Luxury Resort in Malindi (Kenya). Situated on the Golden Beach of Mambrui, the hotel dispose of 61 rooms divided in 17 villas surrounded by greenery, 3 swimming pools, a beachfront restaurant, a lounge bar, conference room for more than 100people, boutique, massage rooms and private parking.
First hotel in Malindi for TripAdvisor
Open your senses and discover the infinity of the Golden Beach of Mambrui, experience the charm of our pools with jacuzzi, let yourself be kissed by the professionality of our services and be embranced by the warm sun.
Special offer for a dream weekend getaway reserved for kenyan residents.
After a long hard working week, let us pamper you relaxing on the best, pristine and sandy wide beach of the kenyan coast.
For your Saturday night, Malindi is easily reachable in 10min by car and, as Kola Beach's Guests, you will sit in a VIP table reserved for you at Pata Pata Beach Club.
Luxury, charm and relax will accompany you in the dream.
A family-friendly and refined atmosphere though.
Kola Beach Resort | Malindi, Mambrui, Kenya | Special Offer
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"Built in 1498 amid Muslim resistance, Vasco da Gama pillar is one of the oldest European installations in Africa
Designed using ancient Portuguese architecture, the Vasco da Gama Pillar along the Kenyan coast in Malindi has stood the test of time and is one of the oldest tributes to history.
Did you know that the Vasco da Gama pillar, which stands majestically on a cliff, is the second one built by the seafarer — Vasco da Gama — in the same town? The first pillar was erected near the Sultan’s palace.
Malindi, just like Mombasa and Lamu, is among the oldest towns in Kenya. It was strategically placed as a sea route to traders to and from the East Coast of Africa.
Vasco da Gama arrived in Kenya in his endeavour to find a sea route to India.
He was welcomed cordially by the Sultan of Malindi who was then not on talking terms with the Sultan of Mombasa.
Tour guide Josephine Kinyamasyo says because Malindi was Muslim dominated, the Muslim and Christian animosity that reigned could not allow the pillar to stand.
Muslims demolished it because it had a cross, which was seen as encouraging Christianity.
Kinyamasyo says after the demolition of the initial pillar, Vasco da Gama explained to the sultan why the pillar was important and it was then that he was allowed to build the present one on the cliff where it stands.
Today, many visitors to the Coast just see it as a monument, but in real sense it was a landmark that could be seen from far off — more like a lighthouse with no lights at night."
The Ruins of Gediare the remains of aSwahilitown located inGedi, a village near the coastal town ofMalindiin Kenya.
From the 13th or 14th to 17th centuries, Gedi was a thriving community along the jungle coast of East Africa. Although no written record exists of this town, excavations between 1948 and 1958 revealed that the Muslim inhabitants traded with people from all over the world. Some of the findings included beads from Venice, coins and a Ming vase from China, an iron lamp from India, and scissors from Spain. The population was estimated to exceed at least 2500 people. These items can be found in the museum in the complex which was opened in 2000.
Gedi had a mosque, a palace, and large stone houses. These houses were complex for their time, with bathrooms with drains and overhead basins to flush toilets. The city's streets were laid out at right angles and had drainage gutters. There are also wells which supplied water to the community. The material used to construct the buildings was made from coral reef from the nearby ocean.
In the early 16th century, the village was abandoned. A possible explanation was that a punitive expedition came from Mombasa against Malindi and forced the inhabitants to leave. A temporary reoccupation likely occurred by the nomadic Oromo tribe from Somalia in the late 16th century, who later abandoned the town.
It is unclear whether the actual name of the town was Gedi, Gede, or Kilimani. The Oromo word "Gede" means "precious", but the town might have been named after the last Oromo leader to camp on the site.
The area was gazetted as a National Monument in 1927.In 1948, the remains of Gedi were declared a Kenyan national park. The ruins continue to be a popular tourist destination. Recently a tree house has been constructed in the center of the complex, around a giant tree near the main palace ruins. The site is usually open till 6 pm. There is also a small shop to buy drinks and souvenirs.The site is inhabited byguenonmonkeys, which frequently interact with visitors.
