Jaffna Hostels.

Jaffna is a unique district for to live with its way of life and language. All over the world hostel means cheap accommodation providing places, specially for the travelling youth or young people. In Jaffna the word hostel means as a place for the students to board and study in a attached college or school.

All the popular high schools in Jaffna have these hostels attached next to their school buildings. Also these kind of hostel providing schools are called as boarding schools. These school hostel's are run by the boarding master appointed by the school principal or the authorities.

So if you are a foreigner don't confuse the school hostels for the standard hostels that allow strangers to board during their stay in the towns.

Jaffna YMCA Hostel.
There is an organization which is called as YMCA is located near to the Jaffna Secretariat in the place Kachcheriyadi. YMCA or Young men Christian association is a member control body and they offer a hostel service for the visitors. They provide rooms at low rent with or with out attached bath room and toilet. YMCA members can get special preference from there. Round the year the Jaffna YMCA hostel is used to be fully occupied.

If you are interested to travel to Jaffna and want to stay in this place, better to contact the Colombo YMCA about the booking procedure over there as they don't have online hostel booking facility.

Price:
Normal room rent Rs. 500/-

Did you come to this page by searching for the Jaffna schools?
Here are some good links.
Jaffna Vaidyeshwara college - www.jvclk.com
Jaffna Hindu College.- jaffnahindu.org
Hartley College - www.hartleycollege.org
Jaffna Central College - jccobajaffna.com
Jaffna Hindu Ladies College - www.jhlc.lk
Jaffna St.John's College - www.jaffnastjohns.com
Hartley College - www.hartleycollege.com
Kayts St.Antony's College - www.kayts-sac.com
Jaffna St.Patrick's College - spcjaffna.com