Nomad Beach Resort

5.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Front of property
Double Room, Beachside | Beach/ocean view
Family Suite | Beach/ocean view
Villa | Bathroom
Outdoor pool, open 7 AM to 9:00 PM, pool umbrellas, pool loungers

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • On private beach
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Gym
  • Spa

Explore the area

Map
Diani Beach Road, Diani Beach, 80401
  • Diani - Chale Marine National Park and Reserve
    1 min walk
  • Diani Beach
    3 min walk
  • Galu Kinondo
    13 min drive
  • Ukunda (UKA)
    15 min drive

Room options

Villa

  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 10
  • 4 King Beds

Villa

  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 12
  • 6 King Beds

Villa

  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 12
  • 6 King Beds

Family Suite

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Double Room, Garden View (Sea Breeze)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Double Room, Beachside

  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, Ocean View

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Diani Beach

With a stay at Nomad Beach Resort in Diani Beach, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Diani Beach and Diani - Chale Marine National Park and Reserve. .This beach hotel is 27.7 mi (44.6 km) from Nyali Beach and 3 mi (4.8 km) from Galu Kinondo.

What's nearby

  • Diani - Chale Marine National Park and Reserve - 1 min walk
  • Diani Beach - 3 min walk
  • Galu Kinondo - 13 min drive
  • Kaya Kinondo Sacred Forest - 13 min drive
  • Tiwi Beach - 35 min drive

Getting around

  • Ukunda (UKA) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Havana Bar, Diani Beach - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Nomad's Beach Bar And Restaurant - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Coast Dishes - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Kole Kole Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Tandoori - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Nomad Beach Resort

Luxury hotel on the beach, with outdoor pool
Nomad Beach Resort offers 29 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. This Diani Beach hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Coffee/tea makers and minibars are provided. Bathrooms include slippers, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a private beach, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Forest Breeze. Services include facials and manicures and pedicures.
Make yourself at home in one of the 29 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and coffee/tea makers.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages and facials. You can soak up the sun at the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite at Nomad Beach Bar and Resta, one of the hotel's 4 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Nomad Beach Bar and Resta - This beachfront restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Rivas Bar - Overlooking the pool, this bar serves lunch only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Teppanyaki - Onsite restaurant. Reservations are required. Open daily.
BBQ - This restaurant is located on the beach. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Indulge - Onsite fine-dining restaurant. Reservations are required. Open select days.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–10:30 AM
  • 4 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 2 bars/lounges and 1 poolside bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Nomad Beach Bar and Resta
  • Rivas Bar
  • Teppanyaki
  • BBQ
  • Indulge

Things to do

  • Boat tours
  • Fishing
  • Fitness centre
  • Full-service spa
  • Kayaking
  • Motor-boating
  • Outdoor pool
  • Scuba diving
  • Snorkelling
  • Surfing/body boarding
  • Windsurfing
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Private beachfront location
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchairs available on site

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Slippers
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for KES 140.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: KES 140.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
This property uses a grey water recycling system

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 7 AM to 9:00 PM
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

Sands Nomad Hotel Diani Beach
Sands Nomad Hotel
Sands Nomad
The Sands At Nomad Hotel Diani
Sands At Nomad Diani
Sands At Nomad Hotel Diani
The Sands at Nomad
Nomad Beach Resort Hotel
Nomad Beach Resort Diani Beach
Nomad Beach Resort Hotel Diani Beach

Nomad Beach Resort Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 61 out of 95 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 95 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 95 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 95 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 95 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Khaled

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning resort. We had beach rooms with direct access to the beach. I am literally on the beach. The hotel staff were all amazing, some of which I will mention by name. Jamila, Lilly - I think, Rashid, and because I don’t remember all the names, everyone went above and beyond to make our stay memorable. Thank you, hotel management and staff, for living up to our expectations and much more. If we are ever in Diani Beach, this is where we will stay
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yiming

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in the beach cottage…the view is stunning and the cottage is very cozy…the first night suffered a bit from mosquito bites but the reception staff ensured the following nights mosquitos free. The beach is beautiful with soft white sand and falling asleep with the backdrop of the ocean waves was such a blessing.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Hodan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suleiman

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nomad Diani is excellent.
Had a great experience at Nomad resort. Facility was clean, friendly staff and excellent dining options. Highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Diani stay was a dream
I Loved my room. It was a sanctuary. I loved the beach and the set up of how the hotel was on the beach. Pristine, beautiful and like a dream spot. I do wish the front desk service was more professional and attentive. My arrival was fantastic. But any calls or interactions with them, was un educated about the hotel on the whole and barely helpful. The room attendees are magnificent. The wait staff were lovely. Restaurant manager was exemplary.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarwar

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danielle, San Diego

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Sands at Nomad is magical. The location is perfect. We had an ocean view room with a gorgeous view just steps from the beach. The property is more of a boutique so it never felt crowded. The staff was simply phenomenal. They were so kind and nice, and assisted us with whatever we needed. The onsite dining was wonderful. The pool area was lovely (just the right size for us). And, we loved the monkeys and bush babies that frequented the property. We were a family of four (two adults and two teens), and we loved staying here.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Magda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great but there is always a room for improvement.
Sands at Nomads is great overall, but there are little things that could be improved. One big one for improvement is the restaurant - both the food and service.The menu is hit-and-miss, there are some great dishes but many far from great. The restaurant service could also be improved. During our 4 days stay, our orders were confused more than once or twice or the restaurant staff did not actually know what the dishes are.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

EUAN

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A nice quiet small hotel with generally very friendly staff right on the wonderful Diani beach. Learner divers in the only pool could upset some people and there is a fair walk to the main restaurant.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

castro

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location. Staff are very professional and friendly. Definitely a 5star rating
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice boutique hotel in a very private area of Diani Beach. Has a private sunbathing area overlooking the beach and also a great private pool. The staff are extremely friendly and there are great dining options on the hotel grounds.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarvjit

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This place is amazing!
The hotel is set in the most wonderful location, you can expect to have the Indian Ocean lapping your feet, the wind in your hair and the sun on your face. The staff will cater for your every need, be sure to do the 7am yoga sessions with Sam, it’ll set you up for the day, follow that with an ice cold madafu with breakfast at the Nomad bar. You must also indulge in the Sands Signature massage; 2 hours of pure bliss (as if you needed anymore!) a body scrub with followed by a massage, you will float out of the spa! The food is delicious both for lunch and dinner, we were lucky enough to be there for the full moon in March and captured some amazing photos. We are looking to return in January 2023…something tells me this could be my ‘go to place’ for some R&R and to escape the UK winter. Thank you to all the team at Sands at Nomad. You made our break so special and we can’t wait to return.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Xenia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would Return!
Fantastic stay, great property with helpful staff. Beach was clean and soft white sand
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I absolutely recommend staying at this hotel if you are visiting Diani beach. Upon check in we were greeted with coconut water and a flower necklace, nice little welcome touch. We were also upgraded free of charge to the junior suite which made our stay even more comfortable. They also gave us a free thirty minute massage. All staff were really nice, funny and always helpful to any request. Room was equip with all amenities needed. Scuba diving courses available everyday at 4pm were absolutely fantastic. Breakfast and dinner options were good, again all staff here were really great and attentative. The beach is a public beach and could do with a seaweed clean up however the waters are beautiful and warm. Recommend leaving items in the hotel vicinity (sunbed area) and going for a dip in the ocean. You will get people coming to haggle to take you snorkeling/boat ride but they are friendly and leave you alone if you are not interested. I would for sure come back to this hotel if I return to Diani beach.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel accommodation is what is to be expected from a five star beach hotel; in every respect. The staff are well trained and friendly. But the beach is the big surprise. It is stunning. I had a great holiday.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Clay

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amaing stay on an amazing beach
The Sands at Nomad provided a wonderful stay at one of the world's most beautiful beaches. The staff were amazing, providing friendly, courteous and professionalism at every step. The room was spacious, comfortable and had a great view of the ocean. The restaurant was good and a perfect spot for sunset drinks and dinner. The pool bar was my favorite with great drinks, food and service. The check-in/check-out processes were quick and efficient. Benson in Guest Relations was helpful with anything needed and in arranging transportation on the day of departure. You cannot go wrong with a stay here.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent for holidays.Everything is perfect, place,beach,staff,food.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location right in Diani Beach. Perfect for those looking to relax and enjoy the sun and sand. The hotel staff are always around and at hand to help with anything you need. They all greet you even just in passing which really does make you feel welcomed and comfortable. As it is a boutique hotel it’s simplicity is comforting. The spa was incredible. We got a few treatments in there as well as couples massage in a beautiful hut room in the middle on the forest. Very calming setting. The food was always delicious although we did venture out and try other restaurants in diani beach area. The only downside i would say is the pool. The pool area is lovely and great for sunbathing and just having a little read in the sun. The pool itself however doesn't really accommodate for all level of swimmers. Its very small and a large section of it is used for diving sessions. Overall great hotel in a great location
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent boutique hotel
Excellent hotel with friendly and helpful staff. Only downside are the flies in the rainy season and a rather basis gym.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Food was good with a generous portion but not consistent. Food was half cold most of the time. We had a fantastic beach front balcony with superb view but the monkey poo in many places were stayed with us throughout the stay as they didn’t clean it up. Staff in general are nice and attentive, but we had a fly in our drink. One should know that full board here doesn’t include any drink not even water but you can select any dishes in the menu. Beach was fantastic but the so calked ‘Nomad beach operator’ who supposed to ensure no harassment by the local vendor to the guests turned to be a problem themselves as they insisted that you visited their totally overpriced shops on the beach and eventually buy something there! Otherwise, it was a nice stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019