Diani Beach
Beautiful, peaceful and intimate, Water Lovers has eight rooms and one villa, all designed with aesthetics, sustainability and love in mind. The furniture…
Must-see hotels in South Coast
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Diani Beach
Among the loveliest of Diani's beachfront boutique hotels, the Maji – which means 'water' in Swahili – is simply gorgeous. The water feature in the…
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Diani Beach
With just 10 individually decorated rooms and an elegant lobby and common area filled with West African carvings, this intimate hotel is all about…
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South Coast
Whitesands is beautiful: a seafront Swahili castle of airy corridors, marble accents and wooden detailing uplifted by every flash, modern amenity you can…
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Serena Beach Hotel & Spa Kenya
South Coast
This lovely, polished resort is extensive and is styled on a traditional Swahili village – the pathways around the tree-filled complex even have street…
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South Coast
These beautiful self-catering apartments are brought to you by the owners of the excellent Tamarind restaurant (right next door) and Nairobi's Carnivore…
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Diani Beach
This small, stylish kitesurfing lodge is one of our favourite places to stay in Diani. The gorgeously rustic rooms are simple but lovely, with painted…
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South Coast
Backpackers seem to love Tulia. It's clean, well-run and knows how to party. Accommodation is in well-kept dorms, hammocks and good private rooms, while…
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Wasini Island
This friendly little dive lodge on the eastern side of Wasini has a range of simple but colourful rooms (the most expensive with en suite), plus two…
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Diani Beach
Stylish and secure, Diani Backpackers has airy dorms, our favourite being Baobab, with an actual baobab growing through its middle, and comfortable…
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South Coast
The only private island resort on the tip of a sacred sliver of land originally caused controversy for wiping out a chunk of native forest (they've since…
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South Coast
Named after the spit of sand exposed by low tide, Sand Island consists of 10 spacious, airy, self-catering cottages overlooking the sand. Each has its own…
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Diani Beach
As beach resorts go, Leopard is rated among the best in Africa. Rooms are spacious, with king-sized beds and West African art, while splurge-worthy sea…
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South Coast
Entered by a separate park gate from the main entrance, this dark timber lodge features an attractive interior, strewn with numerous Congolese and West…
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Diani Beach
This rustic haven gives backpackers and eco-conscious travellers four lodging options: tents on wooden platforms amid riotous greenery, luxurious, fan…
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South Coast
Between the Kahama Hotel and the excellent Il Covo restaurant, Kenya Bay is one of the oldest resorts on the block, but it's in decent shape. The spacious…
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Wasini Island
Made entirely of local materials – salvaged coral, stone, shells, driftwood, palm-thatched roofs – these rustic cottages on the outskirts of Wasini…
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South Coast
From the soaring, makuti (thatched-roofed) reception to the three pools, cliff-top bar, and ship-shape, colour-coded rooms, this is Nyali's top beach…
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South Coast
Rustic yet chic, this mangrove-creek resort has plenty of get-away-from-it-all appeal. The cottages are spacious and some have sunken bathtubs that look…
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South Coast
Sometimes business hotels seem too impersonal, holiday resorts too package-deal and boutique hotels too expensive. Thankfully, there's intimate Kahama,…
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Diani Beach
Just south of Palm Ave, this elegant resort is all Moorish chic, with latticed screens, soaring ceilings, Moroccan-style mihrab headboards and reflecting…
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Diani Beach
Named after the latitude of this gorgeous, remote beach, Four Twenty South has six rustic-chic cottages. Each comes with a personal chef (who may have…
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South Coast
At the southern end of the beach, the oldest resort in Nyali has been given a contemporary facelift. It's a vast property with smart, tiled rooms with…
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Diani Beach
Just around the corner from the sacred Kaya Kinondo grove, at the southern end of Diani Beach, this intimate resort clusters around an attractive pool…
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South Coast
A good self-catering option, offering simple, colourful cottages within sight of the ocean. Expect a warm welcome – from the menagerie of dogs, cats,…
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Diani Beach
At the southern end of Diani Beach, backpackers strike gold with the most unlikely of combinations: glorious beach access and low prices. It's essentially…
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Mombasa
The swish lobby is the highlight of this stylish business hotel. Still, service and facilities are good, disabled access is a breeze and you get great…
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Wasini Island
The 10 rooms here, which overlook the delicious turquoise ocean, are uncomplicated, with mosquito nets, flush toilets and small verandahs. Running water…
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South Coast
This tidy little complex has direct access to the beach and a choice of appealing, bamboo-finished hotel rooms (nab a sea-facing one) and self-catering…
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South Coast
This waterfront base for deep-sea fishing and diving with a saltwater pool and an average (though beautifully situated) restaurant is a tranquil spot. The…
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Diani Beach
The huge rooms at this dive resort are more than just a little appealing. With stone floors, a modern Swahili style and a beautiful pool and gardens, this…
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Mombasa
One of the best-value midrange options in Mombasa, the old-world Lotus is central and has clean, compact rooms with hot water and functioning air…
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South Coast
A 10-minute walk (or KSh50 tuk-tuk ride) from the heart of Nyali, this secure B&B has a few spacious rooms clustered around the pool. Tranquillity reigns…
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Diani Beach
This intimate boutique hotel has breathtaking beach views, 10 rooms, each with a slightly different colour scheme, from peach to cerulean, and excellent…
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South Coast
This secluded overlanders' favourite is great fun when there’s a crowd staying, with makuti (thatched-roof) lodgings peeking at the ocean from between the…
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Mombasa
If you're looking for central, budget-friendly but reasonably comfortable digs, this place delivers. Rooms are arranged around a courtyard and while the…
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South Coast
If your dreams run bigger and shinier than Tiwi's other offerings, there's always Amani. The tasteful makuti (thatched roof) of the main building, the…
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Mombasa
The palace in the name may be entirely fanciful, but don't dismiss this city-centre cheapie immediately, as its rooms are far better than you'd expect…
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Mombasa
With an impressive colonial exterior, Castle Royal harks back to glory days of yore. The service is friendly and helpful. The rooms have good bathrooms…
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South Coast
About the closest the Bamburi strip gets to a cheap beach hotel. The rooms are pleasant, but nothing more, and be warned that the place has a disco, and…
