Mombasa Serena Beach Hotel

Any of our own Gamewatchers team of Safari Advisors based in the USA, Canada, the UK, India and Australia will be glad to be of service in arranging your safari, helping you plan your trip, confirming prices, answering your questions and booking your choice of safari camps and lodges for you.

USA & Canada Tel: +1-877-710-3014 (Julie Roggow) or +1-519-686-4776 (Rick McIntyre)

UK & EU Tel: +44 (0)7986-978985 (Wayne Hammond)

Kenya Tel: +254 (0)774-136523

Restaurants and Bars

Sokoni Plaza – coffee house with Lamu theme, open daily from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm. One level plus terrace. Seating capacity 85.

Fountain Restaurant – breakfast and lunch served buffet style. dinner table d’hote. Open for breakfast from 7:00 am – 10:00 am; for lunch from 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm and for dinner from 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm. Seating capacity 348.

The Jahazi Grill – casual speciality seafood restaurant overlooking the beach and the Indian Ocean. Open daily for lunch from 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm and for dinner from 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm. Seating capacity 104.

The Nyota Terrace Bar – an intimate bar with a large terrace overlooking the grounds of the hotel. Open from 5:00 pm – midnight.

Mashua Bar – air conditioned. Colourful cocktails with pianist 3 times weekly. Open from 6:00 pm – midnight. Seating capacity 36.

Pool Bar – “Swim-in” seats and four tables and four bar stools for casual poolside lunches, snacks and drinks. Open from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm.

• Telex, fax and cable.
• Secretarial service, Email, Photocopying, Facsimile available in our Business Centre.
• 24 hour taxi service.
• Babysitting available with prior arrangement.
• Courtesy shuttle bus between the hotel, town centre and the airport.
• Currency exchange open 24 hours a day.
• American Express, Mastercard, Visa and Barclays credit cards accepted by cashier.
• Doctor on call 24 hours. Resident nurse at hotel clinic.
• Daily laundry/pressing service.
• 24 room service.
• Fruit and flower arrangements can be ordered.
• Four boutiques and gift shops.

Special Features / Recreation and Entertainment

Swahili evenings – held in our Fountain Restaurant or by Sokoni Plaza. These special evenings capture the spirit of an Arab-style street fair. Swahili women cook their special native fares and the men demonstrate their unique wood carving skills.

Sunrise Surprise – just say the word and tomorrow morning you will find your own exclusive table set up in a private setting of your choice – with a sumptuous breakfast, regally served.

Palm weddings – marriages can take place in paradise and the setting is a cathedral of exotically beautiful nature. Expert attention to every detail, from the cake and champagne to the flowers, photography and music.

Lamu Market Day – held every Friday afternoon, where the women cook their special snack delicacies, pound and grind corn while the men demonstrate their unique wood/soap stone carving skills under the tropical skies.

Sailing trips – on native Dhows can be arranged at the hotel’s water sports centre.

Nightly entertainment to match your mood – dance bands by a floodlit pool, colourful floorshows or a lively open air disco lit, among other things, by the moonlight.

• Television and video room.
• Large outdoor swimming pool with “swim-up” bar and wading pool.
• Complimentary windsurfing and sailing. Private lessons available.
• Scuba diving. Private lessons and open water diving.
• Deep sea fishing.
• Four flood-lit tennis courts.
• Two air-conditioned squash courts.
• Table tennis and pool tables.
• Volleyball.
• Daily aerobics class.