Southern Palms Beach Resort (Diani Beach, Kenya): See 652 Hotel Reviews and 633 Photos

Also Known As:: Southern Palms Beach Hotel Diani; Southern Palms Beach Hotel; Southern Palms Beach Diani

Address: Diani Beach Road | PO Box 363, Ukunda, Diani Beach, Kenya

Region: Kenya > Coast Province > Diani Beach

Amenities:

Bar/Lounge Beach Business Centre Fitness Centre Free Breakfast Free Parking Children Activities Restaurant Room Service Suites Swimming Pool Wheelchair access

Hotel Style:

#3 Family Hotels in Diani Beach

#5 On the Beach Hotels in Diani Beach

#7 Luxury Hotels in Diani Beach

#10 Romantic Hotels in Diani Beach

Price range (per night): S$122 - 250

Hotel Class:4 star (4*)

Official Description (provided by the hotel):: This dramatic hotel with its fantastic pools and beautiful beach is the perfect spot to relax after a safari… or simply visit to relax! The warm and very African feel of the hotel with comfortable rooms, well appointed bathrooms and selection of restaurants offers guests plenty of places to lounge in the sun and almost as many shady spots to enjoy a bit of a breeze and a good book. All rooms have quiet, split unit air conditioners, televisions, mini fridges and coffee and tea making facilities. There is a safe (chargeable) in each room and a business center located in the main building with internet or wifi access (chargeable). The drama of the huge, traditional makuti (thatched) roof in the main restaurant offers the Chef a terrific showcase for a varied selection of local and international dishes on the buffet or you could indulge at one of the a la carte restaurants (chargeable) for a special occasion or just a quiet evening for two. ... more less

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Izzie G

Gloucester, United Kingdom

1 review

“Lovely hotel with friendly staff”

Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

We stayed at Southern Palms for 2 weeks in early May 2013, on a half board basis. We really loved the hotel, the staff were all friendly and welcoming (in particular Hussein, he made a real effort to ensure that we had a fabulous holiday), and the food was excellent. We regret not going all inclusive, because there wasn't anywhere... More

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Dear Izzie G, Jambo!! And thank you for taking your time to write about your wonderful holiday experience, we are delighted to hear that you loved the friendly and warm welcome you got from the staff and Particularly Hussein who did his best to make your days fun and memorable. The kitchen team is proud to hear of your praise... More

MissMaize

Leeds, United Kingdom

2 helpful votes

“Excellent !! A fantastic holiday”

Reviewed 13 May 2013

A great great holiday, even with two days of torrential rain... Just returned from a week in Southern Palms Hotel, it was great in every way to the extent that even with many other options we are hoping to return here for two weeks in September 2014. The staff at this hotel are amazing, nothing is too much trouble. Will... More

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Dear Miss Maize, Thank you for the kind review on Southern Palms Beach Resort. We are so happy to learn that you had a safe flight home after your May holiday with us. And we were absolutely delighted to hear that, despite a couple of days of torrential rain, you still consider Southern Palms to be a fantastic hotel and... More

KBW85

Essex

2 reviews

Reviews in 2 cities

22 helpful votes

“A fantastic holiday!!!!”

This was our first visit to the Southern Palms Hotel, our second to Kenya and I have to say it was so good, we are hoping to go back in October for 2 weeks. To cover all areas, i will split this down. Location The hotel is around 1 1/2 hours from the airport by coach across the river which... More

Dear KBW 85, Thank you for taking your time to write this wonderful review about your holiday In Southern Palms. What can we say? We were bowled over by your wonderful review of what you describe as ‘a great holiday overall’. Additionally, your overview of the hotel and its facilities must be full of sound advice for anyone considering taking... More

GazandKel

Derby, United Kingdom

“Great staff at this hotel!”

