The current photos do not do Dominique's home justice. Her quaint, peaceful cottage is the perfect place to relax and read a book, drink a glass of wine, or perhaps even get work done as the room is equipped with a large desk! The porch, with its views of the river and mangrove forest, is the shining star and where we spent most of our time. The beds were always well kept and towels were provided, which was wonderful as we were in and out of the water multiple times a day. I cannot say enough about Dominique's incredible hospitality - welcoming, generous, and ready to go with the flow. I would recommend EVERYONE who stays here to opt for Dominique to cook your meals. Some of the best meals I have eaten in my life came out of her kitchen. On a minor note, I was also a huge fan of her music playlist that was on in the background; it kept things fun! It is true that Diani is not walkable from the house, but can be a quick piki piki, matatu, or tuktuk ride. We never felt that we wanted to be closer, because going back to the village at the end of the day brought so much serenity and seclusion. I cannot wait to go back. Merci beaucoup!

The cottage at Tiwi is very basic. As we know Kenya sometimes has power problems which was the case when I was here. Solutions are there however. Solar power does the job for nightlights and for charging the phone when necessary. The beds are nice, not fancy or anything but I slept very nice and I was happy with the mosquito net. The sound of the sea does wonders and it took away any annoyance about the simple life I was living there. Shabhan was taking nice care of me and cooking jummie fish. Around the corner there is a big resort and otherwise the village is a nice walk from the beach - for those that want to enjoy a more public life. For me staring at the sea, swimming in it and listening to the breeze while seeing the stars was the ultimate way to recharge my batteries. This cottage is not for luxury people, it is for those that enjoy the simplicity of life in small details. Enjoy your adventures at Tiwi cottage!

I had wonderful days at Allys home ! He and his wife are one of the friendliest persons i have meed at my time in Kenya! When you need help, want to go out, see the typical african life or just relax on the beach the both are always helping you. The food it soo delicious. Also the water is really clean and always enough. In 30 Minutes you are at Diani Beach & 45 Minutes to Mombasa City ! The area is really safe and the neighbors are also very helpful. When you want to go to an Adventure you are perfect at Allys home ! Its the place to stay around Ukunda ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

We had an amazing stay at this Tiwi beach cottage. Felt like living in paradise ! This is a very peaceful and safe place and attention given to details is beautiful ! Vanda was very welcoming as well as all staff members! We highly recommend this cottage and we wish we will be back here one day ! Thank you again Vanda and Charles for being so lovely and welcoming !

Whaouh !!! What a relaxing and beautiful place ! Ideally located to relax AND explore Kenya (if you feel like it). From there we visited Shimba Hills (1 hour driving) and safaried Tsavo East for 2 days (3,5 hours). And ice on the cake a day of snorkeling in an astonishing marine reserve. Description of the Cottages is 100% what we found there ! The pool is big and superbly designed. The beach is 5 minutes walking through a private and secure path. The cottage is "supplied" with a private cook and personnel !!!! Margaret and Charles were both kind and discreet: we loved tasting their local specialties ! And if you are a golfer ... just ask Mama Vanda (the owner) ! Beautiful courses around to play with ... baboons and baobabs ! In a word, unique experience here at Tiwani ! We loved it and will be back with friends !

This is an oasis! Set in pretty, lush gardens with a beautiful pool, it's the perfect private getaway. It's completely self catering with a great cook...there's a big supermarket on the way from the airport. We enjoyed the 10min stroll to the beach which is undeveloped compared with a lot of the coast. We loved it!

Our 4-day stay was perfect ! The cottage and the garden are awesome. Vanda and her staff are very nice and helpful ! We'll come back, we miss Kenya already...

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the accommodation matches all the promises on the announcement. The place is very quiet with amazing swimming pool. The beach site is just 5 minutes by walk and it is wonderful Very nice choice!!

