Silver Sands Resort House

     We booked this room through the Internet (after reading about it in Lonely Planet) and only for two nights.  Our thinking was that we would figure out what we wanted to do once we arrived.  Well, this is a strange and delightful little place.  We chose it for price, WiFi availability, and an ensuite bath.  We got a good price, the WiFi only exists in the reception area, and the bath had a toilet that took forever to refill and the shower didn’t drain.  Oh well, we survived!

     There were several cool things about this place.   1)  the plant life everywhere, in pots, in the ground, growing up and growing out.  2) the line of fish tanks along one low wall in the reception area; Lonely Planet was right.  3) the koi pond in the reception area with a Catholic shrine above it.  And the final thing was the little restaurant around the corner with WiFi where we could sit, have a snack and connect to our friends!

The view from our balcony the night we arrived:

                                                                                     

Everyone here was exceedingly polite and spoke English very well.  The Silver Sands is only steps away from the Indian Ocean which is definitely a plus.  We walked down to the beach as soon as we got unpacked.  All was dark so there was not much to see, but the moonlight on the waves and also the crashing noise were enchanting.

As you can see, we had two twin beds underneath a blue mosquito net: