What travelers say about us
Read about their experiences at the local cooks
Colombia, Medellin
Wow! This was such a great experience. We stayed in Medellin and we eat at a local family. We had such a warm welcome and the food was fresh and great. We talked about so many things and we were really interested in eachother. They cooked vegetarian with their own vegetables. We stayed for more then 3 ours en we were really happy when we left. Really recommend other people to try this!! Certainly not our last time we do resirest!
— Sanne Heemskerk, sanshine-travel.com
Cambodia, Phnom Penh
”Yesterday we were picked by Lee to join him and his family for diner in their house just outside phnom penh. We were the first guests to visit his house but we got a warm welcome from the family. The diner was one of their every day meals and was made by Lee’s mother, it was delicious! At first the family was a bit shy, but after a few minutes they wanted to know more about us and we had a nice chat (ofcourse with translations of Lee). It was a realy cool experience to get a look in the daily life of Lee and his family, especially thanks to Lee who took care of the transport, translations and all the questions we had about the history and present of Cambodia.”
— Bjorn Loenis
Sri Lanka, Bandarawela
”We ate this week at a local Sri Lankan family in Bandarawela! It was very special also for them! We were the first people to visit this family. We had a host called Yaathav. (Perfect) He was the bridge between 2 cultures and he was our interpreter because the family didn’t speak English. It was an experience we will never forget! The hospitallity, the dinner and the friendly family.”
— Anouk Olde Monnikhof
Sri Lanka, Kandy
We hadden een schitterende ervaring met resirest. Heerlijk eten en super gastvrije familie. Dikke aanrader!! Bedankt
— Ellen Rabaey
Colombia, Medelin
A very special way to meet locals and to try local food! We were invited at Lenis’ place in Medelliín, Colombia. She prepared a fresh, vegetarian dinner for us. Lenis and her husband are such a welcoming, friendly couple and we had a great evening. We could definitely recommend to use ResiRest while traveling; it is a unique experience. The only hard thing might be the language barrier and it might feel a bit strange to be invited into a “stranger’s” house; but either way, we highly recommend it 
!
!
— Kirsten Sistermans
Cape Verde, Santa Maria
”I contacted Resirest because I was travelling alone to Santa Maria for having kitesurf lessons. I prefer to eat local food and I am interested in local living. Resirest gave me 3 different choices for a dinner together with locals. I chose the activity of snorkeling together with a harpoon fisherman and eating the fresh fish at a bbq on the beach toghether with other people who also did the snorkeling. I even could invite a friend for the bbq. The fish was delicious and we had a very pleasant evening sitting on the beach, eating and talking. I would recommend this experience to everyone!”
— Vera van den Broeck
Indonesia, Bali
Great hospitality from the local family � amazing food and excellent location (in the middle of the ricefields) We manage to have some new flavors what I have ever tried before, even I am quiet familiar with indonesian / balinese food.
— Anni Purho
Laos Don Som Island
Hele leuke en lekkere local experience gehad op Don Som Island, Zuid Laos. Samen met het Laotiaanse gezin hebben we genoten van diverse typische gerechten en een kijkje mogen nemen in de keuken en de leefomgeving van het gezin. Zeker weten een aanrader voor iedereen die zich bevindt in de omgeving van de 4.000 Islands.
— Ilona Kersten
Cambodja, Siem Raep
Super toffe organisatie die ons geweldig heeft geholpen op afstand om een kerstdiner te regelen bij een local in Cambodia!
— Juliet Lucas
Morocco, Marrakech
”We had a great time in Marrakech, Morocco with our host! We met in the main square and Ezzati walked us back to her house. We had a wonderful meal and great conversation. Afterwards, Ezzati even found us a place to buy a traditional teapot at a very reasonable price (a hard thing to do in Marrakech!). Overall, it was one of the best meals we had in Morocco and we had an amazing time!”
— Trevor Pell
Camobodia, Phnom Penh
”We eat with a local family in phnom Penh. The food was delicious and the family were very nice!!!”
— Natasja Brand
Colombia, Medelin
”It is a great experience to met locals on this way and eat with them. I got a dinner by Lenis in Medellin. It was amazing. The drinks and all the foods were prepared fresh. We got an vegetarian meal, a soup and a dessert. But also a lot of local “snacks”, it was delicious! I could be recommend! Thank you for this great experience.”
