Located at Kilifi Creek, just 3 km outside of town and surrounded by a community forest, Distant Relatives Ecolodge and Backpackers features a secluded beach area, a restaurant and outdoor pool.
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Petchara
From
United Kingdom
The staff at Distant Relatives were absolutely the best! I stayed during the low season of the hostel when there weren’t too many other people around which was great for relaxing, but Maureen, Rose, Mohammed and Derrick were all amazing in making sure I was comfortable and never lonely the whole time during my stay. They even went so far as to help me fix my laptop cable when it broke!
Paolo the manager of the hostel was also super friendly and kind, I can’t state enough how lovely everyone is and how comfortable I felt as a solo female traveller at the hostel 😊
I had the tree dorm to myself pretty much the whole week I was there too, the dorms are lovely and very charming. The outdoor shower is also wonderful, so long as you don’t mind a few monkeys spying on you.
The location is very close to the beach and cheap to get to, and the walk down to the creek is also very convenient. The food in the restaurant was also great, thank you Distant Relatives for a great stay 😊
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.8
8.8
Fabulous - What previous guests thought, 314 reviews
Fabulous - What previous guests thought, 314 reviews
Fabulous · 314 reviews
Lovely place with a vibe. Everything is built from natural materials with "Bali" or "boho" vibes. All the cabins, washing rooms and common space are designed in this way - they look really cool. The room was very spacious, clean and designed in a natural and organic way, which I really liked. The beach at the creek is located just 5 minute walk from the hostel (go there at night and go swimming - it is magical due to plankton that glows when you move the water). The food in bar is really good and stuff is helpful.
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Aleksandra
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