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The vacation rental:
Villa Monique is a private inexpensive Holiday Cottage in Diani Beach. It is only 8 minutes walk from the Villa to the superb white sandy beach.An ideal hideaway for couples and honeymooners.A small paradise for individualists and adventurers. It is also suitable for families with small children. I go myself every year for holidays with my wife and my three kids . There are three similar Cottages on the compound , named after my three children : Villa Monique,Villa Pierre and Villa Mwangi. All three Villas are build in the tradional coastal style combined with European standard. One Villa can accommodate maximum 6 persons comfortably.
Downstairs each Villa has two bedrooms with one doublebed each.All bedrooms have airconditoning,ceiling fans and mosquito-nets . Upstairs there is an open studio-like area with further sleeping facilities.The studio can also be used as a living room. All beds upstairs are also equipped with mosquito-nets, although there are not many mosquitos in this area anyway. There is no need for an aircondition upstairs . The tradional architecture of the Villa makes use of the always present sea breeze and provides the area with a cool and very pleasent Temperature . Housemaid service is provided and included in the price. The Villa will be cleaned on a daily basis and your beds will be made . Linen and a basic set of towels are provided .
Leisure activities:
Diani Beach has a good touristic infrastruture and much to offer for the visitor. Diani also is blessed with a beautiful
coral reef and is a paradise for Scuba Diving . There are several Diving schools with aproved diving instructors in the area. They are offering diving trips for just a few hours or up to several days which normally includes exciting things like night diving and wreck diving. Even if you are not a diver you should at least do a little bit of snorkeling to get a glimbse of the fascinating underwater world in Diani.
It is also possible to book a Dhow Safari . A Dhow is the tradional sailing boat of the East African Coast . The used to sail far as India and the Middle East,trading with slaves,spices and other goods . Nowadays there are mainly build for tourists and for a few private owners . A few small operators in Diani offer Dhow Safaris to one of the small islands along the Kenyan Coast often combined with snorkeling , diving or fishing with meals included .If you are bit lucky you will Dolphins and giant sea turtles on the way .
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Vacation House |
| Capacity |
4-6 |
| Size rental (sqm) |
150 |
Special characteristics:
child-friendly, beach
Rooms:
1 living room
3 bedroom
1 bathroom
1 kitchen
Equipment:
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| Kitchen: |
oven, kitchen, toaster |
| Bathroom: |
shower, towels, toilet |
| Bedroom: |
bed linen, double bed, single bed, sleep sofa, wardrobe |
| Extras: |
garage, garden, garden furniture, air condition |
| Catering: |
self catering |
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Price:
per day in the indicated capacity
| Additional Charges: |
nothing |
Minimum stay: flexible
Arrival Weekday: flexible
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Pictures:
Contact Person:
Karl Gundrum
61 Randolph Road
Dover
CT17 0FZ
Great Britain
Phone: +44 (0) 7730972137
Owners Homepage
We speak:
German, English
Click here for booking enquiries
The surrounding area:
Diani Beach is an excellent base for excursions : sightseeing tour in Mombasa, visiting the spice island Zanzibar via small aircraft or you can sail a few days with a Dhow to Zanzibar !
Tours to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tansania ( the border is just 30 miles south of Diani ) and Mount Kenya , the two highest mountains in Africa can also be arranged .
Villa Monique is situated in a beautiful private estate called Bougainvilla II , the place is very private and peaceful , without noise or other people disturbing you .And yet all action is nearby. To reach the superb white sandy beach you have to walk about 8 minutes a small path through the bush . By the way,the famous writer Ernest Hemingway used to come to Diani mainly for Deep Sea Fishing, according to him Diani is "one of the most beautiful white sandy beaches of the world"
Description of journey:
Airport Mombasa
Address of vacation home:
Diani Beach
Diani
Villa Monique
Kenya
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