Shambani Cottages are in a great location on Diani Beach. They are set back from the ocean but it is only a short walk to the beach. You can relax around the pool in the shade when it gets too hot for the beach. The staff are very friendly. The houses are large and are cleaned thoroughly every day. The monkeys playing in the nearby trees provide a lot of entertainment. It is an excellent value for money holiday venue.

We had a lovely stay at Tembo cottages. Friendly and helpful staff and a nice pool. Some good kitchen basics (some good cutting knives for example) were missing, but furthermore it was great. The beach was a bit disappointing at this end, but maybe due to the weather and low season. Thanks for the great stay!

Very nice place to stay, the garden and the swimming are beautiful. The kitchen is a bit basic but everything is there. People were very welcoming with us. It is a little paradise!

Beautiful gardens and pool, stunning cottage. Shambani is at the end of the tourist ribbon development making it a particularly peaceful and scenic place to stay but still with easy access by tuctuc to shops and restaurants. Our best meal out was at the Colobus Shade beach restaurant. Diani art gallery is near and has an impressive range of work by contemporary East African artists. Would thoroughly recommend staying.

Shambani was an excellent space to spend a relaxing Christmas holiday. The surroundings were beautiful and tranquil, with lush grounds and a pretty swimming pool. The staff were especially polite and helpful. Halima took good care of cleaning our room. Kassim was a great cook, and good company to my family and I. Francis the caretaker was immediately responsive to any concerns we had. He even helped us find a mechanic when we had some car trouble. Getting around using public means was relatively simple as there are tuk tuks immediately outside the property. All in all would recommend to anyone looking to have laidback holiday.

Tembo cottage was a great choice for us. Shambani is located in an upscale neighbourhood, very quiet and suitable for a couple’s getaway. We had sufficient privacy and loved sitting outside because of the beautiful garden view. The ocean is pretty close and there is a delta right there. Which was nice to see for the first time. Paulo was also good at communicating with us and replied to all our questions quickly and clearly. When it comes to the staff.... we highly appreciate Justine who was always available to assist us in any way. We honestly cannot say enough good things about Justine. If you need anything at all..... he is your guy!! Chef Kasim made a delicious seafood lunch and dinner for us and told us all sorts of tales about Diani, the ocean and I got a couple of recipes from him. He was great! Laundry was also done at no additional cost which was good because in the hot coastal weather, you tend to change clothes a lot. As animal lovers we loved all the dogs and monkeys. We would definitely like to stay here again!

Had a great stay. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Nassoro took great care of us. The rooms are spacious and comfortable with a good mosquito net. There's a lovely veranda outside too. There was always a tuk tuk outside when we needed one. Would highly reccomend.

If you want somewhere off the beaten track by a beach, private as i sit here writing this review, by the plunge pool over looking the sea, i cannot see or hear another soul. This is my first experience of air bnb, and i find myself wondering are all air bnbs places this good? Or have i simply started with the best one! We especially enjoyed a short boat trip (punt style) to see starfish beach/reef great fun. And we were spoilt by the cook that Mike and Sabine were able to arrange. (For a small cost). All in all a top spot.

Very peaceful and pleasant environment. The service was great. We really enjoyed our stay

Beautiful spot on Tiwi Beach. The room and private pool area were lovely. Mike, Sabina, Dorothy and the rest of the team were all incredibly accomodating and helpful. I would highly recommend if you are looking for a private and personal stay on the Kenyan coast.

Mike and Sabine were outstanding hosts. They were easy to reach for instructions on arriving and took care of us very well when we arrived. Their staff are helpful, trustworthy and friendly and made our stay very easy (they changed money for us in Diani, bought us groceries, picked up some phone credit etc). The property is quite secluded, so if you are looking for a place to relax and not be disturbed in a beautiful setting, this is the spot. Highly recommended.

The accommodation has a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living room and even comes with its own private pool overlooking the sea. Beautifully designed and decorated. Sabine and Mike were helpful, flexible and gave great tips on what to see and do. Really enjoyed chatting with them over lunch.

