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Malindi, Kenya
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Kivulini Village Beach Hotel
Ranked #17 of 27 hotels in Malindi
3.5 of 5 stars 97 Reviews
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Trieste, Italy
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“do not go if you want to swim in the sea”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012
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the street to reach the resort is not with asphalt and takes about 10-15 minutes with car on a very bad stony and sandy road.
the largeness of the beach is only about 100 meters and depth of 10 meters...if the tidal marine is low.
the best thing that i appreciate is the swimming pool, one is for kids, the other is very nice and deep, but from 6.00 PM every day you can't swim anymore because they put chlorine inside.
the rooms don't have the phone, so you can't call other rooms for keep in contact, or for decide when to meet somewhere.
the first 2 days we didn't have in the rooms the shower gel, the foam and the soap.
the water everywhere, from the swimmingpool up to the shower in your room is salty!
I thought it was a soft all inclusive, but you have to pay for a coffe, a beer or other special drinks.
the crew was not very polite, and if you were asking something that it was in the program that they didn't do, they sad that it was not their fault because they are not so many people! (but it's not my problem!e.g.:two times they didn't do the dance lessons)
the food was normal, with a not very big choice, and on the menu there is alvays written that they do something on the grill, but it happened just twice!
From 10:00 PM you can't drink anything for free, even water!!!!
if you loose a beach towel it cost 25 euro!
for having the key of the safe in your room it cost 2 euro per day!
the good things are:
there is a doctor 2 hours a day
the swimmingpool
the safari
as much as I liked Kenya so I did not like the resort!
for sure:it's not a 4 * resort...not with european standards!

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Oleggio, Piemonte, Italy
1 review
“La più bella vacanza...Kenya nel cuore!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012
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  • Stayed June 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Rome, Italy
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Kivulini,bella scoperta!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012
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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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SCHIO VI
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“villaggio carino e tranquillo, ma spiaggia inesistente.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012
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  • Stayed March 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Cagliari, Italy
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“splendida vacanza”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012
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Room Tip: la 128 è grande e ben tenuta,è anche un pò al bordo del villaggio quindi è ideale per chi vuole sile...
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  • Stayed March 2012, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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