White sand beaches and blue skies as far as the eye can see, blissful silence only periodically interrupted by palms rustling under the weight of the monochrome colobus monkeys. This prime spot on Diani Beach, the Indian Ocean adjacent coast of Kenya, was originally the family home of the local Giovando’s. In an act of pure selflessness, they have opened their incredibly instagram worthy carved Arabic doors and are sharing their idyll in the form of a family run boutique retreat named Almanara.