The Valampuri

Located just in front of the Jaffna railway station, very convenient. Rooms are spacious and beds are comfortable. Restaurant on site has good food.

Bathrooms were not well maintained. Toilet roll holder fell off the wall. Sink still had hair in it. Shower walls were not clean, soap residue was still very noticeable. There was hair surrounding the drain. Restaurant service is very slow and orders were missed out.

The location is very convenient if you traveling by train. The staff were very professional. Our room was in the old wing so it was a bit old but clean. The breakfast buffet was the best! All the food at the restaurant was very good. Great value for money.

Good breakfast, location.

They could not cope with huge number of people, especially for breakfast and dinner.

Breakfast was awesome; in general, the room was good

Room cleanliness can be improved; dust was in the drawer and on other furniture.

Het personeel was erg vriendelijk en behulpzaam.

Alles was wat afgeleefd, het zwembad, de (standaard) kamers.

Le service et le personnel de l’équipe est très bien. Les repas du restaurants sont bons. Les chambres sont confortables.

La propreté reste à désiré surtout dans la salle de bain et les parties communes. L’eau de la piscine était très trouble. C’est un bel hôtel qui a besoin d’une grosse rénovation

L'unica nota positiva è la vicinanza alla stazione e la gentilezza del personale in reception. Il ristorante anche non è male.

Per il resto un hotel ai limiti della decenza. Camere sporche, ascensore sporco, tutto trasandato (vedi foto) e non manutenuto. Frigo in camera rotto, ho chiesto per 3 giorni 20 volte al giorno di cambiarlo ma non c'è stato niente da fare. Avevo scelto questo hotel per la presenza della piscina ma è inutilizzabile per quanto è sporca l'acqua. Allego foto, comparatela con quella di booking e rendetevi conto che non si vede il fondo per quanto è torbida l'acqua. Rapporto qualità prezzo veramente pessimo.

Comfortable rooms, helpful staff, and good value for money.

The bathroom could do with a renovation.

Staff is very welcoming

Location clean great atmosphere

Excellent location, about 200m from the railway station. Room was spacious and clean. Food at the restaurant was excellent and restaurant service was great. We were able to store our bags at reception after checking out. Would stay again.

We were initially taken to a room in an adjacent property (Hotel Green Grass) which had black mould on the walls and ceiling and looked nothing like what we had booked. When we asked to change rooms, it was established that this was a mistake and we were taken to our correct room in the Valampuri Hotel - which was lovely. The pool water was a bit cloudy and not very appealing despite the hot weather.

Very loud music at night, unable to sleep, It looks like party hall is in 4th floor and I got 2 rooms in 3 rd floor ..no sound protection in the rooms

The restaurant is very good

The toilets were smelly

Jeg likte at det er sentralt. Baren var fin. Fine og hjelpsomme ansatte ved resepsjonen og på restauranten.

Frokost kunne vært bedre og rommene er nokså slitte. Bassenget var heller ikke pent. De kunne ha gjort området litt mer hyggelig.

Environment and staffs

N/a

Some of the staff is good. I left my charger at the property they kindly called me to send it back.

We paid LKR 14,000 per night and what we received was nowhere near what was shown on Booking.com. The photos are completely misleading—this feels like false advertising. At check-in, we opened one of the rooms and it hadn’t even been cleaned yet. This is basic hospitality, and they completely failed. Instead of properly resolving the issue, they moved us to another room that was even worse—dirty, full of ants, and with a terrible smell. The bathroom was absolutely unacceptable. You couldn’t even touch the taps—they clearly hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It felt unhygienic and neglected. I even asked to upgrade the room just to get something cleaner, but they said there were no rooms available. The restaurant food itself was okay, but again, cleanliness was a disaster. Flies were everywhere, constantly landing on the food, and to make it worse, there was no water coming from the filter. This place seriously lacks basic hygiene and management standards. Charging this price for such conditions is outrageous. Avoid at all costs.

Breakfast, room, the bed, the ambience, the staff

AC remote was not working, couldn’t control Ac, It got very cold during thr night. We’ve had to take off the plug off the wall in the middle of the night.

Rooms are neat. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Good variety in the breakfast buffet.

Room is comfortable and staff are friendly

Clean and calm

Nothing

The room was comfortable. We accidentally left back 2 pieces of clothing. When we realised it after 2 days the reception found it for us.

Toilet was not great with the flushing button broken. Service poor. Eg. When the room was cleaned the used towels were taken in the morning. When we returned around 2pm after a long morning there were no towels in the room. We called at least 4 times and the towels were not delivered till 4.30pm.we not only missed out on our next appointment but also had to stay sweaty for the 2.30 hours. Next, the cloths given for washing and pressing came back very crushed. The photos were shown to the reception. The ironing facility provided, in my opinion was only a token, poor iron and board.

Breakfast and dinner was quite good. Room ok, mattress was dirty. could do with some new mattresses for the hotel on the whole,

Hotel need updating internally with paintig and re decoration.

Cheap cycle rental, good location, nice staff.

Jaffna style breakfast excellent

Nothing to write

Location is perfect as it’s close to the railway station Staff is friendly, helpful. Clean rooms

Mattress was worn and it gave me backaches. And towels not provided and I had to request.

