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Shanzu-Paradise Beach Hotel

TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Based on 65 traveler reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 2.5 based on 52 reviews Rooms
    • 3.5 based on 51 reviews Service
    • 3 based on 50 reviews Value
    • 3 based on 51 reviews Cleanliness
    • 4 based on 10 reviews Pool
  • Recommended For:
    • 30% based on 60 reviews Older travelers
    • 20% based on 60 reviews An amazing honeymoon
    • 20% based on 60 reviews Families with teenagers
    • 20% based on 60 reviews Families with young children
    • 20% based on 60 reviews Young singles

Reviews of Shanzu-Paradise Beach Hotel

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2 of 5 stars
Yorkshire
Jun 25, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

I tend to agree with many of the comments made previously. I found the hotel staff to be warm, friendly and helpful. The surroundings were peaceful and quiet, perhaps because we arrived soon after the uprising in Mombasa, when many tourists had been put off. This is the kind of place where one would want to have a holiday that... more

Jun 18, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

I agree with many of the other comments listed. The staff are friendly but the monkeys aren't! The menu is pretty similar every day and upgrading to Gourmet package is simply not worth it. The rooms are basic but humidity means that the bathroom smells damp and because of all the salt water the towels are a bit on the... more

Jun 11, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

staff good but very poor hotel . same food most days some kind of curry and dry sponge for desert . monkeys a pain you cannot sit on the balcony and we got attacked by some when walking in the grounds and had to get help from the gardeners . the bathrooms and towels smelly . very body wanted a... more

Apr 14, 2008
3/4 found this review helpful

I too was very worried when we booked this holiday especially after reading the reviews on here but when we got there it was a whole different story. Don't get me wrong if you are expecting European style 4* you are going to be disappointed but who goes on holiday to stay in a room? But if you want a... more

1 of 5 stars
scotland
Feb 3, 2008
2/8 found this review helpful

a sad hotel good staff but always begging more

2 of 5 stars
London, United Kingdom
Jan 27, 2008
5/5 found this review helpful

I filled myself with fear reading all the reviews about this hotel and at one point was considering cancelling!! Unfortunately the time I booked saw Kenya experiencing a few problems with civil unrest - we were not advised to leave the hotel - so spent 6 days confined to its grounds. One thing perplexed me (and frustrated me towards the... more

Jan 21, 2008
5/6 found this review helpful

Hotel – Rated according to ‘shields’, not stars. Quality was very standard. Possibly the general quality of Kenyan hotels are much worse than e.g. a standard hotel in Spain. 3 pools; one with a bar in the middle, which was very nice. Cats and Green Monkeys also were everywhere. The rooms were fine but not great as we had to... more

Dec 15, 2007
6/7 found this review helpful

We are so glad that we dismissed the negative comments that have been written about this Hotel and Company. We found the Hotel to be clean, and comfortable, although a little tired. We booked the Gourmet and Deluxe packages. Dining in the different restaurants was a good experience with a varied menu. We found both these packages to be value... more

1 of 5 stars
Romford, United Kingdom
Nov 21, 2007
8/9 found this review helpful

the hotel shanzu, which is in the african safari club was so awful, that we moved out tha first night,the toilet pan leaked the hand basin was broken, the a/c and fan did not work properly, it was very uncomfortable to try to sleep in the room, no hot water on the broken basin, only hot salt water on the... more

Oct 20, 2007
16/19 found this review helpful

it was a surprize 20 wedding anniversary gift from my husband a flying safari with asc we have been to africa a few times now and love the country the people and the diversity of it all flying is definately a luxury we had never thought we could afford but me man came up trumps this sounded the trip of... more

Reviews of Shanzu-Paradise Beach Hotel

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