Mombasa

[QUOTE=Willyboy;2054768]65 dollar for one hotel room is more than 2 week work for room cleaner, 10 h / day end 6 days from 7. It is very normal that tourist say bye-bye Kenya.[/QUOTE]I totally agree Willyboy and the majority of hotels are way overpriced for the facilities they provide. Nothing wrong in registering a girl at reception and as you say it's a bit of insurance they won't get out if there's trouble. I think most pro's and semi's know this too and that's why I stay away from cheap places, not only for comfort but security as well. The country will continue losing tourists as long as they adopt this take it or leave it attitude. Time for a major upheaval for the owners of these places to bring them up to a European / USA standard when they're actually charging more or less the same prices with no hot water or back up gen sets for power cuts which are pretty common occurrence there.

[QUOTE=Willyboy;2054768]65 dollar for one hotel room is more than 2 week work for room cleaner, [/QUOTE]No!

Its a actually a month salary. Cleaners, security officers (Askari) get 6000 or 7000 a month.

In Mtwapa an apartment for fits the Mzungu standards start from 10000 per month, but girls share a cheap African style "one room apartment".

The best time to visit Mombasa is from December first to Jan 15. In this time girls from all over Kenya's flooding the streets. December is also school one month vacation so eager girls out of school looks for fun. Clubs is fully packed as well.

The hotels are for the most part owned by very rich Kenyans and usually they are multi millionaire politicians, they can easily sit back with them making no money. The mentality in Kenya is if there no customers put the price up, not down like any proper business would. As said the price for rooms and the standard of them is very poor compared to most other countries. You either pay it or go elsewhere, its life.

Hotel price and standards is greatly hindering Kenyan tourism with visa fees and very poor infrastructure.

[QUOTE=Mombie75;2055101]The hotels are for the most part owned by very rich Kenyans and usually they are multi millionaire politicians.[/QUOTE]Mombie75, do you have any reliable source for this statement? Or did you just check the ownership and the possessions or rather the political activity of the owners of all the Kenayn hotels yourself?

[QUOTE=Helgi;2055592]Mombie75, do you have any reliable source for this statement? Or did you just check the ownership and the possessions or rather the political activity of the owners of all the Kenayn hotels yourself?[/QUOTE]I know a lot of the owners personally.

Girls on tinder are high tailing it the f* out of Kenya for the election because presumably all hell will / could break lose. Was going to go, now delaying plans, any confirm or deny?

[QUOTE=Helgi;2055592]Mombie75, do you have any reliable source for this statement? Or did you just check the ownership and the possessions or rather the political activity of the owners of all the Kenayn hotels yourself?[/QUOTE]Its a well known fact that most north coast beach lands are owned by the kenyatta clan and other politicians which lease them to indians and other kenyan investors. Nobody cares if these hotels are full or empty. There is an indian price cartel on north coast no room is to be sold less than 3000 bob a day.

[QUOTE=JakePeacock;2056006]Girls on tinder are high tailing it the f* out of Kenya for the election because presumably all hell will / could break lose. Was going to go, now delaying plans, any confirm or deny?[/QUOTE]I ll tell you what I did. Booked on Quatar Airways landing 28th July in NBO. Inshallah. Another Neddy Adventure coming up. And yes I will monger in Kibera. Nothing to worry about. Elections, Coup d Etats, Famines, Local Wars,Terror Attacks, Tourist murders are all part of daily life in Africa. Will spend election day in Shanzu. Shored up with a nice chica.
Neddy
The biggest danger in Africa is Vehicle accidents followed by Malaria followed by girls liberating valuables. In all other cases its just being at the wrong spot at the wrong time...

[QUOTE=JakePeacock;2056006]Girls on tinder are high tailing it the f* out of Kenya for the election because presumably all hell will / could break lose. Was going to go, now delaying plans, any confirm or deny?[/QUOTE]I was considering that also. Now booked some 10 days after erections, even if it's known that riots etc. Take place after the elections.

Going to Mombasa, hopefully it will be calm there.

I was once forcefully evacuated from Kenya around New Year some 9 years ago. We were driven to the airport in a bus with an armed policeman in front of the bus, avoiding the main road through Bombolulu, but instead taking the road through Nyali.

[QUOTE=Zimzam;2056156]I was considering that also. Now booked some 10 days after erections, even if it's known that riots etc. Take place after the elections.

Going to Mombasa, hopefully it will be calm there.

I was once forcefully evacuated from Kenya around New Year some 9 years ago. We were driven to the airport in a bus with an armed policeman in front of the bus, avoiding the main road through Bombolulu, but instead taking the road through Nyali.[/QUOTE]For what its worth, I have just left Nairobi last week and was told when I said I wanted to go back in August to forget it. The riots will start after the election as lots of Kenyans want Obuto out so they told me to wait until the end of September when things have cooled down.

Who is Obuto? You seem to be expert on kenyan politics? I don't care about elections only erections. Haha.

Ah you mean Uhuruto. Of course the Luos want him out. Its tribal. Everybody seems to be afraid of a 2007 repeat. But its 2017. 2013 I was there to watch Uhurus Inauguration. At that time there was a spate of tourist killings in Old town. And riots about extrajudicial killings of imams through security forces. Its about sharp rising food prices and draught declared in half of kenyan counties. And public debt piled up by jubilee. Well I ll report from pre and postelection.

Neddy.
Who hopes to have a lot of erections during elections.
23 days more to go.

I would be more worried about Al Kebab. The cuttroats just attacked a police station in Lamu...
https://www.tuko.co.ke/amp/245632-4-dead-7-missing-7-hour-fierce-battle-200-al-shabaab-militants-lamu.html

[QUOTE=Neddy69;2056468]Who is Obuto? You seem to be expert on kenyan politics? I don't care about elections only erections. Haha.

Ah you mean Uhuruto. Of course the Luos want him out. Its tribal. Everybody seems to be afraid of a 2007 repeat. But its 2017. 2013 I was there to watch Uhurus Inauguration. At that time there was a spate of tourist killings in Old town. And riots about extrajudicial killings of imams through security forces. Its about sharp rising food prices and draught declared in half of kenyan counties. And public debt piled up by jubilee. Well I ll report from pre and postelection.

Neddy.
Who hopes to have a lot of erections during elections.
23 days more to go.

I would be more worried about Al Kebab. The cuttroats just attacked a police station in Lamu...
https://www.tuko.co.ke/amp/245632-4-dead-7-missing-7-hour-fierce-battle-200-al-shabaab-militants-lamu.html[/QUOTE]Thanks for the correction Neddy. Bad news about shish kebaab too.

I was in Diani and Nairobi a couple of weeks ago. I met several Luo, Luhya and a Kissii who will go back home during election time although it seemed to be as much about the anticipated lack of tourists as about any possible violence. One is moving to Kampala for a month, 'I'm a hustler, what else can I do?' she said.

I imagine the coast will be fine and they won't be targeting tourists in any case.

Just touched down in Mombasa. I'm staying in the Bamburi area. Any others here ATM? Please PM me if anybody want to meet up.

Baobab Holiday Resort in Bamburi area. Is it a good place to stay? I will be in Kenya in the end of Septemer start of October.

Thanks for advice.