Sonrisa Villas
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Sonrisa Villas

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Po Box 5061, Kinondo, Kwale 80401, Kenya
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Offering beachfront accommodation in Diani Beach, Sonrisa Villas features a swimming pool, bar and BBQ facilities. Guests can relax in the garden or enjoy a drink and some sunshine on the terrace. Free Wi-Fi access is available throughout. Guests rooms at Sonrisa Villas are all air-conditioned and feature a balcony. The units are fitted with a fan,have extra length beds and a fridge. The private bathrooms are fitted with a shower and include free toiletries. Other facilities at Sonrisa include water sports facilities, a shared lounge and luggage storage. Guests can enjoy an array of activities on site or in the surroundings, including fishing, diving and snorkeling. The Diani Chale Marine National Reserve can be reached from the hotel in 21 minutes by car. Moi International Airport is 52 km away. • For those of you who remember Hotel Sonrisa, Estate Sonrisa is part of the same property, with the same quality and ambience as the original hotel. • We have rebuilt and have three lovely and comfortable self-catering apartments with well-equipped modern kitchens where you will find starter pack with fresh produce from whatever is in season available at our orchard and at our organic farm. • Estate Sonrisa is extension to our home with huge swimming pool and many little hidden romantic places to relax and enjoy the garden. • Friendly helpful staff, always at hand, to let you sink into relax mode. It is a quite part of Diani beach you still can walk a few kilometres only seeing a few fishermen. Our dogs Lil, Brudy, Fluff and Sleepy love the walks, only if you promise to bring them back ☺ • We pride ourselves with the repeat Guests, who know Sonrisa is the place to relax and unwind.Show More
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4.5/5Cleanliness: 4.5
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Amenities
Outdoor Swimming PoolExclusive Beach AreaSpaMassage RoomPrivate ParkingFreeAirport Shuttle ServiceBarRestaurantLuggage StorageWi-Fi in Public Areas
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Surroundings
Airport: Ukunda Airport
(11.3 km)
Airport: Moi International Airport
(52.7 km)
Landmarks: Bora Bora Wildlife Park & Luxury Tented Camp
(1.0 km)
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One-Bedroom Villa
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One-Bedroom Villa

1 King bed
Free Wi-Fi
Non-smoking
Air Conditioning
Refrigerator
Microwave Oven
Private Entrance
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Apartment with Sea View
1

Apartment with Sea View

1 King bed
Free Wi-Fi
Non-smoking
Air Conditioning
Refrigerator
Sea View
Microwave Oven
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Guest Reviews(4)

4.5/5
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  • Cleanliness4.5
  • Amenities4.5
  • Location4.5
  • Service4.5

