Mombasa

[Buck011]

Merry Villa looks nice. I texted Merry Villa and a few other places asking about guest policy but the wording is difficult. I don't want to say "can I have a different girl stay every other night". Awaiting response.

There's apartments with free cancellation on Booking, seems easy enough. .

Check out Mona Lisa hotel very central location just short walk from Casaurinha. Didn't have any issues bringing back girls but I discussed that topic in advance before booking. Very clean place. Never had anything missing from safe box (unlike in Cowrie shell hotel).

I paid something like 3000 shilling a night if I remember well. This was in February 2020 so maybe things changed.

Regarding apartments only booked once an apartment in Mtwapa and it was really bad dirty despite the high ratings it got on booking.com so better take a look yourself first.

[Leblon]

Merry Villa looks nice. I texted Merry Villa and a few other places asking about guest policy but the wording is difficult. I don't want to say "can I have a different girl stay every other night". Awaiting response.

There's apartments with free cancellation on Booking, seems easy enough. .

What I use to be certain that I can get different girls every night:

"What is your visitor policy ? I have a girl friend in town, can she come to sleept with me ? Do I have to pay extra or should I book for two ?"
" Actually I have several girlfriends in your town, so it is not only one girl who will come to visit me. Other nights other girlfriend comes to sleep with me. Is that a problem?

In one Nairobi hotel there was difference girl visiting and girl sleeping, it was OK for visit before midnight, but for sleep I had to pay for two.

In Bamburi beach, some hotels I had to book room for two person, then girl coming for night was not a problem. Check that one before you book, if booked only one person then maybe you need to pay extra for each girl.

Threesome is often problem, they don't allow two girls because they may get problems with police? Actually at some point I did not find any hotel which would have allowed two girls, for that you need to rent apartment. I don't know how it is nowadays.

[DzikaBomba]

Considering nightlife seems to be centered around Mtwapa area, I wanted to follow someone's advice here and get an apartment in Mtwapa. My reasoning is that I would rather remain local in the evening / night. I can travel to Bamburi during the day.

Any advice on Mtwapa apartments?

I found many apartments on Booking and the ones with most reviews are Merry Villa Hotel and Hyven's Apartments. Does anyone know if they are girl friendly? Of course I can ask them myself but if they already have a reputation that may be unnecessary.

Also I don't understand how can they be so cheap. Some are 30 or less per night.

Prestige in Mtwapa is ok pricewise. But Standard is rather low. But you can bring Girls without Problem. The Rooms are big, but run down. Place is secured, so no problem. You even have two pools on the premises.

When you book in direct contact with the Hotel you will get an big Apartment Room for 2500 KES. PM me for the Number when you are interested.

I by myself will stay in Mtwapa 28.10-11.11. 2023 in an new Apartment from someone who normally lives there, but will not be there during this time. He charges me 16 k per week, so this is an nice deal for an new apartment. But energy comes on top of that, but still good.

[Neddy69]

Thanks Neddy! Great info.

What you say about Mtwapa being a shadow of what it used to be made me a little sad. :'D.

I was going to book the whole stay so I must thank you. I won't do that and maybe book the first 3 nights as you suggested.

Is there the risk that everything will be fully booked when I get there in October-November? I was getting a little anxious because of this prospect.

If I can just look for apartments once I get there and book directly I'd feel much better.

Who are the Malayas? I googled it and could only find references to Malaysia.

Fully booked? Mtwapa has so much accommodation. Certain places maybe during Christmas / New Year. And mostly on the beach. I doubt it. Generally speaking high season runs November till March. Mtwapa has a huge range of accommodations. I've never seen it fully booked. Malaya is the expression for hooker. Never say that to a girl. Nobody wants to be addressed as hooker. LOL. There is none. Only sweet lasses in need of funding. You never pay for "sex" you pay for "transport". It's hypocrisy of course. But these are the rules. There's a lot of competition of the girls and if they don't like each other. They usually start a smear campaign denouncing their colleagues (competition) as hooker aka Malaya. Or even more hilarious. HIV positive.

Neddy.

[SceticoBlu]

Malaya is a hard and offensive word for the ears of Kenyan girls. They are ready to be your bibi, mama or bodyguard but not a malaya.