According to local tradition, the ruins are protected by the spirits of its priests. These "Old Ones" supposedly curse anyone who harms the site or removes anything.
For your parties, for your incentives, for your conferences,
for your meetings, for your banquets....for you there's just one location:
Kola
Beach Resort
Professionalism, wide spaces, the latest technology, a dream
place.
We are proud to introduce our CONFERENCE LUXUL ROOM: the new meeting room of the Kola Beach Resort in Mambrui, pearl of the east coast located
between Che Shale and Malindi, a few kilometers from the airport, on the
magnificent Golden Beach that characterizes this stretch of coast.
From the lights to the a/c, from the spacious tables to
the large windows, the audio-video systems, the indoor bar for your coffee
breaks. Everything has been designed to create a stimulating environment and
reserved, ideal for all your events. In fact, the hall can accommodate more
than a hundred people, a capacity that allows you to organize the space for all
your needs: conferences, parties, banquets, cocktails, incentives, weddings and
exhibitions.
The Conference Luxul Room offers projector, stationaries, whiteboard
and wifi.
Our team is always available to support you in the
organization and logistics to ensure the success of your event.
Recognized as a Top Performing Kola Beach Resort as
Reviewed by Travelers on the
World’s Largest Travel Site
Mambrui, Malindi, Kenya – 20.05.15– Kola Beach Resort today announced that it has
received a TripAdvisor®
Certificate of Excellence award. Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates
excellence in hospitality and is given only to establishments that consistently
achieve great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. Certificate of Excellence
winners include accommodations, eateries and attractions located all over the
world that have continually delivered a superior customer experience.
When
selecting Certificate of Excellence winners, TripAdvisor uses a proprietary
algorithm to determine the honorees that takes into account the quality,
quantity and recency of reviews and opinions submitted by travelers on
TripAdvisor over a 12-month period as well as business’s tenure and ranking on
the Popularity Index on the site.To
qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at
least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been
listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.
“Winning the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence is
a true source of pride for the entire team at Kola Beach Resort and we’d like to thank all of our past guests who took the time to complete
a review on TripAdvisor. There is
no greater seal of approval than being recognized by one’s customers. With the
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence based on customer reviews, the accolade
is a remarkable vote of confidence to our business and our continued commitment
to excellence.”
"TripAdvisor
is pleased to honor exceptional hospitality businesses that have received
consistent praise and recognition by travelers on the site,” said Marc Charron
President, TripAdvisor for Business. “By putting a spotlight on businesses that
are focused on delivering great service to customers, TripAdvisor not only
helps drive increasing hospitality standards around the world, it also gives
businesses both large and small the ability to shine and stand out from the
competition.”
-ENDS-
Kola
Beach Resort
About
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is the world's largest travel site*, enabling travelers to plan and book the
perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from travelers and a wide
variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking
tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best hotel prices.
TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world,
reaching 340 million unique monthly visitors**, and more than 225 million
reviews and opinions covering more than 4.9 million accommodations, restaurants
and attractions. The sites operate in 45 countries worldwide. TripAdvisor also
includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the
tourism industry access to millions of monthly TripAdvisor visitors.
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users, Q1 2015
Everything in our place make sense, a pleasure, an emotion.
For example: the name "Kola", that in Swahili language means "shell", has a specific meaning for Us. Everyone of us, could have been traveled around the World for one or more than one time. The reason of our travel can be not only a vacation, but also any other reason and anyway, many people love to bring home local objects from the visited place, the "souvenirs".
That objects are usually less important with the passing of time. But if you observe the shell "kola", after many years you probably feel the desire to put it close to your ear and like magic you can hear the sound of the sea.
