal gave me a warm welcome and treated me with kind words and good hospitality. The place is good. Rooms are comfortable to stay and they're clean and well managed. He helped me to find a tuk tuk from railway station to his place. And found me a contact for scooter rental as well.

Quiet nice place, good location just little outside Mannar - clean room and bathroom Very friendly and kind family they will give good advice by question. Enjoy the breakfast the Lady served. Bicycle's are there

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Really nice and quiet place, away from the main road but you easily reach the city center.

Nice clean room with mosquito net and clean bathroom. Veruly good breakfast friendly family. Option to rent a bike and discover the environment. Delicious meal options beautiful garden and very nice family.

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Highly recommended for tourists. As I arrived late at 12:00 a.m night . It was indeed a good experience with clean room , bathroom. The owner is really friendly. Thanks

Relaxed, friendly

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Great location, just a few minutes outside Mannar town. Best rent a scooter and they can arrange that too. Quiet and comfortable rooms and great value for money. Wonderful friendly hosts. They went so far out of their way to let us check in at 5am when we arrived. Helped us with recommendations around. If you want local food try their food. Homemade tasty local cuisine.

The house is very clean and the bedrooms are big and comfortable. The breakfast was delicious. Thx a lot for the kindness of Vimal and his family!

The room and bathroom were very big so we had plenty of room to spread our things out. The bed was also very big and comfortable. The house was walking distance to a street with some supermarkets and restaurants. Vismal was a lovely host!

The guest room we were in was accessible via what seemed to be a living space of the family who hosted us. This wasn’t a problem but it did feel like we were in their personal space and it made us more conscious about our noise and our privacy.

Mr. Vimal is super helpful. Helped us arrange a bird watching trip and many other things , thanks a lot. Thank you his wife Rosemary , one of my very best pure vegetarian food in Sri Lanka. Love her cookings!!

Great homely stay with a fab owner.

Nothing except there’s no sign outside , I wouldn’t have a clue this was a guesthouse.

Great place to stay in Manner. Good location and a really nice family who will give you good information about the local areas. Highly recommended!

Lovely homestay; Very Peaceful place I really enjoyed my stay here Spacious rooms The hosts are kind and super helpful. Thank you 😊

Vimal is kind and friendly, room was very clean, close to town, calm neighbourhood, Vimal recommended a good place for eating an excellent breakfast and gave me a ride there. So nice.

bed could have been softer

Vimal, Ross May and their children are exceptionally kind. We had a wonderful time and were fretful that Vimal could spend time showing us the inspiring work he and his team are doing in Mannar District.

Our stay was too short

Everything. Not a better place in Sri Lanka than this guest house. The host family is extremely lovely. Helpful. Food is available upon request. It's comfortable and also Mannar weather is so good in comparison to the rest of the island.

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Great place to stay, very quiet and friendly

Location

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Extortion of money. Asked to pay the same price without using booking.com for the next night. It was late. I had no choice but to pay.

Very friendly people and helpful! Always ready to help out and give tips about the best places to eat and go!

Everything was good, I would opt for AC next time as it was really hot but that was rather our own mistake!

El Shaddai is a lovely peaceful oasis. The hosts Yimal and Rosemary were so welcoming, great conversation and advice. I loved the outdoor verandah, beautiful restful place to sit and read. The bed was big and comfortable and private bathroom was very clean. Great value and I will definitely return.

It will be nice atleast if we have been provided with the tea/ coffee making facility.

Owner"s family is very kind .

It's a homestay, and the family who owns it are friendly and trustworthy. You can ask for iron etc.. they will provide. Mannar is not a place where you have good places to stay, this location is a saviour in that sense. Room is clean.

The host was very hospitable and his wife was able to cook a lovely evening meal.

Everything was excellent! The owner is super friendly and always attentive to any need. The room was perfect. I felt like I had a home. Location near the bus stop and food very close. thank you so much!

The owner hospitality and the warm welcome of the owner

The couple who welcome you to their home are very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was very good. Room clean. Thank you!