[SceticoBlu]

https://en.bab.la/dictionary/swahili-english/malaya

[HappyFarang]

There is no such a thing as a "guest unfriendly" place in Mtwapa. Mtwapa is known as Sin City in Kenya. It is an open air brothel. When you walk through the posta street you will be approached after dark for jiggi jiggi by the Malayas. Merry Villas and Luck Apartments is monger central. Everybody knows these joints. Watch out for noise. I'd never book in advance. Take a place. Book three nights and see how the noise levels are from churches, drinking dens and mosques. And move places as required. Go to the local beach at Copacabana on the mouth of Mtwapa River or take a matatu during the day to Bamburi beach. 30 is not cheap. That's average. Most hotels are booked by normal Kenyans. For them 4500 KES are a lot of money. In the holidays there's kenyan colleges with their yellow busses on holiday or teachers conventions. Always have prices in KES quoted. Never in foreign currency. There's cheap guest houses like Hippo which probably go for 2000 KES. But security problems.

There's normal people living in Mtwapa. Middle class. Nightlife is a shadow of it's former self. There's lot of Kenyan style drinking dens and nowadays theres a lot of upmarket so called sports bars. No African vibes there any more. Sigh. This is not walking street in Pattaya. Expect overpriced accommodation with bad standards. Not Thai standards. TIA. This is Africa. Lock up all your valuables and give everything which wears an uniform (Mtwapas finest) a wide berth. Have fun.

Neddy.

Thanks Neddy! Great info.

What you say about Mtwapa being a shadow of what it used to be made me a little sad. :'D.

I was going to book the whole stay so I must thank you. I won't do that and maybe book the first 3 nights as you suggested.

Is there the risk that everything will be fully booked when I get there in October-November? I was getting a little anxious because of this prospect.

If I can just look for apartments once I get there and book directly I'd feel much better.

Who are the Malayas? I googled it and could only find references to Malaysia.

[HappyFarang]

Yes, the pricing is about right. There is also that big hotel in Mtwapa, someone will post name I guess, near the petrol station, maybe worth exploring. I am a bit out the loop with nightlife these days. Casaurinha still gets busy at midnight though.

Merry Villa looks nice. I texted Merry Villa and a few other places asking about guest policy but the wording is difficult. I don't want to say "can I have a different girl stay every other night". Awaiting response.

There's apartments with free cancellation on Booking, seems easy enough. .

[Neddy69]

Considering nightlife seems to be centered around Mtwapa area, I wanted to follow someone's advice here and get an apartment in Mtwapa. My reasoning is that I would rather remain local in the evening / night. I can travel to Bamburi during the day.

Any advice on Mtwapa apartments?

I found many apartments on Booking and the ones with most reviews are Merry Villa Hotel and Hyven's Apartments. Does anyone know if they are girl friendly? Of course I can ask them myself but if they already have a reputation that may be unnecessary.

Also I don't understand how can they be so cheap. Some are 30 or less per night.

There is no such a thing as a "guest unfriendly" place in Mtwapa. Mtwapa is known as Sin City in Kenya. It is an open air brothel. When you walk through the posta street you will be approached after dark for jiggi jiggi by the Malayas. Merry Villas and Luck Apartments is monger central. Everybody knows these joints. Watch out for noise. I'd never book in advance. Take a place. Book three nights and see how the noise levels are from churches, drinking dens and mosques. And move places as required. Go to the local beach at Copacabana on the mouth of Mtwapa River or take a matatu during the day to Bamburi beach. 30 £ is not cheap. That's average. Most hotels are booked by normal Kenyans. For them 4500 KES are a lot of money. In the holidays there's kenyan colleges with their yellow busses on holiday or teachers conventions. Always have prices in KES quoted. Never in foreign currency. There's cheap guest houses like Hippo which probably go for 2000 KES. But security problems.

There's normal people living in Mtwapa. Middle class. Nightlife is a shadow of it's former self. There's lot of Kenyan style drinking dens and nowadays theres a lot of upmarket so called sports bars. No African vibes there any more. Sigh. This is not walking street in Pattaya. Expect overpriced accommodation with bad standards. Not Thai standards. TIA. This is Africa. Lock up all your valuables and give everything which wears an uniform (Mtwapas finest) a wide berth. Have fun.

