5 of the Best Hotels in Diani, Kenya is a great place for safaris, but it also has some of the best beaches in the world. Over 1,420 km (882 miles) long, Kenya’s shoreline is thought to have the cleanest stretch of golden sand. Diani is the best place to go before or after your African tour. It has been named Africa’s best beach three times.

We spend a lot of time in Diani at Safari Trips to Kenya, so we know a lot about the city’s foreign scene. Here are the places we think are the coolest, strangest, and most interesting to stay while you’re here.

Top Diani Beach Hotels

Neptune Palm Beach Boutique Resort & Spa

The design and construction of this stylish boutique hotel are based on the Swahili architecture style, which is typical of East Africa. The rooms are in cottages with traditional makuti roofs. They are grouped together in tropical grounds and right next to the beach. The main restaurant serves food from around the world, and they also specialize in a wide range of local recipes.

Eleven Pearl Boutique Hotel and Spa

This small boutique hotel is sometimes called “A Resort in a Jewel Box.” It has a nice mix of comfort, style, and easy access to the beach. Each of their 20 bedrooms has its own style and atmosphere, making them all feel like home. The beds are covered with big nets that make them feel cozy, but modern comforts aren’t forgotten. If you want, turn on the air conditioning.

Diani Sea Resort

This place has a neighborhood, handmade, and well-made feel. The furniture is all made from wood from the area and has a style that is typical of that area. When you go outside, coconut palms will cover you and strange trees and flowers will surround you. You won’t have to look hard to see animals that are moving around here. For example, many kinds of monkeys will be jumping through the trees to entertain you. The resort is committed to many community projects, and helping people in the area is a big part of its purpose.

Waterlovers Beach Resort

This cute hotel on the beach has a cute story about how it got started. The owners, Riccardo and Valentina, chose to live in Kenya because they love nature and animals. When they saw how beautiful the coast of Kenya was, they decided to build a place by the water where their guests could relax and enjoy original designs. They planned every part of the hotel, which has a “Afro-chic” style.

This creates an environment that is a mix of Italian island style, Caribbean inspirations, and some local materials that finish off this lovely ethnic mix. Also, each of Waterlovers’ eight rooms has its own private balcony with a view of the ocean.

Sands at Chale Island

The Sands is different because it’s not on the mainland side of the coast. Instead, it’s on a small island about 600 m (2,000 ft) from Diani Beach. Forests that look like jungles cover the small island, making it the only one of its kind in Kenya.

This area has a lot of dense foliage, but it also has soft white sand beaches, coral reefs full of sea life, and a saltwater lake with mangrove trees around the edges. The mood here is like being on an island in another world.