Indian Ocean Beach Club Mombasa Kenya
Mombasa, Kenya
Mombasa, Kenya
Star Rating: 5
The Indian Ocean Beach Club is one of Kenya's newest hotels, with all the hallmarks of one of the finest_ it is located 25 miles south of Mombasa town. It is situated in a prime location on a quiet stretch of white sandy beach, bordering a marine park on the Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean Beach Club is designed in Swahili architecture, and is adjacent to history -next to a 16thcentury Mosque.
Once there, check out the century old chandelier given to the Sultan of Zanzibar by British traders for landing rights, and move through to the gardens to examine the six hundred year old baobab tree. The pounding of the surf, the background rasp of cicadas and the rhythmic waft of your ceiling fan all conspire to make you let go and relax.
Accommodation
The Indian Ocean Beach Club has a hundred rooms in clusters of thatched cottages and double upper level whitewashed rooms with flat rooms. Each room has its own verandah, en-suite with bath/shower and separate toilet. Each room has beautifully designed and crafted furniture plus air-conditioning and ceiling fan, a hair dryer, concealed mini-bar and direct dial telephone. The 19 m2 "village styled" club rooms all face the beach. Non smoking and rooms for the physically challenged are available upon request.
Facilities and Services
There is a 200-meter freeform pool and three plunge pools. There are 2 floodlit tennis courts_ volleyball, croquet, jogging trail and bird watching are available. Windsurfing, catamaran, sailing canoeing, pedalos, 2 windsurfing and scuba lessons are free for all guests.
"Spices" serves breakfast and dinner imaginatively on the first floor with added comfort of the sea breeze_ lunch is available on The Ocean Terrace. The Bahari Cove is an open air, a la carte restaurant practically on the beach and serves the finest shellfish and Swahili seafood. The dhow bar on the beach, which has its own collection of multi-trunked baobabs, serves cocktails and mocktails and is a perfect place for a couple to appreciate the sundowners.
The Trader's Room at Indian Ocean Beach Club is fully equipped to handle conferences or cocktail parties for up to a hundred people. The Traders room is 90.25 sq. meters in size and can accommodate: 32 delegates-classroom style, 64 delegates-theater style, 16 delegates-boardroom style, 50 guest-banquet style. The atmosphere is relaxed, the staff is friendly and unobtrusive, and there are smiles and greetings everywhere. State-of-the-art equipment is available in addition to the full business center to handle any need.