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Mombasa Serena Beach Hotel


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Shanzu Beach Road, Shanzu, Kenya
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
With the shimmering sands and waters of the Indian Ocean stretching before it, amidst verdant, bougainvillea-filled gardens, and shaded by gently... With the shimmering sands and waters of the Indian Ocean stretching before it, amidst verdant, bougainvillea-filled gardens, and shaded by gently swaying palm trees, the Mombasa Serena Beach Hotel represents the ultimate escape. The Legendary 13th Century Swahili town of Lamu inspires and styles it. more » « less
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Based on 53 traveler reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 4 based on 42 reviews Rooms
    • 4.5 based on 43 reviews Service
    • 4 based on 43 reviews Value
    • 4.5 based on 44 reviews Cleanliness
    • 4 based on 12 reviews Pool

Reviews of Mombasa Serena Beach Hotel

( 1-10 of 54 )
Jan 5, 2009

We stayed at the Serena Beach hotel after 8 long and tiring days on safari and it was just what we needed. The staff were superb from the moment we checked in and couldn't do enough to help us. Food was plentiful and on the whole pretty good particularly if you are a fan of curries and spicy food. I'm... more

Oct 22, 2008
2/3 found this review helpful

We got married in June 08. We had planned the wedding for December 2007 but due to elections in Kenya, we postponed to February. Come February and the country was reeling from post-election chaos and we decided not to have our wedding amidst all the gloom and uncertainty. Serena was very good with the cancellation and especially Samuel Kisandu, Guest... more

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2 of 5 stars
Odense, Denmark
Sep 28, 2008
2/4 found this review helpful

After having spend 14 days in Kenya celebrating our honeymoon first at safari and last at a resort off Diani coast, we stayed the last night at Serena. We only stayed because our flight left very early the next morning, and our travel agent advised us to stay near the airport in Mombassa. This is a normal hotel, nothing fancy.... more

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3 of 5 stars
north of england
Sep 11, 2008
4/4 found this review helpful

In Mombassa we stayed at the Serena beach hotel. I was really looking forward to this as the Serena chain is supposed to have such a good reputation and the lodges we had stayed in on safari had been such special places. I was very disappointed. The room was not large enough to swing a cat. The village view was... more

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3 of 5 stars
Hemel Hempstead
Aug 19, 2008
2/3 found this review helpful

This was the last stay of a 3 wk honeymoon and after stays in Borneo, Kuala Lumpur and on safari it had some tough acts to follow. The hotel was nice, decor reasonable and pretty clean and tidy. The staff were friendly and there was a varied selection of food available which was reasonably good but not memorable and many... more

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3 of 5 stars
Hemel Hempstead, UK
Jul 25, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

The hotel is located about forty-five minutes by taxi from Mombasa airport, after a one hour flight from Nairobi in our case. The hotel is visually very pleasant inside and out and our first impressions were very positive. However, although I wouldn’t go as far as discouraging people to visit the hotel we did have a few problems and of... more

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5 of 5 stars
Burgess Hill, United Kingdom
Jun 22, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

From the minute we walked into the Serena beach hotel we felt truly special, the staff is so friendly and nothing was ever a problem. Special thanks must go to Samuel the duty manager who made our honeymoon very special. He looked after us and upgraded our room to a fantastic suite, we will never forget his professionalism and kindness;... more

Apr 23, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I am so glad to have had a weekend stay at this lovely hotel....it had a very exotic feel to it and the staff were very hospitable. The pool is lovely, but we especially love the ocean...very warm and great to go snorkelling in. If you get a chance to go on the glass-bottom boat/snorkelling excursion, it is well worth... more

Mar 27, 2008

Copy of our email sent to the Managing Director back in January after our 7th stay, now counting the days until we can go home to see our family for the festive period 08: Dear Sir, We sincerely hope you don’t mind us writing to you once again? We have returned from just under three wonderful weeks in the company... more

Mar 20, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

this was the last of the 5 serenas we stayed at during our tour of kenya. we found the rooms to be nicest here of all the hotels. in general i found the hotel to be very beautiful, with pretty architecture and a nice pool. also enjoyed the shaded grass bank leading to the beach. the food was ok, but... more

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Address: Shanzu Beach Road, Shanzu, Kenya