Trough hearing your shell, if you have been at the Kola Beach Resort, you can live another time the same sensation, the same pleasure and you can feel the same emotion you felt in the past in your journey at Kola
The "Gold55" name is inspired from the endless Gold Beach; "gold", where the restaurant is located and 55 is the year of born of two of the three owners of the village. Three men who one day decided to give the emotions, the pleasures, and the sensations they are experiencing by living in that magic place, as a present to everyone decides to spend time at the Kola Beach Resort.
Everything is make giving privilege to the quality of the service offered.
Thank you for experiencing with us this magic African Moments
Ogni cosa da Noi ha un senso, un piacere, un'emozione.
Per esempio: in nome "Kola", che nella lingua Swahili significa "conchiglia", ha un suo preciso significato. Ognuno di noi, una o più volte nella vita, avrà sicuramente avuto modo di viaggiare, vuoi per vacanza o vuoi per altro, e, qualunque sia la ragione del nostro viaggio, amiamo portare a casa dal luogo visitato, un ricordo, i cosiddetti "souvenirs".
Il più delle volte questi oggetti, con il passare del tempo, perdono di effetto e di importanza. Mentre, se osservi la conchiglia "kola", anche a distanza di anni, probabilmente sentirai subito il desiderio di portarla all'orecchio e, come per magia, potrai sentire il suono del mare, e, se in passato hai vissuto l'esperienza del Kola Beach Resort, rivivrai le sensazioni, i piaceri e proverai le emozioni che il Kola ti ha regalato.
Il nome "Gold55" è invece ispirato alla infinita Spiaggia Dorata di Mambrui, "gold beach", su cui sorge il ristorante, mentre 55 è l'anno di nascita di due dei tre proprietari della struttura. Tre persone che un bel giorno hanno deciso di regalare a chi ne avesse il desiderio, tramite la realizzazione del Kola Beach, le emozioni, i piaceri, e le sensazioni che loro stessi hanno provato sulla propria pelle vivendo intensamente in quel luogo magico.
Il tutto privilegiando qualità e servizio.
Grazie per aver condiviso con noi questi momenti di vera "magia" africana
From April 3rd Malindi will host the fifth annual event starring food, dancing and culture (African and non).
With the support of Kilifi County Government, are on the agenda: the Food Contest organized by MALINDI WATAMU TOURISM ASSOCIATION
@ Museum of Malindi where local chefs will show off their culinary
arts; photographic exhibitions; Dhow races; concerts and dances.
Event that, during the Easter holidays, is attracting many tourists especially from Nairobi. Thanks also to airlines as JamboJet demonstrating appreciate the initiatives of the territory by promoting flights to Malindi with very competitive prices.
The massive promotion of our tourist destination is bearing fruits.
Just think about the commitment and hard work that the Malindi Watamu Tourism Association
is doing. The association, which sees entrepreneurs and institutions
collaborate to boost tourism on the coast, has already achieved
important goals, first of all the success at the 'African Travel Show in Nairobi with the most viewed stand of the entire event. Many others to achieve: International Airport Malindi remains a priority; new routes already planning to extend our tourist offer to countries like Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia; flights from Milan and Rome to Malindi via Nairobi.
Everything is moving in the right direction.
Kola Beach Resort would like to thank our colleagues founders of MWTA and malindikenya.net
for the dedication, the commitment and the passion they put into
tirelessly promote our tourism destination, or perhaps I should say, the
tourist destination that hosts us.
The Golden Beach of Mambrui with its km of walks from the Sabaki River to Che Shale; Our large swimming pools with their rounded and irregular edges and with waterfalls that make them true masterpieces; the Restaurant Gold 55 overlooking the Indian Ocean with its local and international cousine; Villas with Makuti roofs to breathe the African charm with the elegant aftertaste of contemporary European style. And then: the conference room for meetings for business travelers; romantic weddings at the african sunset; kitesurf school within walking distance from the hotel; the Malindi's nightlife 15 minutes far by car ... well, whatever is your need, Kola Beach does everything to try meet it!