Mike and Sabine were super helpful in preparing for our visit, including arranging transport and providing advice on what to bring. Once we arrived, they were very welcoming and friendly. The location and ambiance is wonderful, situated in very peaceful, private and quiet surroundings, with everything you need. It feels a bit like being in a forest camp, albeit a short walk to the ocean and the plunge pool with a magnificent view over the coral cliff and towards the sea. It's a short walk to a private white sand beach and other activities, including incredible starfish village! Highly recommended and massive thanks to Mike and Sabine for a great, relaxing stay!

This place is absolutely amazing. Its located among the top 10 beaches I have ever seen, the staff is very helpful and the space is just ridiculuosly beautiful!

The staff were very helpful and welcoming, the sign on the was was barely visible though, the wall is what to look for. everything else was indeed beautiful and pleasant. I really love the huge baobab tree in the compound, the house itself is gorgeous and all the animals that visit too make it even more special

fantastic place and great host, will enjoy scenery and cool ocean breeze. great historic place the old mosque, view of coral shaping the map of Africa

Beautiful house, great view of the ocean Cook was excellenet

Chef Zablon was likeable, great food, his assistant was also okay, the askari was friendly. The nearby beach was fine and lots of friendly people, we felt secure, but quiet a distance to the public transport. Otherwise the house was really nice, well looked after, we loved the furniture and house design, lots of space and room, relaxing. W got excellent help from the chef, with anything we asked for. I am already missing Zablons food!!

We had a wonderful time at Mkelekele house. Everything was as we expected. Zablon and Jamison were great.

the place is everything what is promised

Spent the New Years period at Mkelekele House! It was beyond anything we could have imagined! Location, views, service! It was amazing! Anything we wanted, we got! Fresh seafood, breakfast ready each morning! It was a dream! Thank you to everyone at Mkelekele House!

Beautiful home! We loved being away from the traffic and heat of Mombasa and the beach is only a 3 minute walk from the back door.

The house met all our expectations. The welcome was personally done by the host which was heart warming. Jibril, the host was attentive to our needs, he made sure we were well attended to. Will definitely stay here again and again

The place was exactly as described or more, the reception was fantastic and the host actually arranged for our transport to the place. He was flexible as we even checked in earlier than usual and generally a flexible, friendly and a reliable host. We will definitely come back and refer our friends. Thanks Jibril, pass our regards to Hamisi.

Good value for the money. A little far from the sea but close to river congo, and in a nice and quiet forest location. Very helpful and friendly staff.

Diani Bay Resort ...a home away from home...

Amazing amazing amazing! A great place that exceeded my expectations. I loved the host, the relaxed and friendly atmosphere, the taster freshly cooked food and the amazing cook, the clean facilities, the helpfulness and actually everything about it! I came wanting peace and relaxation and got it. I also got some lovely new friends and long lasting memories. I'll be coming back for sure!

This place is amazing. We've stayed for 5 nights, but that was way too short! Ester, Lucy and also the others are really communicative, lovely and great hosts and persons. Place is very quiet and clean and exotic and beautiful. Amazing beach is just 2 minutes away via private path. Shops, bars and even post office is very close. You can easily reach them within a few minutes by walk or quicker by omnipresent's tuk tuks :) . You can get very good food and drinks for reasonable prices from local chef anytime. If we would have more time, we would definitely stay way longer. For us it was amazing time and we really recommend this place. It was like second honeymoon :) . Tom and Clara

Located in a beautiful garden. Not far along a private path to the beach. Hosts and team are very attentive. At the weekend you have to adjust to party, during the week it is quiet.

We had an incredible time at Esther's place (a large part due to Esther herself). She was an amazing host with a great house and location. It was tough to leave Diani, but we will be back. Thanks, Esther!

