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Watamu Beach Club

4.0 of 5
Watamu | (currently closed due to fire damage), Malindi, Kenya
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Ranked #27 of 28 hotels in Malindi
3.5 of 5 stars 47 Reviews
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MidlandsWanda
midlands
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 August 2009

we stayed at hotel watamu beach club and to read other reviews i think these people stayed in a different place to us, our holday was wonderful from stat to finish,the staff were all very helpful and accomadation although basic was very clean ,we did however suffer a little stomach upset but have done so in most third world countries... More

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A&AEssex
essex
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2007
2
people found this review helpful

We stayed here in July 07, we had a really great time, we did a two day safari with ASC and were very pleased, we stayed in crocodile camp and we could hear hippos grunting at each other in the night - great! We didn't see lions or rhinos but we saw HUNDREDS of elephants, it was fantastic and amazing... More

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Traveller727
Northamptonshire
1 review
9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 August 2007
9
people found this review helpful

We had read the reviews of the Watamu Beach Club Hotel and so arrived in Mombasa with a certain sense of trepidation. We had also read the reports about the condition of the road from Mombasa to Watamu and so this was no surprise, although the condition of the coaches we travelled in, both to and from the airport, were.... More

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PetaandJohn
Stamford Lincolnshire
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 August 2007
6
people found this review helpful

Because this was my 60th birthday treat from my husband, he had upgraded our flight and also booked the only villa on the hotel complex, which was really beautiful, quite a distance from the main hotel, we had our own private terrace, overlooking the sea and a quiet pretty cove. The meals we did find repetative and bland, but we... More

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ellijen
N. Ireland
1 review
5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 July 2007
5
people found this review helpful

Went to Kenya for the first time this year. Expected bugs everywhere etc etc. Found Watamu Beach to be clean, fine "flour" sand and really gorgeous setting. The accommodation was basic but adequate and clean with no bugs. The friendly staff could not do enough to help. Loved it. Dinner menu was a little repetitive but pasta, salad and fruit... More

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huggybear2110
birmingham
1 review
4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 July 2007
4
people found this review helpful

going to kenya is like going to another planet,dont expect it to be like europe,thats whats great about it,the natural things in kenya are great,man made roads and accomondation are disaster,itt is a poor country,lots of begging peoplle,very friendly,watamu is safe,comeback club is not far from the hotel,cheap larger than hotel,good reggea and swahali music,been to watamu twice,had a great... More

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nataliamaria
Bristol
1 review
8 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 July 2007
8
people found this review helpful

Went to Watamu Beach Hotel for our honeymoon &, sadly, had the worst holiday experience of our lives & have never been so glad to return home. An admin error mean that, despite email confirmations that we would have certain honeymoon offers, as discussed in the ASC brochure, this was all refused to us on arrival. Furthermore, we were not... More

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Book with caution. We booked with African Safari Club and was disappointed. The drive from Mombassa to as what can be described as unsafe and dangerous roads with pot holes some of them a meter in width and the bus coming of the road making driving conditions very dangerous. We arrived to our hotel to our surprise was very basic... More

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