| Pine wood Village | | | | can be purchased at the mini supermarket in the main |
| Pine wood village is a new complex of 20 town | | | | building. Fresh seafood and vegetables are on sale at |
| houses in the coastal forest near the end of Galu | | | | the resort's own small open market. There is a |
| Beach. These two storey white villas are compactly | | | | charming restaurant and bar in the main building which |
| arranged along narrow grounds stretching to the | | | | is reached by a wooden bridge over a lily pond. There |
| beach. Staying at Pinewood village is more like renting | | | | is a half -board option. |
| your own condominium than staying at a traditional | | | | There is certain thoughtfulness at pinewood |
| ocean resort hotel. You have a living room and a fully | | | | village-accommodation for drivers and ayahs is |
| -equipped kitchen with staff to cook and clean. Privacy | | | | included in the tariff, kitchen staples are placed in your |
| and individuality are combined with the security of | | | | villa and cold beers can be purchased at the store. |
| being part of a complex. | | | | Other facilities |
| Set well back from the sea, the villas have views of | | | | Flood lit tennis court, squash court, games room, |
| coastal bush rather than the ocean. They share a | | | | conference facilities; air conditioned video/TV room, |
| lovely curved swimming pool which has a swim up | | | | and a terrace which can be used for conferences and |
| thatched bar. Landscaped steps beyond the pool give | | | | parties. The management will organize tours to |
| way to gardens and lawns, then Galu Beach. | | | | Mombassa, sea ports, and shopping or entertainment |
| The villas are solidly built and attractively furnished, | | | | trips to Diani shopping centre, only eight kilometers |
| giving a sense of quality and attention to detail. Fresh | | | | away. |
| white wash dominates-a dramatic contrast with the | | | | Chale Paradise Island |
| dark ethnic furniture and bright fabrics. Arches abound. | | | | This small island south of Galu Beach is astoundingly |
| The effect is clean, spacious and uncluttered-more | | | | beautiful with a lovely natural sandy bay, dramatic rock |
| aesthetically pleasing than comfortable. | | | | formations and a great variety of indigenous trees. |
| Upstairs, however, all is comfort. Big beds with ceiling | | | | Chale Island is now being developed, though many had |
| fans above are encased in voluminous mosquito nets. | | | | hoped it would become a protected reserve. The |
| Again there are pleasing fabrics and bright whitewash. | | | | developer is full of vision and energy-he sees Chale |
| The bathrooms are elegant with tiles imported from | | | | Paradise Island as a luxury tented health spa. The |
| Italy. With central air conditioning, the bedrooms are | | | | tents will be large and full of antique Lamu furniture, the |
| also the coolest rooms in the villa. (There are fans, but | | | | rough rocks will be covered with sand for barefoot |
| no air conditioning downstairs) The bedrooms open on | | | | walking, and the pure natural sulphur mud will be |
| to large terrace where you might glimpse colobus | | | | amazingly regenerative. |
| monkeys in the trees. | | | | There was talk of masseurs, health food and attentive |
| Each villa also has its own direct dial telephone. Some | | | | service. It seemed a pity that the tents were being |
| villas have connecting doors which allow a larger | | | | constructed cheek by jowl, that day trippers were |
| family or group the opportunity of sharing a doubled | | | | expected, and that the development tractors were |
| living space with four to six double bedrooms upstairs. | | | | driving over coral. Chale Island is now advertising and |
| A cook steward is assigned to each villa and, if you | | | | selling bookings and onsite birthday and wedding |
| choose, will cook and serve all your meals. Supplies | | | | ceremonies. |