Beach Road 7019, 80118 Mombasa, Kenya
#19 of 50 hotels in Mombasa
Guests' ChoiceBased on 101 hostel reviews
7.8Cleanliness
7.9
Comfort
8.0
Location
7.7
Facilities
7.7
Staff
8.8
Value for money
8.5
Free Wifi
10.0
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End of dialog contentReviewed: August 29, 2025
Mwiti
KenyaAmazing customer service with an amazing environment to match with.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: August 27, 2025
Dickson
KenyaThe Staff was very helpful, friendly and efficient service. The location was very good, especially that it's located in a serene and quiet part of Nyali and easy to access different attractions. The rooms we had was very good and comfortable saaaaana
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 24, 2025
Alessandro
ItalyCozy place, especially the living area and the garden. The room was good but mosquitoes were a bit annoying
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 17, 2025
Pauline
Kenyathe area was very secure and WE enjoy to stay again
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: June 16, 2025
Nemanja
ChinaI don't know.
Tom knows how to deal with every situation and there were awkward situations from which he came out very professional and did the guest a favor. He is always there to make appointments and to help and to give advice as his assistant who cleans and washes the dishes after other people, which is not right, people should wash their own dishes, so please try to wash your own dishes, it takes a minute. Excellent property surrounded by villas and greenery, 40min walk from the ocean and 20 min from the old town by taxi.
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: May 20, 2025
Aidan
MalaysiaLocation is far from everywhere, the house needed a deep cleaning, the mattress is thin, the main gate is always locked so you have to pray for the host to open the gate, there is no clear sign of the house.
Its affordable and it has a kitchen.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: May 8, 2025
Elena
ItalyBeautiful house, beautiful room with terrace, good breakfast, very nice people. Tom is kind and helpful, he permitted me to stay in the room some hours after check out, and he called a very good driver for bringing me to the airport.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: February 28, 2025
Rafał
PolandPros: +location +garden and chill area +price +safety and friendliness +very calm area +overall it's nice Cons: - Wi-Fi stopped working for some reason - the bathroom flor was usually wet - the room gets hot(it does have ventilation but of course no AC at this price)
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: February 19, 2025
Margaret
KenyaReally quiet place to relax
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: November 6, 2024
Michael
KenyaThe rooms can be hot, the fan was not helpful
Good staff, very welcoming and the owner also good
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: August 1, 2023
Brian
KenyaCalm and serene environment
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: June 13, 2023
Manitree
MalaysiaThe apartment was just a large room, WITHOUT ensuite. Bathroom had no warm water but Pam helped with hot water in a bucket.
The bed was comfortable with good mosquito net. Staff were accommodating, especially Pamela, the cook. Tom arranged a good driver for me. The house has the character of a 1950s bungalow, which I liked.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: May 28, 2023
Jan
United StatesNeed to take a tuk tuk for any place you want to go. Paid $550 US for a month in fancy room. I was told I would get money back but no refund when I had dorm to myself for the first two weeks. Other people had discounts for various reasons. Guess I was the one chosen to support the orphans who live in a different building. No patter of tiny feet.
Ritzy, safe Nyali (suburb of Mombasa) neighborhood. Two weeks later, when I finally was in the fancy room, it was large, well lit and had a balcony with chair and desk. Upstairs bathroom has a working shower.
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: April 23, 2023
Ron
CanadaVery electrically challenged with almost no plug ins. Windows could not be closed and mosquito netting was not adequate so had to use DEET and a mosquito head net to sleep. The location is very out of the way and I moved the next night to downtown Mombassa where I found a cheap hotel as there are no hostels on the island.
I had a dorm room all to myself which was nice. There were many other interesting travellers to meet.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: April 7, 2023
Agnieszka
PolandKitchen was very dirty :( The place has a great potential - keep it clean! :)
Nice colonial building, specious double room with a nice tarace. Simple breakfast was included. Staff was very nice, there is living room area where you can meet other backpakers and have a chat. Part of the profit goes to charity, they support local schools.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: March 22, 2023
Linn
KenyaLocation from the beach is a bit far.
The host Tom was accomodating and helpful:). The wifi great. The place is clean and organized. Kitchen is well stocked. Shops are close. Would definitely visit again.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: March 13, 2023
Jonathan
United KingdomHave to catch transport to go anywhere: beach or town. Also, think I may have been bitten by bed bugs and mosquito nets had loads of entrances for mosquitos.
staff were very helpful
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: January 19, 2023
Bennet
Germanythe mattress in the dorm was not really comfortable
the staff ist super friendly and extrordinary helpful. i had a really good time there. stayed for seven nights in total. everything is super clean and the shared kitchen is well equipped.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: January 2, 2023
Nash
KenyaThe kitchen
The setup
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: December 31, 2022
Maina
KenyaThe cleanliness and friendliness of the staff is impeccable. The location was also convenient enough for purchase and access to the beach.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: December 22, 2022
Ingar
ChileThey changed my price when I got there because they told me that the price in Booking was wrong. Thus, what I had to do was negotiate the price because it was too late to find another place to stay.
It is clean and the staff is very nice.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: December 4, 2022
Louise
United KingdomGreat location, nice balcony, helpful staff.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: September 19, 2022
Tsz
Hong Kongwater pressure is not very good. and sometime will run out of water. the location is 10-15 mins walk to main road to get a matatu
good Wi-Fi network in living room and balcony place is big, kitchen is good with many material have daily cleaning
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: August 24, 2025
Azeez
IndiaNothing
Washing machine
Stayed in August 2025
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