Salt House

The South


A stylish, upmarket guesthouse with six rooms (some open-sided, so expect some noise, others enclosed and air-conditioned) and there's a spacious chill-out space on the top deck. Next door there's a lovely garden with a superb forest-facing yoga studio and a fine healthy-eating restaurant. It's 100m inland from the shore.


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