Reviewed 10 May 2013

Overall we had a fantastic time on this holiday and staying at this hotel. We had a few problems during the week but the staff were fantastic in trying to resolve this for us, extra special mention has to go to Hussein who in our opinion was the STAR of this hotel! Nothing was too much trouble for him and... More

Dear Gazandkel, Jambo!!Thank you for taking your time to write this great review, we are happy to hear you had a wonderful time with the great staff of our hotel especially Hussein, Elias, Charles and Charlie. They said hallo and were happy to have you with us. We are glad that you had a memorable Safari to the Kenyan Wild.... More

paul e

Lincoln, United Kingdom

“great hotel”

Reviewed 9 May 2013

i had a great time at this hotel it had a wonderfull location and the pool was great . What made my holiday special was a man called hussein popote he was great he showed us round hotel sorted out any problems we had and helped us to get the most out of our holiday. I would like to thank... More

Dear Paul e, Jambo!!! Thank you very much for writing this superb review on Southern Palms Beach Resort. We are happy to hear that you loved our huge pools and the hotel being in a wonderful location, we are actually one of the best placed hotel with flat grounds right from the front to the beach, and this is very... More

Dhanji_1

London, United Kingdom

1 helpful vote

“Great Beach Resort”

Reviewed 6 May 2013

We had a great time at Southern Palms. All the Staff were very friendly, hospitable and very helpful. Elias and all his team in the Main Restaurant gave us excellent service at all times and went out of their way to make us special Afrcian dishes like Mchicha, Ugali, Sukuma Wiki and also Indian Food. Lilian was very welcoming at... More

Dear Dhanji_1, Jambo!! And thank you for taking your valuable time to write this wonderful review on Southern Beach Resort. We are glad to hear that you had a great time especially with our friendly and welcoming staff Lillian and Elias. We are also happy that you loved our local African dishes and you spell them correct and the Indian... More

Mikhail S

Nairobi, Kenya

Senior Contributor

30 reviews

20 hotel reviews

Reviews in 14 cities

24 helpful votes

“Inexpencive...”

Reviewed 3 May 2013

...If you stay on a half-board basis, but then you will be charged heavily for everything that is not included, for example a cup of tea at 4O'Clock will cost you 3 USD and you will pay $4.5 if you want a cooky with your tea. Since there are no eateries around you will in fact be on full board... More

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Dear Mikhail, Thank you so much for your observations after your holiday at Southern Palms. They were most appreciated, and we were delighted to learn that you had such a high opinion of our totally professional staff. Sadly, we then became a little confused. You see, nowhere do we ever claim that all rooms have sea views – so we... More

Navyhound

Cornwall

Reviewer

3 reviews

4 helpful votes

“Good Experience”

Reviewed 24 April 2013

Just returned from 2-weeks at the Southern Palms. Travelled as a couple with a 13 yr old son on a half-board basis. Overall we really enjoyed the hotel, with the pools and general layout being particularly good. The food was varied and well presented and the variety of eating venues sufficient to keep us happy. The rooms were simple but... More

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Dear Navyhound, Thank you for taking your valuable time to write this great review about Southern Palms Beach Resort. We are indeed happy to know that you enjoyed your holiday just as you expected. We are glad you loved the wide variety of food and the friendliness of the staff, we have passed your good mention to Hussein for going... More

kathyKidderminster

kidderminster

3 helpful votes

“Another Fantastic Holiday”

Reviewed 14 April 2013

Stayed at Southern Palms for Three weeks holiday. This is our 3rd year returning, bit of a mix up of the room but got sorted after 1 hour.Lovely that the staff remember you, Richard looked after us well and Calesters always looked after us on the beach.The food very good,Geoffrey on the fruit had great artistic gift, he carved animals,... More

kathyKidderminster has 1 more review of Southern Palms Beach Resort

“Return holiday to Southern Palms”

Reviewed 28 April 2012

Dear Kathy , Thank you for the wonderful review of our hotel Southern Palms Beach Resort. We are happy to know that you had an amazing time particularly with the staff Richard and Celesters who took very good care of you and the security who do a commendable job to ensure our guests safety. We have passed your special mention... More

Swimchic

5 reviews

5 hotel reviews

Reviews in 5 cities

“Great time!”

We have just returned from a one week all inclusive trip at Southern Palms and cannot praise it enough! From the moment we arrived, we were always greeted with a warm welcome and a huge Kenyan smile. The staff were excellent. Davison and Stephen in the beach bar were two of the funniest guys we have ever met, Charlie from... More

Dear Swimchic, Jambo!! Must be the warm salute you got from all of us here in Southern Palms Beach resort right from the reception to the beach. Thank you for the extremely gracious words especially on the staff Davison,Stephen,Charlie the comedian, Hussein in food and Beverage and Samuel..They are very proud to read their names on the Trip advisor and... More

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