From the moment we arrived we felt at home. The room is in a beautiful location with a great vibe. The owner - Esther went above and beyond to ensure our stay was comfortable, fun and relaxing. Diani beach is absolutely stunning with private access to the beach (and personal puppy escorts!) The room was large and comfortable and the communal areas were really nice to be in. Highly recommend staying here. Thanks again!

We stayed at Esther's place for a week and really enjoyed our time here. Esther is such a joyful and great host and helped us with everything we needed. We consider her a friend now and will definitely come back! The place is just lovely - it looks even better in reality than on the pictures. The garden is beautiful and spacious, the terrace with dining tables and couches invite to chill and relax after a beach day or boat tour. We barely ate out because the food prepared by the different chefs was always tasty and affordable! We definitely recommend staying with Esther to have a nice time at Diani! Thanks for everything and hopefully see you soon!

Incredible experience! Very different from everywhere else around. Clean house amazing host! Great price!

Our stay at Esther's place was great. She made our holiday interesting by organizing excursions to different places. The hospitality of the staff was amazing and the puppies were adorable!

A perfect place to be - little cottages placed right next to a beautiful and lonely beach, surrounded by nature and kind animals, equiped with everything you need and you feel home with, located far away from such big touristic hotels. You wake up in the morning, have a coffee on the veranda while enjoying the beautiful view on the beach and if you feel like you just walk down the few meters to the sea and take a swim. Thats what we call a real holiday!! On top of this, the host is really caring!! Thank you for letting us spent our holidays in this paradise. We will definately come back and highly recommend this place! And dont get confused - the cottages are well known (lonely planet, internet) by coral cove cottages.

Our stay at the treehouse was lovely, everything you expect and more! Petra is such an awesome host, communication is no problem. We even had a driver organized from the airport and a maid that came everyday. The treehouse is set up with everything you need in such an thoughtful and beautiful manner, kids can even stay over at no charge. It is located not far from the beach, but very safe. Can only recommend a stay!

We enjoyed our stay here ! The tree house is so peacefull and well located in Diani. We spent 6 amazing days here :)

Realy amazing place..... I recommend it to everyone. Had a great time in the tree house. We realy enjoyed the quiet, flora and fauna

Mbuyu Treehouse is lovely! Great location (just off main road and walking distance to beach and stores), quiet compound, clean house with a cool layout, and IT'S A TREEHOUSE! Looking forward to staying here again.

We fell in love with the Mbuyu TWe We stayed in Mbuyu Tree House as part of our honeymoon trip and loved the peaceful and calm surrounding, the sound of the birds and monkeys and being able to go around with bikes! For us, this was so much better than any five star resort. Thank you Petra!

Who doesn't want to live in a tree house? This one was just great — spacious, clean, well-equipped kitchen, comfy bed with a mosquito cover. There's a hassle-free pickup and drop-off from/at Mombasa or Moi airport. One can easily navigate Diani on tuktuks, but we've asked our hosts about the bikes and got them delivered right to our house and were happily biking around for the entirety of our second day. TL;DR: This is a great place to stay in Diani, go for it.

This treehouse is an absolute (hidden) gem and if you value a peaceful natural environment, excellent service and a central location in Diani - this is the place is for you! You sleep under the ancient branches of the majestic Baobab tree. The call of tropical birds and monkeys invite you to wake up and greet the morning here. The shade and open design of the house provide cool shelter from the hot days. Furthermore it has all the facilities that one might need (fan, hot water shower, fully equipped kitchen, free internet etc). Attention to detail was given by the hosts to every aspect of this unique and adventurous treehouse.

Beautiful place very rustic and a great little hide away, will be back again

DO NOT BOOK THIS LISTING! Those pictures are ten years old atleast and the host won't even show up after booking also the dirtiest place I've ever seen full of cobwebs, dirt, broken furniture and no pool shared or otherwise. Also beach is atleast 30 minutes away and no way to reach there.

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Good value & quiet!