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Guest User
October 27, 2023
Kenya was an adventure for us , after safaris tour the last stop was relaxing in Diani beach . We met Iwona and Asad , property owners , they got the best amazing Lodge of the south coast . Sonrisa has a warm ,!nature connected environment, special and accurate in all small details . Our kid loved the place , safe and pleasant . He enjoyed the stay with the 4 beautiful owners dogs . The beach was clean , nobody around , the nature sounds was our sound track !!! Staff helpful , calm and friendly. Great food set menu , stylish room And comfortable bed !!! We will be back hopefully soon . Big star to them
Guest User
September 4, 2021
Wir haben das Sonrisa wegen der guten Kritiken gebucht, die Kommunikation bei der Reservierung war gut. Wir hatten das "Discover Kenyan Beach" Package gebucht, auch das hat sich gelohnt. Verpflegung mit Halbpension sehr gut, abwechslungsreiche Menükarte und sehr schmackhaft. Wir fanden das Zimmer mit Ocean View Blick nicht ganz so, wie wir uns das vorgestellt haben, groß und geräumig, aber ein wenig mehr Komfort und Zweckmäßigkeit (z.B. Trockenständer für Badewäsche) wäre wünschenswert. Nicht gefallen hat uns die Lage. Es gibt zwar direkten Meerzugang, aber keinen Strand. Schwimmen im Meer ist nicht möglich. Zudem gab es sehr viele Algen und Seegras, andere Hotels pflegen den Strand und kehren den Strandbereich für ihre Gäste, nicht so im Sonrisa, Minimalistisch war auch die Ausstattung am Pool/ im Garten, obwohl ausreichend Platz standen nur 8 Poolliegen zur Verfügung, Gestört haben uns die freilaufenden Hunde, die nicht nur lästig sein können, sondern auch auf dem Rasen ihre "Geschäfte" erledigen. Das Grundstück ist groß genug, hier könnte man den Hunden einen Bereich zuteilen, wir fanden es auch nicht hygienisch, dass die Hunde um den Pool herum lagen oder Wasser aus dem Pool tranken. Die Besitzer haben wir in der ganzen Urlaubswoche nicht gesehen, anders als in anderen Hotels haben sie die Gäste auch nicht begrüßt.
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Guest User
January 31, 2023
Beautiful place. Very silent surroundig. The road here is not the best one. Some cistance to shopping centres and other services. The bar is comfortable. All staff very kindly. The beach opens immediately in front of the hotel.
Guest User
May 17, 2021
erstklassiges, elegantes, kleines 5 sterne boutiquehotel mit sehr großem pool unmittelbar am meer. staff sorgt für einen sehr individuellen service. mahlzeiten wählt man selbst, egal wann oder wo ( restaurant, zimmerterrasse, pool, strand ).eigentümer betreuen jeden gast,- perfekt!! feine küche. viele gründe um wiederzukommen. dr. lange von stocmeier, berlin
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Guest User
December 26, 2021
An amazing oasis of relaxation and beautiful views. Green trees and lawn right to the edge of the sand, and multiple places to sit where you can choose to be in full daylight, or like the sun-avoiders such as myself there are hanging chairs and loungers under the trees with sea views. Our villa was just right for 2 adults/1 child and we couldn't fault it at all - lots of storage, everything worked. Perhaps the beds were a bit hard for us, but you can't please everyone. Clientele were a mix of singles, couples & families though the pool would not be suitable for very small children as there is no shallow end. However at 1.3m was very suitable for the school aged children. A sunshade over part of the pool meant swimming even at midday was possible without burning. As others have noted, the beach directly in front is not suitable for swimming & is sea****y but it is lovely and soft to walk on, the white sand like powder. Do bring flip-flops and explore the extensive rock pools at low tide. It's only a couple of minutes walk to get past the rocks and find a glorious swimming patch. The restaurant serves the best hotel meals we have had in our 3 trips to the Kenyan coast. From their beautiful cooked-to-order breakfasts (included in our room rate - well worth the extra) through to the delightful dinners, we found the costs very similar to what we paid in other locations but far superior in flavour, freshness and presentation. A huge thank you to Margaret at reception who greeted us every day with the biggest smile. And to the on-site owners who make everyone so welcome, thank you from the Addis Ababa family!
Guest User
August 11, 2021
He tardado dos semanas desde mi vuelta de Diani Beach en enfrentarme a escribir esta opinión. No es nada fácil recordar de nuevo un momento tan desagradable y angustioso como el que vivimos en el Hotel Sonrisa. Intentaré olvidarlo una vez escriba lo que sucedió, pero antes merece ser escrito, por justicia y responsabilidad. Aunque no sea fácil recordarlo. Lo peor sin duda del viaje a África, el Hotel Sonrisa. Empecemos por el principio. Soy Sandra, y llevaba más de 18 días en África; Uganda, Kenia y finalmente decidimos alojarnos en este hotel, con este nombre tan maravilloso, Hotel Sonrisa, al que no hace justicia. Llevábamos ahorrando tres años para este viaje maravilloos y el sonrisa era nuestro broche final para las últimas cinco noches. Es un hotel, muy cómodo, bonito, con una playa un poco regular porque hay muchas algas. Pero por lo demás, el trato es correcto y la comida rica. Está casi al final de la larguísima playa, y es un hotel tranquilo. Con sinceridad lo digo, hasta