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Waterlovers Beach Resort

3.5 star property
3.5-star beachfront hotel near Diani Beach

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Outdoor pool, free cabanas, pool umbrellas
Property grounds
Villa, 3 Bedrooms
Luxury Room, 1 Bedroom | View from room
Luxury Apartment (Ocean Penthouse) | In-room dining

Reviews

9.8 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Diani Beach Road, Diani Beach
  • Diani - Chale Marine National Park and Reserve
    1 min walk
  • Diani Beach
    14 min walk
  • Kongo Mosque
    11 min drive
  • Ukunda (UKA)
    8 min drive

Room options

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Luxury Apartment (Ocean Penthouse) | Water view

Luxury Apartment (Ocean Penthouse)

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 King Beds

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Luxury Room, 1 Bedroom | Beach/ocean view

Luxury Room, 1 Bedroom

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Villa, 3 Bedrooms | Living area

Villa, 3 Bedrooms

  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 King Beds

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The price is CA $297
per night
CA $351 total
includes taxes & fees
8 Dec - 9 Dec
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About the area

Diani Beach

On the beach.You'll find Diani Beach and Diani - Chale Marine National Park and Reserve within a 15-minute walk of this Diani Beach hotel. Kongo Mosque and Galu Kinondo are also within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • Diani - Chale Marine National Park and Reserve - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Diani Beach - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Kongo Mosque - 11 min drive - 6.2 km
  • Galu Kinondo - 16 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Tiwi Beach - 29 min drive - 11.7 km

Getting around

  • Ukunda (UKA) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Havana Bar, Diani Beach - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Nomad's Beach Bar And Restaurant - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Coast Dishes - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Kole Kole Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Tandoori - ‬16 min walk

About this property

Waterlovers Beach Resort

3.5-star beachfront hotel near Diani Beach
Sit back and relax on the beach with complimentary cabanas, free beach club on site, and umbrellas. At Waterlovers Beach Resort, pamper yourself with a treatment at the full-service spa or have fun in the sun with activities like snorkeling and kayaking.

There's a restaurant on site, as well as a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a beach bar and a bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. This beach hotel also offers an outdoor pool, a garden, and a terrace. Self parking is free.

This 3.5-star Diani Beach hotel is smoke free.

  • 10 guestrooms or units
  • Deli
  • Childcare (surcharge)
  • Cabanas on the beach (free)
  • Beach lounge chairs
  • Towels for the beach
  • Umbrellas for the beach
  • Cabanas by the pool (free)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Bar on the beach
  • Dining venue
Waterlovers Beach Resort offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to furnished balconies. This Diani Beach hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Kola Spa. Massages are available on the beach and in the spa; other services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, and facials. The spa is open daily.

Languages

English, Swahili

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Baby bath
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's dinnerware
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Highchair
  • In-room child care (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 beach bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Bicycle tour information
  • Bike parking
  • Bike storage
  • Free beach club
  • Full-service spa
  • Kayaking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Private picnics
  • Snorkeling

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Free cribs/infant beds

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Safe
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 12:30 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property charges 2.5 percent for credit card payments
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 17 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2.5 percent

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards in each accommodation.

Property is also known as

Waterlovers Beach Resort Hotel
Waterlovers Beach Resort Diani Beach
Waterlovers Beach Resort Hotel Diani Beach

