Luxury Serena Beach Hotel & Resort, Mombasa, Kenya, Indian Ocean
Property Summary (HO022)
Fringed by white beaches, and shaded by coconut palms, the silver ribbon of the Swahili coastline offers the ultimate tropical paradise. Bright white against the blue sky, set in extensive tropical gardens, the architecture of the Serena Beach Hotel and Spa replicates the winding lanes and colourful market places of a traditional 13th century Swahili town. At its heart lies the coral-built ‘Fortress of Tranquillity' of the exquisite ‘Maisha' Mind, Body and Spirit Spa. The resort is situated on Shanzu Beach 30 kilometres from Mombasa.
FACILITIES
- Wide selection of rooms and suites: all with AC, satellite TV, WiFi and voice-mail
- Extensive gardens, grounds and nature trails.
- Palm tree lawns and beach front.
- Central restaurant, Pizza
- Jahazi Grill Seafood Restaurant on the beach.
- Selection of bars and Arabic Coffee Terrace
- Ice-cream Parlour.
- Live music nightly.
- Free form pool and swim-up bar.
- ‘Maisha' Spa and Health Club
- Extensive water sports and PADI Dive School.
- Animation programme
- Butterfly Centre and Turtle Watch Programme
- Dedicated world-class event and conference centre
- Business Centre, travel desk, taxi and limousine service.
- Wedding planning service
- Unisex hair salon.
- Gift Shop, news-stand and travel requisites kiosk.
- Baby-sitting, family rooms, children's dining/menus.
At the Serena Beach Hotel and Spa we appreciate the importance of quality family time. We're also committed to ensuring that you can relax, secure in the knowledge that the children are having as great a holiday as you are. With this in mind we offer a wide range of family-friendly room options; children's dining; baby-sitting, and plenty of adventure, sports and educational entertainment for children of all ages.
Family accommodation
We can arrange for adjoining rooms for the accommodation of families. We can also provide additional beds, cots and baby-sitting services (prior notice appreciated). Alternatively, we can recommend our specially planned Family Suites, as outlined below.
Family Suites
We offer a range of specially planned Family Suites. Each suite has a twin-bedded children's room with digital multi-channel TV, mini bar (which can be emptied on request), direct dial telephone, Internet connectivity, 24-hour room service and a private bathroom. The hotel also offers a children's animation programme; children's menus, a pizza restaurant and ice-cream parlour, baby-sitting services, nightly entertainment (clowns, acrobats etc), supervised nature trails, a delightful butterfly centre and sea turtle programme and a wide range of activities: ping pong, tennis, volley ball, pedalos, wind-surfing, yachting, swimming pool, water aerobics, coconut harvesting and more....
Accessed by a short corridor, the adult's room is luxuriously appointed with a king-sized double bed with walk-in mosquito net, sumptuous sea-blue and gold Swahili-styled furnishings, a fully-stocked mini-bar, digital multi-channel TV, direct dial telephone and 24-hour internet connectivity; while the spaciously luxurious twin bathroom allows for the use of two people at once. The room also features a generous balcony with access to the children's room next door - should the parents desire it.
Children's meals
All our meals are generous buffet-styled presentations, with something to suit absolutely everyone. High-chairs can be provided, as can baby-friendly food. We are also delighted to offer slightly earlier children's meals (as early as 12 noon and 6.30 pm) - tailored to suit your children. The hotel also offers a pizza restaurant and ice-cream parlour in the Sokoni Plaza.
Children's entertainment
The hotel offers its own swimming pool (supervised by a qualified life-guard but not suited to small children other than under parental supervision) and a children's paddling pool. Additionally we offer:
- A complete children's animation programme and animation team.
- Supervised nature trails.
- Free entry to our Butterfly Centre.
- Participation in our Sea Turtle Programme.
- Camel rides on the beach.
- Glass-bottom boat rides.
- Snorkelling.
- Sporting activities to include: ping pong, tennis, volley ball, pedalos, wind-surfing, yachting, coconut-picking and archery.
- Free trial lessons in kite surfing, wind-surfing and diving.
- Giriama dancing and cultural displays.
- We can also arrange for culturally-interactive trips to local villages and/or schools.
- Educational evening talks by our resident naturalists.
- A selection of board games and books on Africa and wildlife.
- Visits to the nearby Haller Nature Park plus visits to nearby snake farms and ‘Wild Waters' water park, ‘Ngomongo' Cultural Village, Mombasa Marine Park, The Shimba Hills National Park, Gedi Ruins, Fort Jesus 17th century Portuguese fort and Mombasa Old Town
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