“Best place to stay for a full on experience of Jaffna!”

The hosts are really sweet and considered. They try to make your stay as comfortable as possible. The place is clean, the Sri Lankan breakfast amazing! Moreover they are also very willing to help you select activities can help you with planning your tours in Jaffna.

“A great place to stay in Jaffna”

Berty and Hilda are lovely people and very welcoming, and speak very good English. The place is comfortable and very clean. They organised a tuk tuk driver for us to visit Delft island. They gave good food recommendations. I would recommend this place if you are visiting Jaffna . Finally, Berty is a great cook serving an amazing breakfast

“Favorite place in Sri Lanka”

Favorite place in Sri Lanka. We LOVED staying with Berty and Hilda. Super clean rooms, good location in Jaffna, and above all the kindest and most attentive owners who give you tons of tips and help on activities, and spoil you with delicious Sri Lankan food all day. Thank you for having us!

“Peaceful homestay with kind & attentive hosts”

The property is in a peaceful location not far from the centre, the room was clean & comfortable. What makes this place special is the kind, attentive & incredibly helpful hosts. And the food was absolutely delicious. The breakfast egg curry I still think about! They have a regular tuk tuk driver who is available for short trips & a longer peninsular day tour, which I highly recommend. On leaving I took an early bus. The hosts provided a tasty take away breakfast & even contacted my next hosts to check where I should get down from the bus.

“Well recommended for Jaffna stay”

Very nice/ good hosts. Lovely breakfast.

“Communication with the hosts was easy. The breakfast was exceptional. Highly recommended.”

Communication with the hosts was easy. The breakfast was exceptional.

Home-made breakfast, every day with something typical and different Hosts really helpful and gave us suggestions to enjoy the city at the most

Clean and big rooms. Berty and his wife give recommendations on what to visit. Amazing breakfasts every morning to discover the local dishes.

“A wonderful relaxing, comfortable stay with awesome hosts. It was a pleasure to come home to Berty’s at the end of each”

We were served delicious traditional Sri Lanka fare, better than the restaurants. Hosts Berty and Hilda were friendly and efficient in providing everything we needed, including Tuk-tuk transport, with excellent understanding of English The rooms were spacious, spotless and wonderfully cool. Our best accommodation in Sri Lanka so far

“Wonderful hosts provided a relaxing comfortable stay. It was a pleasure to come home to Berty’s at the end of the day”

The meals were delicious traditional Sri Lankan fare and better than the restaurants. Hosts Berty and Hilda were friendly and efficient at organizing anything we needed, including Tuk-tuk transport, with good understanding of English. The rooms were spacious, spotless and wonderfully cool. Our best accommodation in Sri Lanka so far.

Realy nice host. They give us everyday a different lovely homemade breakfast. So nice. They organice if you like nice trips.

“Worth the money and a very good breakfast with your preferences taken into account.”

A very quiet location filled with lush green shade around and a well maintained garden with a variety of tropical plants. Easily accessible to the infrastructure, though not on the main road.

“Outstanding hospitality”

Berty and Hilda are outstandingly kind and helpful hosts. They know Jaffna very, very well and can advise you about everything. They are very happy to book reliable tuk-tuk drivers for you and will ensure that you get a good price. They both love their food and cook wonderful meals. If you have a favourite dish and give them some notice, they will cook it for you. We enjoyed fabulous crab and prawn curries. Hilda's Tamil style Dossas are to die for. Breakfasts served at Berty's Cottage are varied and wonderful. Portion sizes are huge - you will not go hungry. The Cottage is in a quiet residential road which is handy for reaching Nallur temple and other important Jaffna sites. Berty and Hilda go the extra mile - you will be sure to have a great time in Jaffna if you stay with them and they will help you with any problem you might encounter - they sorted out of friend's visa problem and made sure that we would be happy taking the bus to Trincomalee. Our room was spotlessly clean with lots of hanging space and was really spacious with comfortable beds. Berty and Hilda take security very seriously and are great at keeping mosquitoes out of the property.

Very good. Berty and Hilda are very caring and lovely people. We definitely recommend their homestay.

“Excellent accomodation in Jaffna”

Excellent breakfast - Hilda and Berty were able to cater to all my requests and the food was superb. Early starts were accomodated for and everything was prepared and served to a very high quality.

“Berty's Cottage made our Jaffna visit perfect.”

We really enjoyed our stay for four nights at Berty's Cottage. Both Berty and Hilda are delightful hosts who really care about their guests. Nothing was too much trouble. Breakfasts were fantastic as was an evening meal on our last night expertly cooked by Berty and Hilda for us and our driver Jim. The house is immaculate and very clean, as were the linen and towels. Jaffna is an amazing place to visit and staying with Berty and Hilda made our visit perfect.

“If you want a lovely clean place to stay with great food and great hosts. This is it.”

Fantastic hosts. Gave us lots of advice. Organised our transport. The food was fabulous. They even made an evening meal for us and two other guests. Some of the best food we have had. The rooms were spotless.

“Great place to stay in Jaffna”

Everything is excellent! Berty and Hilda are the most considerate and caring hosts ever. They really go out of their way to make sure you get the most out of your stay in Jaffna. They arranged for a tuk tuk to pick me up from the bus station, they helped me plan my itinerary, they provide a delicious breakfast, they gave me a tasty packed breakfast when I left early to catch a train, etc. etc. the room and bathroom was large, clean and cool I’m really pleased that I chose to stay there and do so again in the future.

“Hosts Berty and Hilda were wonderful and very helpful.”

Our hosts Berty and Hilda were wonderful. They helped us with our travel plans including making reservations for our express bus to Colombo as we only found out once in Jaffna that the trains no longer run to Colombo !! Breakfast was great -Sri Kankan food.

“Berty Cottages is the perfect place for a cozy, homely stay”

Berty Cottages: A Home Stay Like No Other I discovered Berty Cottages through my aunt, though I booked via booking.com. From the moment I arrived, they went above and beyond—ensuring I had a trishaw from the bus station for my early morning arrival. The atmosphere was warm and homely, with casual conversations and complete transparency making the stay feel effortless. They even prepared meals of my choice and offered tea when they noticed I looked tired. Instead of knocking, they sent me a message when breakfast was ready—such thoughtful gestures. The delicious Jaffna food, paired with their incredible hospitality, made it a truly wonderful experience. Berty Cottages is the perfect place for a cozy, homely stay.