No wifi and no blanket

Closer to the lagoon and the owner was very friendly. Had a common kitchen so we could make our coffee without any issues.

Lovely place but the room was boiling hot , we couldn’t open the windows because the mosquito nets that were fixed were all torn , so suffered through the night. Beds are quite hard.

The owner is very kind.

The villa is very nice, the room is big enough, with a mosquito net, towel, no blankets, no toilet paper, no wifi. But it's good value for money. If you have your own transport even the remote location is not such a problem.

NICE

Clean and quiet place. The owner and his wife helped me with everything I needed, they even booked the bus for me! I had a delicious dinner there. The place to stay in Mannar. Thank you very much again.

Relaxed backpacker place. All a bit aged but ok. Slept very well. Very friendly owner and nice atmosphere. The owner organised a scooter to rent. You really need one there as neither the beaches nor the town are in walking distance. With a scooter you can explore the island nicely. The long morning walk from the old Dutch lighthouse to Saint Anthony's chapel and the beach beyond the Talaimannar lighthouse were my favourite places.

Some holes in the moskito net at the window.

Enjoyed a comfortable peaceful stay. Room and toilet were clean and nice. Vimal was friendly and helpful.

Comfy infrastructure, very kind and welcoming hosts, REALLY GOOD food!

The friendly guest house owner and his family and the meals that his wife cooked were delicious and the time he and his family took to make sure I enjoyed my stay.

The mosquitoes coming into my bedroom at night because of a mosquito mesh that was in need of repair and mosquitoes at night on the verandah at night.The iced water dispenser was not dispensing chilled water but there was a fridge available to store drinks and food in the dining area.

Nice homestay with a lovely family. Very good home cooking breakfast and dinner. It’s outside Mannat, country side. Eventually you can rent scooter.

Nice and quiet Place, little bit outside the town. Very nice Rooms. The Place in front of the house is perfect for some relaxing outside. The family and there kids are very friendly.

I had a great time staying at El Shaddai, Vimal was very keen to help and all his family was very welcoming! Food is very good! It's a good location to go exploring the island, and there is a pond at walking distance which is a good place for birdwatching!

Just what we needed in this little town! The owner was so nice, helped us if we needed anything and gave us some advice on what we could do in Mannar!

The hosts are the sweetiest people, attentive and caring. The breakfast is good and the bed is hard but very comfortable. Laundry service. Parking inside garden is safe and the position is quiet but central. Good tips from the host for meals and sightseeing. Free refillable water!

The room was very hot and the windows mosquito nets were broken. Only 1 towel and cold water, no top sheet on the bed.

Even if I booked a room for one person I've got the family room for the same money. The host is very friendly and helpful. It was quiet and comfortable.

The owner and his family were very kind. In their house we relaxed , danced with the youngest daughter and went cycling everywhere in Mannar. You will see there a lot of beautiful birds.

The owners are a really friendly and warmly Family which helped us with planing our day there and we really enjoyed our stay there!

Unfortunately most of the time there was no wifi.

Vimal and his family welcomed us into their home with so much kindness and generosity. The home-cooked food was exceptional and room large and comfortable. They graciously accommodated our driver too. It was an absolute joy to stay at El Shaddai and share a few days with this loving family. We will be back!

Nothing! The stay was perfect.

I stayed for 1night ,very nice place near to city centre,the owner is so helpful and they arranged a tuktuk for thalaimannar (adams bridge) at normal price..and must visit to ram setu starting point (trek) at evening definitely worth the visit

Nice friendly owners. Lovely dinner.

It was good for the price .no issues there

Wonderful hosts, found me a rental scooter right away, cooked me dinner, gave me a gift. I highly recommend.

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The owner is very helpful kind and accomodating. You can rent a scooter which is very useful to visit the area. Rooms are comfy clean and spacious. The fan is on the roof and is very silent. Wifi is good. Definitely reccomended

Its a beautiful safe to stay property managed by an amazing and humble family.

Value for money

How was very helpful and polite.Arranged tuk tuk for me and helped me in planning my travel.

Great host. Went out of their way to do things. Food was great. Location was good.

Nothing I can complain about.