Samuel's Guesthouse is about five kilometres north of the Lonorore airfield on Pentecost. There's a nice river here and good bush walking in the hills. Olfala Sam enjoys showing people his gardens and vanilla plantation, a half day "tour".

The guesthouse was old and run down in February 2005 but a replacement was nearing completion.

Costs and Booking
Accommodation at Baravet cost 1000 Vatu per person, per night, self catering. Exchange rates.

The telephone number for Baravet is 38320 (community phone). They should have Digicel mobile phone coverage now and we are waiting for an update. Samuel speaks English.

Accommodation and Food
Sam's original guesthouse is built of local materials with a concrete floor. It has two bedrooms, a sitting room and a kitchen. One bedroom has two single beds and the other has two bunk beds. Bring your own mosquito net. Mosquito coils are available. Kerosene lamps are used for lighting. The front door has a padlock.

Outside the guesthouse, there's one dry-pit toilet, one water-seal toilet (bucket flush) and a shower. The semi-modern water seal toilet is a bit cramped but seems to work.

The small kitchen in Samuel's Guesthouse has a gas cook top and a minimal set of pots, plates, cups and utensils. There are a couple of relatively expensive stores in Baravet where you can buy food. Samuel can provide some vegetables from his garden and aelan kaekae meals can be provided.

First surveyed: February 2005 by Stephen.
Last updated: March 2005 by Stephen.