Africa in Kenya (5) Five Star Beach Cottages - Top Kenya Beach Hotel Cottages

This hotel is somewhat unique on the Kenyan coast.possible.
It is more formal and glamorous than the laid backThe dinning room is on a terrace above the pool,
tropical hotels more commonly found on theseseafood grill is in the planning, and there is 24-hour
beaches. The intercontinental hotel features wall-room service. The pool is surrounded by rock
to-wall carpeting, elevators, and an indoor pianogardens with a waterfall and swim-up bar. Resort
lounge. Men arrive in business suits-it is not a place toactivities are planned.
wander around with sandy feet.Le Soleil Beach Club
It has been well decorated-tastefully and with an eyeThis is a modern condominium-style complex which
to quality. The lobby is impressive with its high, hugeoperates as an "all- inclusive" beach club. It is built on
atrium, marble floors, and fountains. There are 192a narrow plot with most of the rooms set back quite
rooms on four floors. The carpeted rooms area distance from the ocean. Le Soleil is a family resort
comfortable, and are equipped with every modernwith standard rooms, suites, and three bedroom villas.
convenience: telephone, color TV, minibar, and airThere are equipped Kitchens for self catering and a
conditioning.choice of restaurants.
You are reminded that you are at the beach whenThe large pool has a swim-up bar. The rooms were
you open the sliding doors onto your private balconyless spacious or well furnished than expected.
which is angled to give you a good view of theIncluded in the club membership price are
wonderful pool below and a glimpse of the sea.water-sports, games, entertainment, meals and local
The large pool has water flowing over the edges anddrinks.
a swim-up bar. It is set in lovely grounds filled withClub Sun n Sand
gardens and palm trees bordering the beach.This is a sprawling thatched resort with tall palms and
Accommodations at the Intercon Mombasa Kenyalots of bougainvillea. It has become Kenya's largest all
In addition to the standard rooms there are twoinclusive club where food, local beverages, water
presidential suites, one executive, and six juniorsports and games are included in the price. There is a
suites. Best Sea Views: Standard rooms #340-343,choice of three specialty restaurants, a supervised
312-315,411, and 439.mini-club for children and nightly entertainment. Deep
Other offeringssea fishing and motorized water sports are available
Many restaurants, conference facilities, banquet halls,at an extra charge.
a casino, and a sports center with health spa.The hotel caters to large package tours (queues for
Oyster Bay Beach Hotelmeals), has a conference centre for 200, and offers
Perched on a rocky cliff, this new hotel of 35 suitesmany sports activities. There are two pools, one is
overlooks an attractive lagoon- shaped pool and thesea water. Accommodations are in small cottages
ocean beyond. The beach here is very small. Anwith thatched roofs and air conditioning. Some have
elaborate jetty for water sports is undernice sea views. The hotel looks tropical and exotic.
construction.Thousand Palms
The hotel's clean modern architecture is dazzlingThis is a very ordinary package-tour hotel. The public
white next to dark rock, bougainvillea color, andtoilets were dirty when we visited.
blue-green sea. Curving balconies provide a largeWhispering Palms Hotel
shaded terrace with a sea view for each suite. ThereThis hotel is rather a hodge-podge with heavy
is Lamu- Style furniture, and sitting rooms have fans.concrete structures as well as thatch. There are
Bedrooms have air conditioning and nice privatethree small pools, pays-as-you-go sports. It caters to
bathrooms with bidet. Two bedrooms per suite arepackage tours and has a cut-rate atmosphere.