Waterlovers Beach Resort Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 24 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nikki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This place is paradise - so glad we chose to stay
This place is sheer bliss! If you are thinking of booking just do it! We were lucky to have a full week here following a safari. There are 3 things that are very special about Waterlovers… 1. the location is stunning, right on the beach it feels like paradise: 2. the staff, they are so welcoming, attentive and friendly- we have to mention particularly Anthony and Siassi in the dining room, and Abdullah and Timo who kept the cocktails coming at the beach bar and were such great fun; 3. the attention to detail in the rooms and the decor, hand carved items everywhere and we were able to purchase the cute sugar bowl and bottle toppers to bring home. The rooms are beautiful- we stayed in Elephant cottage, it had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. The food was very nice and, while there is plenty of choice on the menu for a few days, we did suggest maybe an additional ‘dish of the day’ would be a welcome addition. We had no issues with insects or cleanliness - our Housekeeper Helen looked after our room very well. We enjoyed the pool and the layout of the rooms among the palms and trees was idyllic. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it and hope we get to go back some day.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Incredible location and decor, cleanliness issues.
What a phenomenal location with the most stunning design and decor we'd seen on our whole trip. Friendly welcome, lovely service and we adored the unique touches in the room. The hotel does however have an issue with insects in a way that is much better managed at other resorts we stayed at. Of course in this area there will be insects present and numerous, but breakfast buffet was crawling with hundreds of ant and wasps within minutes of being laid out each day. Other hotels had solved for this issue well, with closed cabinets and other deterrents. Our room was also teeming with ants our whole stay, despite daily reassurances from housekeeping that they would resolve the problem. I'm not sure of the cause, but ants covered the towels, the bed sheets, the walls and the sinks - so perhaps some of the laundry products used. Staff were apologetic, but not very proactive in dealing with this. Some of our swimwear was also ruined by stains from leaning against the edge of the pool. Pool appeared to be being cleaned daily, but seemed to require a deep clean to remove green slime.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cyrille

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place on earth
Waterlovers is absolutely gorgeous. You feel like you have paradise all to yourself. The scenery is breathtaking. The food was spectacular. And the service was terrific. Waterlovers, as of now, is perhaps my favorite place on earth. The only suggestion I would make is to get a little more fresh air circulated in the rooms, and to make sure the face towel given to guests upon arrival smells fresh and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was amazing. We loved the intimacy of this small resort. The food was a bit expensive for the quality, but overall it was a great stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was spotless and our accommodation was charming. The staff was friendly, courteous and helpful. The property is on the beach, so access is a few steps from your room. The beach and ocean are amazing! There is a/c in the room but, because of the woven roof, does not cool the room. We asked for a fan which did the trick. Stay here for a calming and well appointed vacation. Just say ‘no’ if you do not want to engage with people on the beach selling items or offering sea life tours.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Minas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Valentina and her staff offer a great experience to their guests. Comfortable rooms, great service and outstanding cuisine. We spend 3 days and we love it
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love this resort.
Such an amazing 4 nights at this charming beach boutique resort. If you need a beach break after your safari, I highly encourage you to stay here. Between the staff, service, beach, and charming atmosphere, you can’t get any better.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Waterlovers was the best part of our stay in Diani Beach. My wife and I had stayed elsewhere during our week in Diani, but were lucky to get a room at Waterlovers on our last night! They made our honeymoon trip so special —from the magnificent views, to the delightful food and drinks, and sense of joy and pride of Kenya throughout! We’ll never forget the magical honeymoon dinner service from Abdhalla and drinks from Albert. They both made us feel at home and taught us a lot about the local cuisine, culture and activities! We’ll definitely come back to visit them and Valentina (the GM), and her wonderful resort! Asante sana! Paris & Bella
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

LI

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Yardlee Kauffman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing oasis
Amazing place to stay. Beautiful beach, wonderful staff, and great food. Really enjoyed my stay here and highly recommend to anyone looking for a relaxing place to stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Claudia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing!!!
Everything was perfect....the room, the customer service, the location, etc!!! Waterlovers is a beautiful hotel and I cannot wait to return!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Evgeny

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

TG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fantastic beach resort
Amazing resort with wonderful people who tend to your every need, fantastic location by the sandy beach and warm waters of the Indian Ocean. The food was great always freshly made, breakfast buffet with fresh fruit and cooked breakfast. Lots of activities which the manager could book for you, spa onsite offering great massages. Would definitively come back.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Alles rundum perfekt. Ein zauberhafter Ort, sehr stimmig und hübsch gemacht mit sehr gutem Essen und tollem Personal, richtig schön. Thank you Waterlovers for making feel us soooooo wonderfull, we will miss you ❤️
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Cajsa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hanne

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A hidden jam
A hidden jam at Diani Beach. Everything is so lovely and beautiful: food, service and surroundings. A hotel with lots of personality. Just go there!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019