— Kim Gef
Bolivia
I had a combination of a homestay with breakfast and dinner in Bolivia. It was a great experience. I tried different Bolivian dishes and I even cooked together with the family, so I now also can make the dish myself. I really enjoyed our conversations. It also made clear I still have a lot of Spanish to learn. I joined them to the local mark, which was great. The bed was also perfect (I’ve had different in Bolivia). I loved this experience provided by ResiRest.
— Claudia Bolleurs
Laos, Don Som Island
”Last week we enjoyed a lunch with a Lao family on Don Som Island, and it was great! The people were very nice, we could taste some Lao snacks and we learned about the food habits of the Lao people. The traditional food itself was also very good, we enjoyed the lunch so we definitely recommend this experience!”
— Didi Jansen
Cape Verde, Santa Maria
”Avec deux couples d’amis, nous avons mangé une cachupa samedi dernier. Tout simplement, excellente (et je m’y connais en cachupas) Première expérience réussie et nous allons goûter aux autres spécialités locales cuisinées par une authentique CapVerdienne ! ”
— Odile Loubet
Gambia, Kololi
In Kololi, Gambia zijn wij bij Bakari wezen eten. We werden bij ons hotel opgehaald en zijnet het openbaar vervoer naar hun huis gegaan. Eerst naar de markt, toch heel wat anders dan de grote markten waar gidsen je heen brengen. Vervolgens zijn wij zeer gastvrij ontvangen bij zijn familie. Het gambiaans koken is super leuk om mee te maken: op houtskool, op een heel andere manier dan wij gewend zijn. We zijn nog in de watten gelegd met speciaal voor ons gemaakte drankjes en na afloop weer netjes naar ons hotel gebracht, ondanks dat de mannen niet over een eigen auto beschikten.
Veel mensen bleken wat huiverig over wat wij gingen doen, maar geloof mij: je maakt echte gastvrijheid mee, krijgt mee hoe men in de dorpen zonder gas en met zeer beperkte elektriciteit leven en krijgt het lekkerste eten van je hele vakantie voorgeschoteld. Mocht je je twijfels hebben dan zou ik zeggen gewoon doen!
— Stephanie Meijer
Colombia, Medellin
De avond begon vol spanning, omdat we niet wisten wat ons te wachten stond en we slechts een paar woorden spaans spreken.
We moesten een bus nemen de heuvel op naar een van de communas in Medillin en zouden daar worden opgehaald door Sara. Naar een paar minuten wachten kwam Sara ons met haar moeder ophalen om ons in de wirwar van straatjes in de comuna naar haar huis te brengen. Daar aangekomen kregen we een rondleiding door haar huis (interessant om te zien hoe colombianen leven en huis inrichten) en hadden we een spectaculiar uitzicht over Medillin bij nacht. We hebben zo ongeveer Sara’s hele familie ontmoet en de enorme zelfgemaakte kerststal bewonderd. Als eten kregen we typisch Colombiaanse voor-, hoofd- en nagerechten.
Wij vonden het jammer dat we niet meer Spaans konden, zodat we meer met hen hadden kunnen praten en het over hun leven konden hebben. Al met al was het een superleuke ervaring en we kunnen het iedereen aanraden om dit ook te proberen en daarnaast help je de families ook!
— Anne Wietse de Louw
Cambodia, Phnom Penh
”Yesterday we were picked by Lee to join him and his family for diner in their house just outside phnom penh. We were the first guests to visit his house but we got a warm welcome from the family. The diner was one of their every day meals and was made by Lee’s mother, it was delicious! At first the family was a bit shy, but after a few minutes they wanted to know more about us and we had a nice chat (ofcourse with translations of Lee). It was a realy cool experience to get a look in the daily life of Lee and his family, especially thanks to Lee who took care of the transport, translations and all the questions we had about the history and present of Cambodia.”
— Bjorn Loenis
Morocco, Marrakech
”We had a great time in Marrakech, Morocco with our host! We met in the main square and Ezzati walked us back to her house. We had a wonderful meal and great conversation. Afterwards, Ezzati even found us a place to buy a traditional teapot at a very reasonable price (a hard thing to do in Marrakech!). Overall, it was one of the best meals we had in Morocco and we had an amazing time!”
— Trevor Pell
Sri Lanka, Bandarawela
”We ate this week at a local Sri Lankan family in Bandarawela! It was very special also for them! We were the first people to visit this family. We had a host called Yaathav. (Perfect) He was the bridge between 2 cultures and he was our interpreter because the family didn’t speak English. It was an experience we will never forget! The hospitallity, the dinner and the friendly family.”
