They were used years ago by laborers watching over milkfish and as places of rest for fish-farm night patrols. They are smaller and simpler than the guesthouse's other cabins.
阿旺表示，探更寮又叫「桶間寮仔」，是早期養殖虱目魚時，方便長工照顧魚群，同時可供夜間守夜巡查時的休息場所，實際尺寸比民宿房間小且簡陋。