The Plaza Beach Hotel is a laid back 4 star beachfront resort hotel situated on the north coast of Mombasa, on the pretty beach of Bamburi. The hotel is easily reached by road and approximately 30 minutes away from Moi International Airport, and 20 minutes from Mombasa town.
The property is truly tropical with masses of coconut palms and tropical flower trees, set off against the pretty white buildings and huge blue swimming pool. The place is fresh and fragrant and at night the stars are simply spectacular.
The hotels guest rooms are bright and airy and all rooms have balconies overlooking the beautiful surrounds, including some with sea views. All the necessary modern amenities have been taken care of, leaving you comfortable and prepared to have as much fun as you could possibly fit into your time at the Plaza.
The beach is within a few metres from the hotel and is really appealing with fine white sands and calm, clear waters. The hotel offers a wide variety of activities, both on and off-site. These include watersports such as windsurfing, snorkelling, jet skiing, sailing, fishing and many more. On land they also offer massages, indoor activities such as table tennis, chess and billiards, beach volleyball, shopping, cinemas as well as tennis and golf at nearby resorts.
In the evening the restaurants light up with local live entertainment such as bands, shows and musicians from the surrounding areas.
The owners and staff of the Plaza are committed to ecotourism and are focussed on preserving and conserving the Kenyan environment. Not only do they belong to a variety of conservational societies, but they also promote and develop tourism that is entirely eco-friendly. In addition, the hotel's restaurants only use organic produce from neighbouring farms while their gardens are organically managed. The hotel's water is also heated by means of solar power while they work towards environmentally-friendly means of waste management.
The hotel also has a licensed PADI dive centre that offers divers of all levels more than 25 different dive sites. Most of these can be found in the protected Indian Ocean Marine Park where the height of attraction is to swim with a whale shark. If you're not exactly that adventurous, you can always take a ride on the hotel's glass bottomed boat and have a clear view of all the marine attractions including the colourful coral, sea turtles, sting rays, sharks, parrot fish and many more.
The Plaza Beach Hotel is a true paradise holiday retreat amidst swaying palms and azure seas. Whether you plan to do as little as possible while lounging by the beautiful pool or taking part in the many action packed activities on offer, this place will satisfy your needs.
The Plaza has twin and double rooms in multi-storey buildings spread out over the landscaped property. These rooms have recently been renovated and are decorated in soft, warm colours and are quite spacious.
All the rooms are equipped with air conditioners, en-suite bathrooms (baths and showers), satellite television and telephones, mini-bars, safes and hairdryers. There are also shaver outlets in the bathrooms for the men.
Their balconies overlook the ocean, pools or pretty landscaped gardens, all amidst the rows of mature palm trees that the hotel is known for.
