NEARLY 150 METRES OF DIANI BEACH. ONE EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY.
A rare beachfront hotel development site on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, with existing hotel user and the scale to create a landmark international resort.
APPROX. LAND: 10 ACRES
BEACH FRONTAGE: 150 METRES
TITLE USER: HOTEL
LEASE TERM: 65 YEARS REMAINING
KES 80 MILLION PER ACRE
A Site That Could Define a Destination
There are beachfront properties, and then there are sites with the ingredients to define a destination. FIT Property's Signature Collection is privileged to present an exceptionally rare hotel development opportunity on Diani Beach: approximately 10 acres of prime beachfront land with nearly 150 metres of Indian Ocean frontage, an exceptional regular configuration and, most importantly, existing hotel user.
For an international hotel group, resort developer, family office or hospitality investor seeking a flagship position on the Kenyan coast, opportunities combining this scale, frontage, configuration and permitted hospitality use are exceptionally difficult to replicate.
A Site Made for Hospitality
The site's proportions are one of its greatest strengths. Nearly 150 metres of beachfront creates the width for a resort that genuinely engages with the Indian Ocean rather than simply providing access to it. Its regular, highly usable shape provides an unusually strong canvas for thoughtful master planning, ocean-facing accommodation and generous resort amenities.
The property is vacant, secured by a perimeter boundary wall and has remained within the same ownership group for many years. Most compellingly for a hospitality investor, the title already provides for hotel use - an important characteristic when assessing a prime coastal development site.
The Investment Thesis
Diani is already one of East Africa's most recognised beach destinations, celebrated for its white-sand coastline, warm Indian Ocean waters and established leisure market. Yet this site presents something larger than a conventional coastal land acquisition: the opportunity to create a Kenyan resort capable of competing for the same international leisure traveller considering Zanzibar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Mozambique and other leading Indian Ocean destinations.
Kenya adds a distinctive strategic advantage. Few destinations can combine a sophisticated beach experience with one of the world's great safari circuits within a single country. For the right hospitality group, that creates the possibility of a powerful safari-and-beach portfolio proposition and a flagship coastal presence in an established tourism market.
Why This Opportunity Is Different
- Approximately 10 acres of prime Diani beachfront land.
- Nearly 150 metres of direct Indian Ocean beach frontage.
- Existing hotel user on the title.
- Exceptional regular site configuration suited to resort master planning.
- Vacant land offering a clean canvas for a new hospitality concept, subject to all required approvals.
- Perimeter boundary wall already in place.
- Approximately 65 years remaining on the lease term.
- Long-held within the same ownership group.
- An opportunity to establish a significant branded hospitality presence on the Kenyan coast.
The Opportunity
This is not simply a land acquisition. It is an opportunity to secure a substantial position on one of Kenya's most celebrated beaches and create a resort with the frontage, scale and positioning to become a destination in its own right.
Subject to planning, regulatory, environmental and other required approvals, the site could lend itself to concepts including:
- Luxury international resort
- Lifestyle beach resort
- Branded resort and residences
- Wellness-led destination resort
- Luxury villa and hospitality concept
- Integrated hospitality and resort development
Commercial Terms
Asking Price: KES 80,000,000 per acre
Purchaser Agency Fee 3% of the agreed sale price + VAT
Mandate: Exclusively represented by FIT Property Limited
Information Release: Subject to buyer qualification and confidentiality process
Confidentiality & Buyer Qualification
FIT Property represents select hospitality and investment opportunities on a controlled basis. Detailed property information, ownership documentation and transaction materials will be made available only to qualified prospective purchasers following initial buyer verification and execution of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), where required by FIT Property or the vendor.
Serious enquiries from established hotel groups, hospitality investors, developers, family offices and institutional investors are invited.
FIT Property | Hospitality & Investment Advisory
FIT Property is a specialist real estate advisory firm representing select hotels, resorts, safari camps, lodges, beachfront properties and hospitality development opportunities across Kenya and East Africa. We advise owners, investors, developers and hospitality groups on the acquisition and disposal of distinctive hospitality assets, including beachfront resort sites, coastal hotels, safari properties and confidential off-market investment opportunities.
Looking to acquire or dispose of a hotel, resort, safari camp, lodge or hospitality development site in Kenya or East Africa? FIT Property represents a select portfolio of on-market and confidential off-market hospitality opportunities.
EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTIES. RARE OPPORTUNITIES. PRIVATELY REPRESENTED.
Further details are available to qualified parties following a private discussion.