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Swahili Beach

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Swahili Beach is a 'big statement' resort hotel with huge public areas.
Access is directly off the Diani Beach road, just ten minutes drive from Diani Beach airport.
The grandiose main lobby and reception area…
…open into a huge atrium.
It looks particulary impressive at night.
The public areas do have some quieter corners…
…and cool chillout areas.
The main dining room is where breakfast is served…
…with a reasonable buffet spread every morning.
The rooms at Swahil Beach…
…are in attactive blocks, over two storeys.
Most of the rooms are 'superior'…
…with very spacious bedrooms…
…and lounge areas…
…and Swahili Beach's signature Swahili plaster-work and large, bathrooms…
…harking back to traditional Swahili architecture.
Every room has a balcony or a veranda.
The suites are even more lavish…
…with bigger bathrooms…
…and the same abundance of plasterwork.
Otherwise, the main thing that distinguishes the suites is the separate lounge area.
Swahili Beach's pool is one of its most outstanding features.
It descends in seven tiers from the reception area to near the beach…
…and includes a pastiche landscape of Moorish…
…and Mediterranean features along the way.
As well as the pool bar, there are plenty of recliners…
…along with the artificial rocks and flowering plants.
Near the bottom of the pool, the main beach bar is built on the sand.
The watersports centre is nearby…
…with snorkelling equipment available and a dive centre operated by Diani Marine Village.
The beach at Swahili Beach is relatively narrow, and more or less disappears at high tide.
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Swahili Beach is a 'big statement' resort hotel with huge public areas.
Swahili Beach is a 'big statement' resort hotel with huge public areas.
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Access is directly off the Diani Beach road, just ten minutes drive from Diani Beach airport.
Access is directly off the Diani Beach road, just ten minutes drive from Diani Beach airport.
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The grandiose main lobby and reception area…
The grandiose main lobby and reception area…
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…open into a huge atrium.
…open into a huge atrium.
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It looks particulary impressive at night.
It looks particulary impressive at night.
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The public areas do have some quieter corners…
The public areas do have some quieter corners…
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…and cool chillout areas.
…and cool chillout areas.
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The main dining room is where breakfast is served…
The main dining room is where breakfast is served…
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…with a reasonable buffet spread every morning.
…with a reasonable buffet spread every morning.
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The rooms at Swahil Beach…
The rooms at Swahil Beach…
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…are in attactive blocks, over two storeys.
…are in attactive blocks, over two storeys.
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Most of the rooms are 'superior'…
Most of the rooms are 'superior'…
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…with very spacious bedrooms…
…with very spacious bedrooms…
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…and lounge areas…
…and lounge areas…
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…and Swahili Beach's signature Swahili plaster-work and large, bathrooms…
…and Swahili Beach's signature Swahili plaster-work and large, bathrooms…
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…harking back to traditional Swahili architecture.
…harking back to traditional Swahili architecture.
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Every room has a balcony or a veranda.
Every room has a balcony or a veranda.
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The suites are even more lavish…
The suites are even more lavish…
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…with bigger bathrooms…
…with bigger bathrooms…
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…and the same abundance of plasterwork.
…and the same abundance of plasterwork.
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Otherwise, the main thing that distinguishes the suites is the separate lounge area.
Otherwise, the main thing that distinguishes the suites is the separate lounge area.
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Swahili Beach's pool is one of its most outstanding features.
Swahili Beach's pool is one of its most outstanding features.
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It descends in seven tiers from the reception area to near the beach…
It descends in seven tiers from the reception area to near the beach…
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…and includes a pastiche landscape of Moorish…
…and includes a pastiche landscape of Moorish…
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…and Mediterranean features along the way.
…and Mediterranean features along the way.
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As well as the pool bar, there are plenty of recliners…
As well as the pool bar, there are plenty of recliners…
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…along with the artificial rocks and flowering plants.
…along with the artificial rocks and flowering plants.
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Near the bottom of the pool, the main beach bar is built on the sand.
Near the bottom of the pool, the main beach bar is built on the sand.
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The watersports centre is nearby…
The watersports centre is nearby…
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…with snorkelling equipment available and a dive centre operated by Diani Marine Village.
…with snorkelling equipment available and a dive centre operated by Diani Marine Village.
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The beach at Swahili Beach is relatively narrow, and more or less disappears at high tide.
The beach at Swahili Beach is relatively narrow, and more or less disappears at high tide.

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