Diani Sea Lodge - All Inclusive

Great location just in front of the Tandoori club Very cozy, but not big, territory and nice beach Not far from the airport  But the hotel needs the renovation  All inclusive system fits travellers who prefer stay on the beach during the day and have an excess to food and drink  Also in the evening you can go to the luxurious restaurants to taste new dishes, it takes 10 min to get there by slow walk

This hotel is lovely all the staff try there best to help you, however when we arrived here at 10.30am after 22 hours of travelling we were told that check in is at 15.00, this I found a nightmare after travelling for so long I just wanted to go to my room, to freshen up, and get ready for chilling at the beach. As there was only the two of us and not a coach load I think Management should make sure there is a room available as they are aware of what time we were arriving, other couples that arrived after us was just as unhappy. This is the first time I have experienced this situation in more than twenty years of traveling with TUI, it needs to be sorted out! The food in the snack bar is lovely very fresh with good service, I think the buffet at dinner could have more choice but there is always something to eat, however breakfast and the snack bar is great, please sort out the rooms when arriving as it makes for the most disappointing start it the holiday and lets the hotel down as everything else is near on perfect. Thanks

The pool and beach area are absolutely beautiful and are definitely the highlight of this hotel (and the main reason we chose it). We loved getting drinks at the bar, swimming in the pool, and relaxing at the shaded areas by the beach. These outdoor spaces are beautiful, and we loved them. We also appreciated the lobby area and liked how there were several gift shops, containing items like flip flops and aloe vera. However, we were disappointed with some other aspects of the hotel. First, while the buffet has a wonderful presentation and looks great, the food itself was not good. The stations where staff made fresh food were good, but everything else was subpar. The meats were very overcooked, and the breads were very dry. The breakfast, however, was much better than dinner (we didn't eat any lunches at the main restaurant). I saw in another review that the pool snack bar had better food (albeit unspectacular), and we found that to be true as well. Another main area of frustration was the bathroom in our room. It is impossible to take a shower without soaking the floor as there is no door to the shower, and the drain does not absorb all the water. We bled through an entire towel and needed another in order to clean up the floor after each shower. The water is also not hot at all. This was a huge frustration as a nice shower is super important for the beach. We also found a decent number of ants in our room. We understand that we are at the beach with bugs, but we did not expect to find as many ants in our room as we saw. While it wasn't horrible, there were still more bugs in our room at this hotel than there were in the other hotels we stayed in while in Kenya. Finally, the staff were not super friendly at this hotel. At every other hotel we stayed at, the staff were so welcoming and friendly; there was a noticeable difference when coming to Diani Sea Lodge. The staff here helped us with our questions, but it always seemed like we were bothering them. Overall, while our experience wasn't horrible, we would not recommend this hotel. The beautiful pool and beach areas are not enough to make up for the issues we had.