Oceanview Hotel

Oceanview Hotel in Mombasa, Africa is a haven for vampires who travel through the hostile African wilderness. It is owned by Lupo Giovanni and his family.

Overview
The entrance to the Oceanview has become a tourist attraction in its own right. Wide marble steps lead up to the carved double doorway at the front of the building. A marble bas-relief of giant elephants, antelope and lions surrounds the door frame. The portico roof is supported by marble pillars covered with carvings of climbing vines. Bamboo chairs and tables on the front porch allow guests a place to relax as they look out over the ocean.

Inside, the ceiling of the main foyer displays an impressive painting of a sunset behind Mount Kenya. In the same painting, a variety of animals roam among the grasses at the foot of the mountain. A lion greedily eats a dead zebra. A mother elephant snuggles her baby. A hyena raises its snout to sniff the darkening air, and a hippopotamus bathes happily in a brown pool.

To the left, the entrance of the casino is decorated on either side by two large tufts of gilt grass. A gilded lion peeks out from behind one tuft and a large bird hovers just above the other. To the right, the front desk awaits guests checking in and out. The hotel's 100 rooms, 15 suites and single penthouse are all equally elegant. The penthouse has a kitchen and all the necessities for a long-term stay. Room rates compare favorably to similar hotels in Chicago or London.

The casino offers all the games that a European casino would offer. It has acquired a reputation for rich style and honest gambling among the circuit's elite. Beautiful local women serve drinks on trays which they carry on the tops of their heads. They wear brightly colored sukas, strapless garments which encircle their bodies, and elaborate collars of beadwork which wrap tightly around their necks and upper chests, giving the effect of pushing their heads up higher than they should go.