Paradise
Beach Hotel Shanzu Beach Reviews: 
**NOW A PRIDEINN HOTEL taken over and renovated after failure of travel company
The following reviews are old and no longer relevant. Latest reviews under new owners will be added here soon.
Another African Safari Club hotel disaster.
last year they filed bankrupt, but will re-emerge
with a different company. Have stayed there last year and not good at
all but so cheap!! Maybe under new ownership things will change. Watch
this space.
. I can't even bear to list
everything that was wrong, but the major issue was the air con. The
hotel was practically empty and we were placed in a room without air
conditioning - when we asked to be moved to a room with it, they wanted
an extra 200 euros a week!! I have stayed in a wooden hut on the beach
in Zanzibar before with no running water and that was luxury compared
to this awful hotel.
. Im happy to find out today,
that African Safari Club have ceased trading! That will save us poor people
from putting ourselves in a potentially dangerours situation! I feel
sorry for the staff though who were not paid their wages, and demoralised
by their peers. Jobs are hard to find for them, and they have families
to feed and clothe just like we do. My heart goes out to them.
. I would advise booking B&B
and paying for evening meal on a day by day basis as its only 6 euros
and you can eat as much as you like. The food was OK we and our friends
never got ill during the stay, at breakfast you could order eggs cooked
to your requirement. There are two swimming pools that at times are very
quiet, no hassle getting a sun bed. Lunch is available by the pool from
a basic menu for just a few pounds.
. No water in the room. No light
at night. My Camera and all Kenyan Shilings stolen. A terrible stay!!!!!!
what a paradox with its name.
. Booked last minute and knew,
just by the price, that they maybe be hic ups, knowing it was rated 3*
in a third world country. How can you get a 2 week break at a peak time
at the price we paid.
- This is the
worst hotel I have ever seen! We had to change rooms three times, but
still it didn't help, as all the rooms were dirty, everything was old
and rusty! despite all this, the rates were still high!
- The staff and manermant
at the hotel are brilliant they try to help as much as possible if
you try to get to know them they are very helpfull i have been there
twice and loved it
- As a party of five ranging from 20 to 56 all
members had a very enjoyable holiday.
- I would recommend this hotel and holiday to
anyone.
- Afican Safari
Club sell the hotel as the Shanzu Paradise Beach Hotel, where in actual
fact they are 2 hotels in the same chain. The Shanzu Paradise & The
Shanzu Beach. There is no difference in the rooms of either hotel and
all the facilities are shared - the Shanzu Paradise restaurant is however
slightly better decorated and is located at beach level but the food
offered is the same
- Do not travel with this company if you are
non-white. We had our passports taken away from us for twenty minutes
on our return journey by ASC staff at Mombasa Airport and when we enquired
why we were told, you are Indians so your passports will have to be checked
away from the check-in desk.
- If you have booked this hotel, try to cancel,
or get a guarantee off your holiday club to say that there is nothing
wrong with your hotel. We were allocated this hotel, even though we had
booked 14 months in advance! I hope you like hopping from one reception
desk to the next because this is what you are going to get. We have left
Kenya with a bad taste in our mouths. We have holidayed in Kenya before
but experienced nothing like this.
- Mombasa in June at
Shanzu Paradise Beach resort was a wonderful experience, with a lovely,
warm and cool climate. Nice rooms with air conditioning, and helpful
staff. Excellent big buffet, and they had various European, Indian
and Swahili cuisine/food. The cooks at paradise are some of the best
you will come across. There are plenty of activities at the hotel
for kids and adults, and buses to other hotels and excursions can
be arranged. It is within walking distance to the local shops.
The hotel has a lovely location, and there are a variety of pools and restaurants that you can use. We had 4 rooms between us, and, although somewhat shabby, they were kept spotlessly clean, had air-con and balconies with good views. Although the service at meal-times could have been more efficient, the food was of reasonable quality, there was choice, and the staff were friendly. Reviews of resorts and places in Kenya
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