el último día no empezó el infierno. Fue ese día el 17 de julio cuando al recibir mi pareja y yo el resultado de la PCR para volar, tuvimos la no grata sorpresa de recibir dos positivos en COVID19. Nos asustamos mucho , y lo primero que hicimos fue ponernos la mascarilla y solicitar hablar con la Dueña del hotel para ponerlo en conocimiento y que ella procediera a realizar las gestiones oportunas y asesorarnos en el modo de proceder. Es una época dura, donde viajar, es incluso solidario por el riesgo que se corre, y el incremento económico que supone hacerlo por los controles de test que hay que realizar. Pero es un momento malo a nivel mundial, en el que todos tenemos que cumplir y colaborar entre nosotros. Un hotel es algo más que un restaurante y un alojamiento. Son personas que deben estar a la altura de las circunstancias de los turistas en circunstancias desfavorables. La señora…….. propietaria del hotel, no lo estuvo en absoluto, creo además que su comportamiento fue inhumano, irresponsable y casi hasta delictivo podría decir. Paso a detallar con honestidad lo que sucedió y cada uno que llegue a sus conclusiones, creo que evidentes. Al comunicarle el resultado de nuestro test, nos aconsejó que nos lo repitiéramos por si había sido un falso positivo ya que no teníamos síntomas. Y así lo hicimos. Nos pidió que no saliéramos lógicamente de la villa, una habitación grande con jardín en la que estábamos, ,y que nos servirían la comida en el jardín. Pero que en cualquier caso y cito, en cualquier caso, nos dijo textualmente “ mañana era nuestro último día en el hotel, ya que tenía todo ocupado, y tendríamos que marcharnos”. Se estaba produciendo lo que yo había pensado. El peor de los casos era que lo tuviera todo ocupado y nosotros no tuviéramos donde ir, porque nadie iba a alojar a dos positivos en COVID19, pero lo peor no era eso, lo peor es que dijera eso, y no fuera cierto. Y no lo era. Nos estaba mintiendo. Nuestro inglés y más estando nerviosos, y a lo
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Guest User
June 25, 2021
Want a quiet, peaceful stay in Diani? Then Sonrisa is the place. Off the tourist areas but with a great beach and amenities. Food is definitely 5* and the accommodation spacious and well appointed. Would recommend this gem to anyone.
Guest User
January 20, 2022
Dieses Hotel löscht alle negativen Bewertungen! Wir waren dort zum Schwimmen, da wir gehört hatten, dass wenn man dort isst, das Schwimmen kostenlos ist. Wir haben für mehr als 50 EUR gegessen und getrunken. Am Ende bekamen wir dann noch eine Rechnung bezüglich des Schwimmens: 25 EUR!!! Kenianer durften dort kostenlos schwimmen. Eine Erklärung haben wir nie bekommen, stattdessen werden alle negativen Beiträge gelöscht. Man will ja schließlich den Schein wahren! Der Preis hängt wohl von der Nationalität ab. Scheinbar muss man als Deutscher dort mehr zahlen als andere. Andere Hotels in Diani bieten schwimmen für 2-3 EUR an. Eigentlich schade, da es uns gefallen hatte..
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Guest User
January 31, 2023
Standard Villa 2 / Traveling with children / 5 nights: THE GOOD * Nice infrastructure, rooms, buildings, pool * Beautiful, well taken care of Garden * Beautiful african art * Beach front * Laid back, quite, relax, due to location at the very end of Diani beach THE BAD * Very irregular, variable, quality at restaurant, with two instances where we were served raw chicken! once where food was made for our 1 year old! This is a serious health risk, especially for a baby, so we were pretty uncomfortable and made it known clearly to the manager and to the receptionist. The other instance of raw chicken was in a starter called chicken kiev balls. * The irregularity in the restaurant service and food quality was also seen in the choice of foods (some of which resembled bland and unattractive home cooking, such as ikea meat balls or pink sauce spaghetti) or on the way they were prepared, such as a too tough to chew piece of chicken breast. When we talked about this to the kitchen they said they had a "limited budget to work with" even though we were paying full board and prices that are not cheap by any means. * The restaurant and bar staff seemed tired, not happy to be there at times, either stressed, or bothered to be asked for attention, bothered to be asked for service. The hotel is called SMILE/sonrisa, but that emotion/feeling did not come through in the service we received during our entire stay. It is possible that the whole Covid pandemic is affecting the staffing levels and moods at the hotel, but something needs to be done to address this as it is affecting the quality of service offered to clients who like us are paying important part of their hard earned income to vacation here * It should be well known to anyone booking this property that, although being at the end of Diani means quite and relax, it also means that the property is on a stretch of beach that is not suitable for swimming, both because it is full of sharp rocks and because the tides/currents bring to this corner of the beach tons of algae every day, as well as debris/trash from up the beach (plastic bottles, covid masks, bags, etc). * The hotel pays for a couple of young men to work very hard everyday to dig in the algae into the sand, but they should also be working to collect the garbage, plastic, debris brought in with the tides, both because of aesthetic and environmental reasons

