Southern Palms Beach Resort
Our own footage from this stay. The walkthrough plays without sound.
The short versionGuests rate it 4.3 out of 5 across 5,801 Google and Tripadvisor reviews; the lowest-rated category is room, at 4.0. The least you'll pay in the next six months is $455, on 10 Oct 2026. No points program, so it is cash only.
What guests like
- Warm, friendly staff, with Italian restaurant team and waiters named repeatedly
- All-inclusive food with plenty of choice, especially the Italian a la carte and Indian dishes
- Right on a white-sand stretch of Diani Beach with sunrise views
- Clean, spacious, well-kept rooms and grounds
- Busy activity program for adults and children, plus large pools
What guests flag
- Entertainment team pushy or unfriendly during beach volleyball; guests not allowed to play without them
- Evening entertainment noisy near pool-side rooms; ground-floor ocean view blocked by sunbeds
- Pushy beach vendors
- Main buffet variety could be better; entertainment area uncovered
What comes up most in recent Google and Tripadvisor reviews (Tripadvisor reviews dated 13 to 22 Sep 2026 (20) plus 5 Google reviews dated 4 weeks to 3 months ago).
The stay
- Nights
- 3
- Traveled as
- Couple
- Paid
- Cash
Best Available Rate All Inclusive, Superior Room: all meals and drinks, taxes included, public rate, pay at the hotel. Free cancellation up to 7 days before arrival, then 100% charged. The same $455 holds on every open night to 30 Nov; $470 from 1 Dec
- Room
- 4.0
- Bed and sleep
- 4.1
- Value
- 4.2
- Service
- 4.4
- Cleanliness
- 4.3
- Location
- 4.5
- Star rating
- 4-star an OTA listing
- Michelin Keys
- Not in the guide
- Forbes Travel Guide
- Not rated
- Last renovated
- 2019: Scope not stated, the resort's own claim
Rates move. The figure above is the cheapest night we found on southernpalmskenya.com, reading every night in the window on 26 Sep 2026. The conditions and taxes are under the rate.
