Homestay Stori

Sumba


The long-running Homestay Stori is owned by a hospitable family and has four rooms available in a frayed concrete home with peeling linoleum floors and shared slimy mandis out the back. But, hey, it's cheap. It's on the main drag in town, on the right side of the street as you head toward the sea.


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