Good food and location

Seulement le petit déjeuner copieux sous forme de buffet

Tout le reste. C’est sale, draps douteux, salle de bain pas propre robinetterie immonde, odeur de cuisine. je me suis réveillée avec pleins de boutons. Bref on ne recommande pas.

Extremely helpful and smiley staff Excellent restaurant

All good for price

Wir hatten ein DeLuxe Doppelzimmer im 3. Stock bekommen. Das Zimmer war sauber und geräumig und mit allem ausgestattet. Das war alles okay.

Leider ist das Hotel sehr hellhörig. Über unserem Zimmer im 4. Stock st die Banquett-Halle gewesen. Dort weden u. a. Geburtstage gefeiert. Von nachmittags bis spät in die Nacht war das Stühle rücken zu hören. In den Gängen sind kleine Sitzgruppen vorhanden. Dort haben die Gäste aus Indien gegessen und sich mehr als laut unterhalten. Leider konnte man die Zimmertüren nicht geräuschlos schließen. Wir haben 2 Nächte leider nicht schlafen können. Um zum Tempel zu kommen muss man auf alle Fälle ein TukTuk nehmen. Der Bahnhof ist sehr nahe. Fußläufig erreichbar einige Restautund kleine Supermärkte.. Der Frühstücks/Speisesaal ist sehr ungemütlich und dunkel. Die Sauberkeit ließ zu wünschen übrig. Die Tassen und Gläser waren nicht sauber. Der gesamte Eindruck war nicht gut.

Actually that's my sister and her husband. I did the reservation for them.

Food

Staff need train on hostility

Location. Adjoing the Jaffna train station. Very short walk. Food. Exceptional!! Breakfast buffet had a variety of Jaffna cusine. The crab curry was simply delicious! obliged in providing breakfast packets for an early morning tour to Delf. Clean hotel. Friendly and helpful staff.

The toilets were clean. But there was a bad odour. It seems to be a common issue.

Pls put floor mats outside the toilet. Everything else exceptionally good!

Zimmer war sehr groß, Restaurant Frühstück und Abendessen toll, am Pool war nichts los , der war relativ groß und hat uns gut getan

Very helpful staff, top-notch service, perfectly clean rooms, excellent restaurant.

Nothing

Nice room,helpful staff,all were,perfect.highly recommend

The washroom leaking,smells coming from the drainage they change from room503 leaking from the washroom then room502 smells coming from the drainage Terible

We stayed at this hotel, but unfortunately our experience was disappointing. While the accommodation itself was acceptable, the restaurant management was extremely poor. The staff were not given proper clean clothes or shoes, which made us feel very uncomfortable about dining there. Because of this, we chose to eat at a different hotel throughout our stay. It is very important for any hotel to maintain proper hygiene standards, especially in the restaurant. Sadly, this basic expectation was not met here. Until the management addresses these issues seriously, I would not recommend this place for meals.

There is a lot of noise at night, and the hotel allows non-resident guests to use the restaurant and bar, which makes the disturbance worse.

breakfast, there was a good choice and we enjoyed real Jaffna food. Room is very clean and spacious. Value for money.

Convenient to railway station, 20 minute walk to Jaffna CBD/Fort. Some restaurants and shops within 5 minutes walk. I think I was the only person who used the swimming pool in the three days I was staying. Staff were friendly and helpful.

Restaurant opens for breakfast at 7am. However, when I entered at 7am, almost no food was available from the stations. It took until around 7:15am before it was fully functional.

Please clean washroom.

Location very close to reach. Good

Gud lovation

Need more cleaningness

Breakfast was value for money

Bad smell in wash rooms

Great value hotel. What you pay and what you get are excellent. Plenty of staff around if you need anything and the rooms are spacious and cleaned often.

Food was amaizing.

This is a good 3STAR hotel right next to the main Train Station of the historic city of Jaffna. Fairly good rooms for the price you pay. House keeping staff are good, hence the rooms are tidy and well appointed. Service is the strength of this place. A very special thanks to the very efficient stafd at the reception. Ms.Thadsajini and Ms.Ragasini are superb professionals, helpful and always with beautiful smile. They are a strength to this hotle. All staff at breakfast are very efficient and helpful.

Location next to train station, which is very convenient. Clean, fresh towels provided. Air conditioning was good.

It felt like the room should not have given out to paying customers. I’ve stayed here before and had no issues, but this time there was locums banging and drilling from 10pm till after midnight, so it was impossible to sleep. Also the shower nozzle holder was broken, so you had to hold the shower head in your hand, which was inconvenient, as I have a shoulder issue so I cannot lift my arm,l. I expected better from this hotel.

Fairly cheap hotel, right by the train station, so very convenient for travel.

Lots of noise and banging late at night, which was not resolved, even after speaking to front desk.

When I wanted to modify my stay, I couldn’t do it online coz I was blocked by Valampuri. When I requested the staff at reception, they weren’t very helful

Staff attitude

Near to train station Front office staff Miss Rekha was very helpful ,polite and professional handled our room issues swiftly

Room service food was awful and very disappointing also service was very slow order the food at 9.30 pm got our food at 1035 pm

Nice Like to have some western dishes too Smoked salmon or Sausages

Smelly in the environment

Breakfast is excellent

Room cleanliness

The location of the hotel.

The bathroom shower was not clean. TV was not working, WiFi didn’t have proper coverage