— Anouk Olde Monnikhof
Indonesia, Bali
Great hospitality from the local family � amazing food and excellent location (in the middle of the ricefields) We manage to have some new flavors what I have ever tried before, even I am quiet familiar with indonesian / balinese food.
— Anni Purho
Cape Verde, Santa Maria
”I contacted Resirest because I was travelling alone to Santa Maria for having kitesurf lessons. I prefer to eat local food and I am interested in local living. Resirest gave me 3 different choices for a dinner together with locals. I chose the activity of snorkeling together with a harpoon fisherman and eating the fresh fish at a bbq on the beach toghether with other people who also did the snorkeling. I even could invite a friend for the bbq. The fish was delicious and we had a very pleasant evening sitting on the beach, eating and talking. I would recommend this experience to everyone!”
— Vera van den Broeck
Colombia, Medellin
Wow! This was such a great experience. We stayed in Medellin and we eat at a local family. We had such a warm welcome and the food was fresh and great. We talked about so many things and we were really interested in eachother. They cooked vegetarian with their own vegetables. We stayed for more then 3 ours en we were really happy when we left. Really recommend other people to try this!! Certainly not our last time we do resirest!
— Sanne Heemskerk, sanshine-travel.com
Sri Lanka, Kandy
We hadden een schitterende ervaring met resirest. Heerlijk eten en super gastvrije familie. Dikke aanrader!! Bedankt
— Ellen Rabaey
Laos, Don Som Island
”Last week we enjoyed a lunch with a Lao family on Don Som Island, and it was great! The people were very nice, we could taste some Lao snacks and we learned about the food habits of the Lao people. The traditional food itself was also very good, we enjoyed the lunch so we definitely recommend this experience!”
— Didi Jansen
Colombia, Medelin
A very special way to meet locals and to try local food! We were invited at Lenis’ place in Medelliín, Colombia. She prepared a fresh, vegetarian dinner for us. Lenis and her husband are such a welcoming, friendly couple and we had a great evening. We could definitely recommend to use ResiRest while traveling; it is a unique experience. The only hard thing might be the language barrier and it might feel a bit strange to be invited into a “stranger’s” house; but either way, we highly recommend it !
!
— Kirsten Sistermans
Laos Don Som Island
Hele leuke en lekkere local experience gehad op Don Som Island, Zuid Laos. Samen met het Laotiaanse gezin hebben we genoten van diverse typische gerechten en een kijkje mogen nemen in de keuken en de leefomgeving van het gezin. Zeker weten een aanrader voor iedereen die zich bevindt in de omgeving van de 4.000 Islands.
— Ilona Kersten
Cape Verde, Santa Maria
”Avec deux couples d’amis, nous avons mangé une cachupa samedi dernier. Tout simplement, excellente (et je m’y connais en cachupas) Première expérience réussie et nous allons goûter aux autres spécialités locales cuisinées par une authentique CapVerdienne ! ”
— Odile Loubet
Camobodia, Phnom Penh
”We eat with a local family in phnom Penh. The food was delicious and the family were very nice!!!”
— Natasja Brand
Bolivia
I had a combination of a homestay with breakfast and dinner in Bolivia. It was a great experience. I tried different Bolivian dishes and I even cooked together with the family, so I now also can make the dish myself. I really enjoyed our conversations. It also made clear I still have a lot of Spanish to learn. I joined them to the local mark, which was great. The bed was also perfect (I’ve had different in Bolivia). I loved this experience provided by ResiRest.
— Claudia Bolleurs
Colombia, Medelin
”It is a great experience to met locals on this way and eat with them. I got a dinner by Lenis in Medellin. It was amazing. The drinks and all the foods were prepared fresh. We got an vegetarian meal, a soup and a dessert. But also a lot of local “snacks”, it was delicious! I could be recommend! Thank you for this great experience.”
— Kim Gef
Indonesia, Bali
Great hospitality from the local family � amazing food and excellent location (in the middle of the ricefields) We manage to have some new flavors what I have ever tried before, even I am quiet familiar with indonesian / balinese food. �������
— Anni Purho
Cambodja, Siem Raep
Super toffe organisatie die ons geweldig heeft geholpen op afstand om een kerstdiner te regelen bij een local in Cambodia!
— Juliet Lucas