The 5 star resort is made up of about 30 villas, some for rent or sale with a huge pool of Galana seabed in a sheltered area surrounded by greenery to ensure privacy and discretion, other intended for Hotel. Hotel? Villas? Exactly! Kola Beach is an unique Resort. Our "HOTEL" area is not composed by simple rooms, but by VILLAS! Each villa has two standard and comfortable Junior Rooms on the ground floor, with a living room and veranda as public areas, while the Major Suite is on the top floor, with a magnificent private terrace overlooking the sea or the immense tropical garden of palm trees and Bouganville. All equipped with minibar, air conditioning, safe and all comforts.
Everything revolves around the customer satisfaction. The staff always tries to anticipate your every desire, speaks perfect English and not doing bad either with the Italian. Our mission is to pamper Our guests like the best boutique hotels and make them feel at home, almost family, thanks also to the direct relationship with magement always present and available.
This blog, in addition to promoting the magnificent structure with Its ongoing projects, the countless offers and the future events, has the humble intention to provide real-time quality content to let you know the area that is our home for the past five years, with its warm, friendly culture and emotions that only Africa, and especially the Kenyan coast, is able to convey to Its guests.
A heartfelt thanks to all those that make the Kola Beach ABSOLUTELY a place to visit!
La Spiaggia Dorata di Mambrui con i Suoi km di passeggiate dal Fiume Sabaki a Che Chale; le Nostre grandi piscine dai bordi tondeggianti e irregolari, con cascate che le rendono vere e proprie opere d'arte; il Ristorante Gold 55 affacciato sull' Oceano indiano con le Sue specialità locali ed internazionali; le Ville dai tetti in Makuti per respirare nell'aria il fascino africano con il retrogusto dello charme e dell'eleganza dello stile europeo contemporaneo. E poi ancora: la sala conferenze per ospitare meeting e convegni per i business travellers; i romantici matrimoni al calar del sole africano; scuole di kitesurf a due passi dall'hotel; la vita notturna di Malindi a 15 minuti di macchina...insomma, qualunque siano le Tue esigenze, Kola Beach fa di tutto per cercare di soddisfarle!
Il Resort 5 stelle è composto da circa 30 ville, alcune in affitto o vendita con una enorme piscina dal fondale in Galana in un'area riparata immersa nel verde per garantire privacy e discrezione, altre adibite ad Hotel. Hotel? Ville? Esatto! Il Kola Beach non è un banale Resort. La nostra area "HOTEL" non è composta da semplici stanze, ma VILLE! Ogni villa ospita due semplici e confortevoli Junior Rooms al piano terra, con salottino e veranda come aree comuni, e una Major Suite al piano superiore, con una magnifica terrazza privata vista mare o vista sull'immenso giardino tropicale fatto di palme e Bouganville. Tutte dotate di frigobar, aria condizionata e cassafort ed ogni confort.
Tutto gira intorno alla soddisfazione del cliente. Il personale cerca sempre di anticipare ogni Vostro desiderio, parla un perfetto inglese e non se la cava male neanche con l'italiano. La Nostra mission è quella di coccolare i Nostri ospiti come nei migliori Boutique Hotel e farli sentire come a casa, quasi in famiglia, grazie anche al rapporto diretto col magement sempre presente e disponibile.
Questo blog, oltre a promuovere la magnifica struttura con i Suoi continui progetti, le innumerevoli offerte e i futuri eventi, ha l'umile intenzione di fornire in tempo reale contenuti di qualità per farvi conoscere il territorio che da ormai 5 anni ci ospita, col Suo calore, la Sua cultura e le emozioni che solo l'Africa, e nello specifico la costa kenyota, è in grado di trasmettere ai Suoi ospiti.
Un sentito ringraziamento a tutti coloro che rendono ogni giorno il Kola Beach un luogo ASSOLUTAMENTE da visitare!
