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Well, as you (the owner) were there the day I was, I am unable to attribute the activities of the person in the kitchen to ignorance on your behalf. She pointed at you and your wife and said, "See those old, fat Israelis? They are the owners and they are not vegan." Now, despite this being in itself a poor experience since vegans quite definitely can gain weight just like anybody, and the ageism involved, I am unmoved by your current message. I can see other reviewers have found vegan thai food at your hostel since my visit, but it was not available to me and I was absolutely offered a "regular breakfast" by the Russian woman standing in the kitchen by the beach. For a fee. Thus selling anti-vegan products. If she was breaking the rules, she was doing so five feet away from where you were sitting. She also claimed she was living there with her partner and young son, working in trade for accommodations making her an employee. I really wanted to come and stay and enjoy a vegan hostel environment owned and operated by vegans, you can understand my motivation to write a negative review on my disappointment. What would be my motivation to write a fake review? Please provide some evidence for challenging the integrity of my reporting other than simply, that it makes your business look bad to vegans. As this was during covid, I can imagine times were tough finding help and rules were perhaps ignored and unenforced, but to come to my review and call me a liar, well you can see what the result is. Even more negative attention. As a public relations authority, I would suggest in the future apologizing rather than adding further insult. "Whatever product they want" is a clear admission your hostel is not exclusively vegan, do better, and please don't let the color of colorful hut be the color of the blood of tortured and murdered baby animals. Have a nice day.