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Reviewed 9 January 2017 Staying at Drifters was a good experience. Initially there was some issues regarding payment however this was sorted out after Tumaini contacted the booking agency. Drifters is definitely simple, which suits me fine. You will need a certain level of independence staying there.
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Reviewed 31 October 2016 A fantastic place to stay: it´s a nice restaurant / bar with huts direct at the seafront and a few very pleasant small houses about 20m away of them in the second row; Tuma and her team, they make it a home for her guests;...More
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"Simple beach bandas on the beach front are worth it for sure." "the huts don´t have an own bathroom but they are at the beach; in the small houses you get a bathroom for..." "If you like rustic, pick the a-framed kibanda on the beach...it's very basic, but there is nothing like..."
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