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Reviews of Soul Breeze Backpackers Diani

Diani Beach Road, 80400 Diani Beach, Kenya

#28 of 43 hotels in Diani Beach

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 38 hostel reviews

8.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.0

  • Comfort

    7.9

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    7.9

  • Staff

    9.1

  • Value for money

    7.9

  • Free WiFi

    5.9

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  • Reviewed: 28 March 2024

    8.0
    Great location by the beach
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    - Bit far from the center but plenty of motorbikes & tuktuks outside of the gate. Agree a price before getting on board! - Stayed in a budget room / hut. These are located further away from the beach so hardly get any breeze. Our hut had 2 fans but the hut was still pretty hot to sleep in - Most nights the restaurant closed relatively early, by 9 pm if I don't remember wrong - No seating & table outside of the hut. Granted, we were provided one chair and a table upon request. - Hanging clothes to dry outside was not an option due to monkeys. Some hooks or drying line inside the hut would have been much appreciated

    + Great location by the beach + All staff were friendly and helpful + Good Wifi + Good size hut & comfortable bed + Water pressure in the shower was good + Mosquito net, but no need to use it + Good range of entertainment provided by the hotel throughout the day & early evenings + The restaurant served good food & a range of drinks for a reasonable price + Plenty of seating by the beach / restaurant + Outdoor shower by the beach entrance + Tidy and well kept grounds We enjoyed our stay and would definitely consider staying here again if coming back to Diani.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 February 2024

    8.0
    Overall it was very good!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The rooms could be better, they don't correspond to the price you pay!

    Excellent breakfast and great location.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 November 2023

    7.0
    Could be a lot better
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms need some maintenance. There was no hot water and the wifi didn’t work for the while duration of my stay.

    The hostel’s location has a nice beach front and the food at the restaurant was very delicious at reasonable prices.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 October 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel has 10am checkout, even though booking says 11. Kind of rushed in the morning to get out

    Only stayed for a night, but location is great, right on the beach. Nice staff

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 June 2023

    7.0
    My stay was amazing and would definitely visit again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Alot of mosquitoes at night

    I loved the location, staff and service provided

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 February 2023

    9.0
    perfect location, nice bungalows, friendly staff BUT sex tourism hotspot
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    obviously on going sex tourism on the beach and bar area - especially at evening. we were shocked when we arrived around 7pm (several old white men are dating young Kenyan girls/pled white women with young Kenyan men) ordering and getting food took a while - so order 45 minutes before you want to eat (even though it’s not busy)

    the hotel is directly at the beach, the area is beautiful and very nice. the snorkeling agency is next to the hotel and highly recommended 😊 the staff was nice and the breakfast was delicious - but you have to take care that the monkeys won’t steal it the bungalows were exactly as described

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 February 2023

    8.0
    We enjoyed our stay in general. The view on the beach from outside the resort is spectacular.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Single Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Partly this was my own fault, because I didn't book immediately when I viewed the property on booking.com. Rather I postposed for a while before deciding and had to ask my travel partner if she was OK with it. A few days later when I looked again, the price had doubled. This is too much of an increase and wasn't totally worth it considering that the room was very basic. We paid the same price for more luxury and more facilities in Nairobi.

    The breakfast was amazing. I have coeliac disease and was worried I wouldn't find enough I was able to eat so I waited until I saw it before ordering. We had it every day. It was a buffet and the menu changed every day. It was nutritious and delicious. The breakfast was maybe my favourite aspect of th eplace.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 January 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    The food is of quite poor quality and the service in the restaurant is horrible. You always needed to go to the bar to get the attention of staff, otherwise you would be sitting there the whole day without service. Even when going up to the staff it could take 20 minuted to even get a menu and then additional 20 minutes to put in an order and then 1 hour to get the food. This happened regardless if there were 2 people in the restaurant or if it was full. Could improve wifi.

    Located right on the beach. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good value for money. There is a kitchen and fridge for everyone to use if one wants to cook your own food.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 14 November 2022

    7.0
    Perfect weekend escape plan
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 6-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It's a bit too far from ATM machines and shopping centres. The chalet rooms on the Zanzibar section dont filter noise, a drop of a branch from the tree or a seed will make a very huge bang on the iron sheet covering your room. This would wake me up each time.

    Everything was great. The location and ambience right next to the beach was a great deal. There breakfast is awesome. There is a live band or DJ playing music every day in the evening at the restaurant, which brings a nice evening chill out vibe.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 31 October 2022

    9.0
    great location & good price
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nice location direct on the beach, good restaurant & bar, pools, volleyball field, little gym and everything what you need to have a perfect stay

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 June 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was too much wind that with a brunch of tree that had fell on my rooftop, it kept making alot of noise every single night as the wind blew.

    The place is absolutely perfect with clean swimming pool clean beach front and near to the rift.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 11 March 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    shower with salty water

    very nice environment (beach is amazing, the places to seat, volleyball)

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 7 March 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    staff and location

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast was really poor

    The location is awesome!

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 29 January 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The toilet was faulty, other than that. I had a good experience there

    Location, service at the beach, breakfast

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: 27 December 2021

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some of the staff were slow and sometimes needed nudging to serve us other than that it was a perfect holiday.

    The location was great, the pool was amazing I especially loved how warm it was at night. The food was good and I loved that it was a beachfront property.

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: 12 November 2021

    8.0
    Good stay at the beach
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Construction work going on, loud in the mornings killing my sleep, owner resentful about blocking beach chairs for just 30 minutes while changing and showering

    Wonderful beach location

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: 29 May 2021

    9.0
    The stay was superb good breeze from the ocean is on the beach
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

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    The staff are very welcoming and nice ,always wish to comeback again ,it's worth your penny to stay in soul breeze

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2023

    1.0
    Long way to go
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The backpackers area is not habitable at this time age and era, upgrade to measure up to current times and let the customers understand the difference between the resort and backpackers, I had to request to move to main resort.

    I liked the Staff esp at the restaurant, very efficient and the open beach plan was awesome. Live band too though the singers did foreign old school songs and none kenyan songs.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 July 2023

    5.0
    Ocean front property with a weird vibe.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s a hotel/hostel. It’ seems like a sex tourism spot. Older white men with young Kenyan women and likewise with white women. I was approached my a young Kenyan man for “services”. Left early bc vibe was weird and not many other travelers when I was there.

    Beach front and restaurant on property.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 November 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Excellent reception person and amazing swing near beach.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 7 October 2022

    10
    amazing! I highly recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    -

    the staff was great! I loved! good food in the restaurant beach front

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 September 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not good value for money, especially the backpackers section. Very minimal and uncomfortable.

    The restaurant staff and food were good, and it’s right on the water!

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 3 March 2022

    10
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only thing was that it had less of a hostel vibe than I expected, wasn’t super social I’d say, but still a great place to chill :)

    Absolutely a 10! I had a modest, but a very clean room, the staff was very friendly, the breakfast was good, the food wasn’t very cheap but still reasonably priced, the place is right in front of the ocean… what more can you ask?

    Stayed in March 2022

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