Neddy.

[Mombie75]

Considering nightlife seems to be centered around Mtwapa area, I wanted to follow someone's advice here and get an apartment in Mtwapa. My reasoning is that I would rather remain local in the evening / night. I can travel to Bamburi during the day.

Any advice on Mtwapa apartments?

I found many apartments on Booking and the ones with most reviews are Merry Villa Hotel and Hyven's Apartments. Does anyone know if they are girl friendly? Of course I can ask them myself but if they already have a reputation that may be unnecessary.

Also I don't understand how can they be so cheap. Some are 30 or less per night.

Yes, the pricing is about right. There is also that big hotel in Mtwapa, someone will post name I guess, near the petrol station, maybe worth exploring. I am a bit out the loop with nightlife these days. Casaurinha still gets busy at midnight though.

[HappyFarang]

Considering nightlife seems to be centered around Mtwapa area, I wanted to follow someone's advice here and get an apartment in Mtwapa. My reasoning is that I would rather remain local in the evening / night. I can travel to Bamburi during the day.

Any advice on Mtwapa apartments?

I found many apartments on Booking and the ones with most reviews are Merry Villa Hotel and Hyven's Apartments. Does anyone know if they are girl friendly? Of course I can ask them myself but if they already have a reputation that may be unnecessary.

Also I don't understand how can they be so cheap. Some are £30 or less per night.

[Radical Guy]

Thanks for your reply.

Just done a search for October and found a reasonably deal for Sarova, about 25% more than Severin which I think is OK. I assume that Sarova is guest friendly, what did you do for airport transfer, trips out to Big Tree etc. - any recomendations?

Cheers.

G.

You can arrange airport transfer with Sarova in advance, and they'll be waiting for you when you arrive. As I recall, the Big Tree is just a short stroll on the beach away from the Sarova, or you can just use Uber or Bolt, which will pick you up at the main entrance. I had no issues at Sarova bringing my girlfriend. For meals, they just make sure that only two people are getting a meal. No one cares who the extra person is.

[HappyFarang]

Mombie, do you mean here Bamburi Beach hotel? I assume so. You are not talking about Bamburi beach generally?

I did not know that Bamburi Beach hotel is girl friendly, good to know.

There is often confusion about word Bamburi. There is big community called Bamburi, where there are no beach at all, you can look from google maps. And then there is Bamburi beach, also sometimes called Northern beach. I consider this whole beach which you can see as Bamburi beach, but some people call parts of the beach as other name, especially Pirate beach. North of the Bamburi beach is Sheraton beach (or Shanzy beach? South of it is Nyali beach. I think all of these are included in this term Northern beaches.

There are several hotels in the Bamburi beach which have name Bamburi included, confusing.

I made research of the hotels near Big Tree once, it is in my previous reports. Here are some names:

Big Tree, my favourite place. It is cheapest, but it is not for everybody, rooms are very simple, no luxury. Usually full booked.

Second favourite for me is Sheratton Beach Villagio, which is very near Big Tree. More convenient, like tv and aircon in some rooms, and breakfast. Book for two.

Azul Margarita Beach Resort, that is next to Big Tree. Book for two. Both Sheratton and Azul, you can try to negotiate the prize.

Sai Rock, if I remember right apartments were girl friendly, but hotel rooms not. You can ask.

Ziwa Beach resort, interesting rooms.

Indiana is very big hotel, they have both apartments for long time stay and normal rooms.

Kahama, that is not on beach. Bar can be noisy at night at cheaper rooms.

Note that I only go to cheap hotels, of the expensive ones I don't know. Ziwa Beach is maybe medium prices already.

Severin Sea Lodge, that is new to me.

Somebody wrote that he would prefer to stay in Bamburi (beach?) because it is more near to airport than Mwtapa.

Typically, mongerers from Mwtapa go to Big Tree (Bamburi Beach) every day in day time. And mongerers staying in Bamburi beach hotels go to Mwtapa every night because they go to Casourina.

Bamburi beach and Mwtapa are not so far each others, it just take taxi drive, or motobike drive. Or even matatu.

I wish there was a thank you function in these forums as some people here really put good effort in delivering information.

