The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Mombasa

Swahili Beach

Perfect for Your First Time in Mombasa

Located at P.O. Box 5202, Diani, Swahili Beach has great rooms from $238 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 28.4 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care at this relaxing hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

Bamburi Beach Hotel

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Bamburi Beach Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $217. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Mombasa-Malindi Road, Bamburi. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers scuba diving, a bar, child care, laundry services, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 10.2 km from the city center. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice.

Severin Sea Lodge

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Mombasa

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Severin Sea Lodge to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $155. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Malindi Road, Bamburi Beach. You'll also find scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, child care, and laundry services which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 10.7 km from the center of town. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

Serena Beach Resort and Spa

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $187, Serena Beach Resort and Spa, at Malindi Road 1, Shanzu Beach provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. Its terrific guest rating is 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers snorkeling, a bar, child care, laundry services, and golf. It's located just 12.7 km from the city center, too. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

Travellers Beach Hotel & Spa

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

Travellers Beach Hotel & Spa has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $67 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Serena Road. Furthermore, it also offers scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, child care, and golf, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 9.8 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We always love having a pool, and the one here is really nice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

Bahari Beach Hotel

Perfect for Your First Visit to Mombasa

The great guest rating of Bahari Beach Hotel is 8.30 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $175, and it's located at Mt Kenya Road, Nyali Beach. We also love the snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, golf, and a game room which are great for visitors. And since it's just 5.9 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

Voyager Beach Resort

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

A cool place is Voyager Beach Resort because it has great rooms that start at $167. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a water park, a restaurant, and scuba diving, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Mount Kenya Rd. Nyali Beach. Only 5.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, golf, and a game room at this convenient hotel. Spending time at the water park is such a nice activity for kids and adults alike!

Pinewood Beach Resort and Spa

Perfect for Your First Time in Mombasa

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Pinewood Beach Resort and Spa offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $178 (before taxes). It's located at Diani Beach, P.O. Box 90521 and has earned a guest rating of 9.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, and a hot tub which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 38.4 km from the city center.

Prideinn Paradise Beach Resort & Spa Mombasa

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 400 Shanzu Beach Mombasa, Prideinn Paradise Beach Resort & Spa Mombasa has great rooms from $158 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a water park, and a restaurant. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a fitness center, a bar, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 11 km from the center of town. Having a kitchen means that you'll be able to cook, which is very convenient when you're on the road.

Kahama Hotel Mombasa

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Mombasa

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Kahama Hotel Mombasa which has nice rooms starting at $61. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchens, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Malindi Highway, North Coast Mombasa, Mombasa , PO Box 10626. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, golf, and a game room. It's located just 10.3 km from the city center, too. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.