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Advantages: Great hotel, next to the beach, helpful staff Disadvantages: Heavy rain can cause powercuts!
- About 30 degrees
Language spoken:
Swahili, however everyone is taught English from the age of 4 and most hotel staff will also be fluent in French or German too.
Useful swahili phrases include:
Jambo - Hello
Anisi - Please
Asante - Thank you
Karibu - You're welcome
Hakunana Matata - No problem
Kwa Heri - Goodbye.
Kenya uses the same plugs as the UK, so you don't need to buy any adaptors.
The hotel:
Whitesands is the largest beach resort in Mombasa and can hold up to 1200 guests. It is 4* and is a 40 minute drive from Mombasa airport and is secluded away from the main road. It has quite a colonial feel to it as you pull up with a large white exterior and pillars. As soon as we pulled up the staff were there to unload our bags and we were welcomed with a fresh glass of orange juice as our rep checked us all in. As we were ...
Advantages: excellent hotel with the best facilities and staff Disadvantages: you need a guide if you venture off the premises!
This is where myself and my husband stayed for our honeymoon. We had the most fantastic stay here, and certainly recommend the all inclusive option. The staff are excellent. The rooms and facilities are brilliant. The choice and availability of food and drink is superb. There are various excursions to organise through the hotel. There are lots of things offered such as massages, hairdressing, live entertainment, shops, internet etc. and the hotel is situated on the beach. We couldn't of wished for anywhere better to stay. The rooms are plain, yet very clean, and many have great views. The only thing I didn't like, was seeing a great big spider outside! There are several pools, and areas to sunbathe. You can also carry out a diving course through the hotel. Taxi's are easily arranged, and the location of the hotel, is not far from ...
Advantages: great staff and service / setting Disadvantages: sellers on the beach!
have stayed at the WhitesandsHotel twice in the past year - both trips were with my partner. The first was a holiday and the second was completely voluntary charity work in nearby village Bamburi.
The rooms were beautiful and cleanliness was of a very high standard, the maids were also polite and enjoyed a chat each day with us. We made lots of friends and have stayed in touch with many of the staff - they are genuinely nice people and cannot do enough for you.
The only downside is the people on the beach trying to sell you their wares! Its a bit annoying and slightly frightening if you have never experienced it before! You have to be firm with them in your decisions to buy or not to buy! They even ask you to sell them your socks, nailvarnich etc.!
The hotel facilities were excellent, clean pools and areas surrounding are very ...