Property Policies

Check-in and Check-out Times
Check-in: 14:00–23:00
Check-out: 06:00–10:00
Child Policies
Children of all ages are welcome at this property.
Children between 0 and 3 years old can stay for free if no extra bed is needed.

Cots and Extra Beds
Extra bed policies vary according to room type. Please refer to the relevant room type policy. For cot policies, please contact the hotel.

Breakfast
StyleBuffet
AgeFee
Adult
US$9.07 (approx. CAD 12.37) per person
Additional breakfast fees are not included in the total and need to be paid at the property.

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Health Protected

Quite Clean
  • 4.5/5
Health & safety measures
  • Thermometers available
Cleaning & disinfecting
  • Cleaning services provided by a professional company
  • Rooms are disinfected between stays

Property Description

  • Number of Rooms: 3
Offering beachfront accommodation in Diani Beach, Sonrisa Villas features a swimming pool, bar and BBQ facilities. Guests can relax in the garden or enjoy a drink and some sunshine on the terrace. Free Wi-Fi access is available throughout. Guests rooms at Sonrisa Villas are all air-conditioned and feature a balcony. The units are fitted with a fan,have extra length beds and a fridge. The private bathrooms are fitted with a shower and include free toiletries. Other facilities at Sonrisa include water sports facilities, a shared lounge and luggage storage. Guests can enjoy an array of activities on site or in the surroundings, including fishing, diving and snorkeling. The Diani Chale Marine National Reserve can be reached from the hotel in 21 minutes by car. Moi International Airport is 52 km away. • For those of you who remember Hotel Sonrisa, Estate Sonrisa is part of the same property, with the same quality and ambience as the original hotel. • We have rebuilt and have three lovely and comfortable self-catering apartments with well-equipped modern kitchens where you will find starter pack with fresh produce from whatever is in season available at our orchard and at our organic farm. • Estate Sonrisa is extension to our home with huge swimming pool and many little hidden romantic places to relax and enjoy the garden. • Friendly helpful staff, always at hand, to let you sink into relax mode. It is a quite part of Diani beach you still can walk a few kilometres only seeing a few fishermen. Our dogs Lil, Brudy, Fluff and Sleepy love the walks, only if you promise to bring them back ☺ • We pride ourselves with the repeat Guests, who know Sonrisa is the place to relax and unwind.

Services & Amenities

Outdoor Swimming Pool
Bar
Restaurant
Restaurant
Restaurant
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About This Property

Nearest AirportUkunda Airport
Distance to Airport11.28KM
Average Price FromCAD182
Hotel Star Rating4