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Reviews of JJ's Hostel Mirissa

Yatipila Road, 81740 Mirissa, Sri Lanka

#11 of 104 hotels in Mirissa

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 275 hostel reviews

9.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.4

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    9.4

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    9.1

  • Free WiFi

    9.0

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  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room with Fan
    • Stayed 13 nights

    Maybe update the breakfast menu

    Stayed in queen room with fan for two weeks. I enjoyed every single day there. The hostel is right in the center of the city, but at the same time very calm. The staff is very helpful. The pool and yoga area were amazing. The last I used as a co-working space) The wifi connection is also good. The hostel guests were very respectful. No noise, after 10pm the lights off) Also there is a WhatsApp chat, where the group admins share information about daily activities (like parties, surfing, going to the beach, snorkeling). The Mirissa beach is just 5 min walk. If I am back to Mirissa, definitely will stay here.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The showerheads and the water pressure

    The pool

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Queen Room with Air-Conditioning
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room is a bit old and the mosquito net had holes

    Great vibe at the hotel Large room Nice to have a hostel with a swimming pool

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    9.0
    Great hostel with nice pool and kitchen area
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing!

    Great communal kitchen, comfortable AC room with curtains, and a nice pool area to chill in.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Great value for money, dorms are spacious and clean, pool was great. Close to city center and beach.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2024

    9.0
    Had a great time here!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Fan
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely clean rooms and very comfy bed. Great pool area and welcoming staff. Also in a great location, not a far walk to the beach. Loved this stay and wish we could’ve stayed longer!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Air-Conditioning
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Amazing double room and location

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    10
    I stayed for five nights. I really enjoyed it and didn’t want to leave. The facilities are great and the hostel is very
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Na

    The cats are great. The staff are very friendly. The facilities are great. The hostel is very clean. The social host Matty was very good.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Highly recommend this hostel,it was the best hostel I had stayed in Sri Lanka.The pricing maybe a bit higher for hostel but the facilities speak for it.Kitchen is also open.Everything you need to explore, restaurants, groceries are walkable.Also host gives you a map on check in which has all the details you need to make your stay comfortable.The ac dorms were very comfortable n had 2 shower rooms also. It was clean n there were cute cats at the hostel.You can checkout n keep your luggage in locker room n explore too..

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 March 2024

    9.0
    Must stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Felt like a hotel with the facilities. Group chat was useful for daily activities, yoga, free water and a big swimming pool. What's not to love

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Air-Conditioning
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Great hostel pretty close to the center of Marissa. We had a private double room and this room was really great and comfy. Good parking possibilities for our Tuk Tug as well. This Hostel also has a nice little pool to cool down and offer as well Yoga lessons every morning - highly recommend to come here.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s so clean, they have thought of everything you’d need in a hostel. A 6 bed female only dorm with two showers, plugs in your bed, fresh towels. Everything was so lovely. I just didn’t find it that overly sociable, many people staying, could have just been that people were there to relax as it’s so lovely!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2024

    10
    Best place in Mirissa!!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Amazing, where here for Christmas. Such a good hostel. Not majorly party but still social but nice that our hostel wasn't a club. Pool was so nice and relaxing. The yoga class each morning was SO nice. 10/10 recommend.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Fan
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    The room was huge and clean. Private balcony. Location great within walking distance of beach and good restaurants. Staff were helpful and friendly. Breakfast good. Loved it.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2024

    10
    Great hostel to stay - far enough away to be quiet, but close enough to walk to everything
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    A fabulous hostel with an amazing pool - just what was needed each day. We stayed in a female only dorm, great air con and also great bathroom facilities. Perfect location just back from the main street, and some of the best food experienced in Sri Lanka were all around the hostel.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2024

    10
    Thanks for having me :-)
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Property was super welcoming, I joined the yoga class in the morning and loved meeting new people here at JJ’s!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The common areas don't really facilitate opportunities to meet people so it is more on the quiet side.

    The dorms were spacious and clean and breakfast is definitely alot cheaper than eating out in Mirissa. You'll be close to the shops, beach and different surf schools.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2024

    9.0
    Great stay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Queen Room with Air-Conditioning
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast was mediocre and there was basically no water coming out of the shower

    Beautiful garden and pool, nice spa, friendly staff, comfy beds

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Air-Conditioning
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    The staff is really friendly especially Iranga. The room is clean and comfortable, good breakfast available, you can buy good Espresso at the place

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2024

    8.0
    Great place to stay for either short or longer spell
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Room with Air-Conditioning
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great property but mainly young people

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2024

    9.0
    Great stay in Mirissa!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great hostel with helpful staff and the pool is a plus! Good location close to the Main Street, beach and nearby restaurantsThey provided towels and have a laundry service which was helpful.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2024

    10
    super sweet staff! warm hearted people, clean hostel!! Has everything ur traveller heart desires:)
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only chances for improvement I see in the kitchen. There should be no scratched Teflon pans (since teflon can cause cancer if partcals in food) and just a whole range of nice cooking equipment. New cutter boards, enough silverware, Knives that cut, maybe a Blender would be awesome!!!

    This Hostel was such a treat! We stayef 3 WEEKS. Because we figured out, that we won't find anything as clean and nice as this at fabulous prices! The Bathroom's offer a lot of privacy, the dorm's too with its curtains etc. you even get a fresh shower towel and blanket every other day!! They have mats for sandy feet, curtains and lamp + power for each bed seperately and a shelf by the bed!! You can hang ur clothes everywhere to dry too, which is great. Each dorm has an AC and Ventilator. The dorms are CLEAN! Me and all my friend's agreed the cleanliness standard is way higher than many other around sri lanka. They make the bed everyday, clean floors everyday and bathroom everyday. They have a great programm to get the max out of mirissa and its activity potential, the social host Edu and Manager James are sweet, warm hearted, welcoming and funny peuple to be with! They do every favor you ask them for and are in general very caring. Edu even repaired my surfboard!! The whole hostel area in general is beautiful. The Pool with all its green and plants etc. For the little money you pay you definittely get a great HOTEL LIKE treatment!! This hostel gets, that the tiny things DO matter! Like having games, balls in the pool, a clean towel everyday, a clean floor in the room etc. Everything is run thoughtful and with an eye for the clients' prefered details!♥️ Thanks again James and Edu, it was a pleasure to be your parasites 3 weeks long🤪🤪

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly staff, I traveled alone and it was easy to connect with others, good breakfast, clean.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 February 2024

    9.0
    Perfect!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was a weird smell in the bathroom

    The swimmingpool!!:) and the staff:)

    Stayed in February 2024

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