I found out through your post that hotels also offer apartments, which sounds great. I may forget about AirBnB, with all the hassle, and focus on finding a few girl-friendly hotels for my stay.

Also thank you for clarifying about Bamburi beach. The map was showing somewhere else, not on the beach, and I was mistakenly thinking that that was Bamburi. My understanding now is that Bamburi is the beach where Bamburi Beach Hotel and Severin Sea Lodge are.

Do you know any good hotels / apartments in Mtwapa area?

[Mombie75]

Mombie, do you mean here Bamburi Beach hotel? I assume so. You are not talking about Bamburi beach generally?

I did not know that Bamburi Beach hotel is girl friendly, good to know.

There is often confusion about word Bamburi. There is big community called Bamburi, where there are no beach at all, you can look from google maps. And then there is Bamburi beach, also sometimes called Northern beach. I consider this whole beach which you can see as Bamburi beach, but some people call parts of the beach as other name, especially Pirate beach. North of the Bamburi beach is Sheraton beach (or Shanzy beach? South of it is Nyali beach. I think all of these are included in this term Northern beaches.

There are several hotels in the Bamburi beach which have name Bamburi included, confusing.

Once you get off Mombasa, Mombasa is an island which the airport is on, you head north.

Beach wise you would hit Nyali beach first which has Voyager, Mombasa hotel, Reef hotel, Bahari beach hotel on it.

Then further up you come to Pirates or Public beach as it is called which is actually on Bamburi beach.

This has Big Tree, Sherraton, Azul margarita, Sai rock, Sarova Whitesands, Travellers, Indiana and Bamburi beach hotel itself, Kenya bay.

Then further up you reach Shanzu beach which has a few hotels I am not familiar with these days.

Further north from here you hit Mtwapa.

Many locals live in Bamburi, but this is Bamburi the area inland, set back a mile and beyond from Bamburi beach.

I stay at Indiana beach hotel on bamburi beach not Bamburi beach hotel.

[Leblon]

I stay on Bamburi beach as security is good and I like to be on the beach during the day. I have used Airbnb's in the past but they are not for me now.

Also Bamburi beach is in the middle for going to Mtwapa, Nyali and Shanzu for when I go hunting.

Mombie, do you mean here Bamburi Beach hotel? I assume so. You are not talking about Bamburi beach generally?

I did not know that Bamburi Beach hotel is girl friendly, good to know.

There is often confusion about word Bamburi. There is big community called Bamburi, where there are no beach at all, you can look from google maps. And then there is Bamburi beach, also sometimes called Northern beach. I consider this whole beach which you can see as Bamburi beach, but some people call parts of the beach as other name, especially Pirate beach. North of the Bamburi beach is Sheraton beach (or Shanzy beach? South of it is Nyali beach. I think all of these are included in this term Northern beaches.

There are several hotels in the Bamburi beach which have name Bamburi included, confusing.

I made research of the hotels near Big Tree once, it is in my previous reports. Here are some names:

Big Tree, my favourite place. It is cheapest, but it is not for everybody, rooms are very simple, no luxury. Usually full booked.

Second favourite for me is Sheratton Beach Villagio, which is very near Big Tree. More convenient, like tv and aircon in some rooms, and breakfast. Book for two.

Azul Margarita Beach Resort, that is next to Big Tree. Book for two. Both Sheratton and Azul, you can try to negotiate the prize.

Sai Rock, if I remember right apartments were girl friendly, but hotel rooms not. You can ask.

Ziwa Beach resort, interesting rooms.

Indiana is very big hotel, they have both apartments for long time stay and normal rooms.

Kahama, that is not on beach. Bar can be noisy at night at cheaper rooms.

Note that I only go to cheap hotels, of the expensive ones I don't know. Ziwa Beach is maybe medium prices already.

Severin Sea Lodge, that is new to me.

Somebody wrote that he would prefer to stay in Bamburi (beach?) because it is more near to airport than Mwtapa.

Typically, mongerers from Mwtapa go to Big Tree (Bamburi Beach) every day in day time. And mongerers staying in Bamburi beach hotels go to Mwtapa every night because they go to Casourina.

Bamburi beach and Mwtapa are not so far each others, it just take taxi drive, or motobike drive. Or even matatu.