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Saltwater Surf Camp

Arugam Bay · Sri Lanka

Saltwater Surf Camp

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62% MEH
Medium confidence 97 reviews
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Sketchy reports 6 reports

6 reports 6 recent reports 90 text reviews scanned

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Evidence reviews

    • initially friendly, but soon intrusive—knocking on our door, entering uninvited, sending messages, asking personal questions, even wanting to meet in town.
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    AC didn’t work, bathroom smelled due to poor drainage, beds were shaky, and reading lights kept turning off. The hostel is a hot 20-min walk from the city. The biggest problem was the owner: initially friendly, but soon intrusive—knocking on our door, entering uninvited, sending messages, asking personal questions, even wanting to meet in town. We avoided common areas and left early despite having paid. Would not recommend
No bed bug reports in 97 analyzed reviews

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