Leopard Beach Resort

The epic center of Leopard Resort rests at the heart of the voluminous Horizon restaurant and lounge. High ceilings lined with billowing sails create shaded areas over the wicker dining chairs and wooden tables. open sided to allow as much of the ocean breeze to drift through. Terraced down from a large deck is the swimming pool surrounded by sun loungers and the ocean beyond. Spanning out from Horizon are several other bars and five other dining areas.

Leopard Resort has a wide variety of accommodation sprinkled across the 25 acres of gardens. 70 standard and 20 superior garden and 48 sea facing rooms are simple with basic furnishings. 10 cottages offer up similar simplicity with slightly more space. 7 Suites have recently refurbished bathrooms and 3 luxury villas beautifully decorated and boasting private balconies overlooking the ocean. Colors are soft and muted with light corals, terra-cotta and shades of blue.

Diani Beach is made for water sports. It is a massively popular area for waterskiing and kite surfing. A nearby dive center offers up glass bottomed boat tours, scuba diving, snorkeling and deep sea fishing. Day trips can also be organized to nearby Wasini island. Back at the resort there are aqua aerobics sessions in the pool, or for those that need some pampering an onsite spa with a nice range of treatments.The hotel gym is basic but perfectly decent.