Jacaranda Beach Resort

L’hotel si trova su quella che a mio avviso è la spiaggia più bella del Kenya, e basterebbe davvero poco per rendere questo luogo indimenticabile. La struttura è oggettivamente vecchia, curata , ma vecchia. La camera che mi era stata assegnata aveva un forte odore di chiuso, e ho trovato spesso delle formiche. Considerando poi il prezzo, mi sarei aspettata maggiore varietà di cibo, colazione sempre uguale, pranzo e cena con piatti che sono spesso ripetuti e questo su un periodo di 10 giorni può dare alla noia. Detto questo il personale della struttura e fantastico, camerieri , cuochi e animatori sono davvero simpatici. Quindi per concludere è un albergo che promuovo ma con molte riserve , perché da un 4 stelle mi aspetto di più. Spero di ritornare e trovare miglioramenti 🤞

Excellent location right next to the beach. Beautiful palm trees. Lamu style high beds. Clean room. Friendly staff. Dull cyclic menu. Would be nice to have a la carte on offer. (Its always lovely for us to have a variety/choice and be served and consequently pay for it as well as appreciate the server. Nothing to write home about. Service and facility felt undistinguished for the price paid and the star rating of the establishment. However not regrettable. I would recommend for families and group vacationers.

RESORT SPETTACOLARE. Abbiamo soggiornato per dieci giorni, cibo eccellente, staff cordiale e sempre presente per ogni problema o dubbi vi accolgono come se foste una famiglia! La camera ogni giorno viene pulita insieme a biancheria e asciugamani. Niente da dire se non che è il migliore resort a Watamu. Super consigliato!!!

Amazing. First of all resort is very well designed and its remarkable architecture make it a luxury but at the same time characteristic one, due to the intelligent respect of African and local "genius loci". Room was very spacious and I did appreciate materials and finishing, making it comfortable, but at the same time rustic, looking very "local" but not in a kitschy way. Luxury resorts are sometimes kitsch, but that doesn't happen at Jacaranda, on the contrary giving the best example of compromise between luxury, comfort and tradition. Cuisine was excellent, with plenty of international, African and Italian choices and a very good Kenyan/Italian fusion experiment. Pastas, fish, meat, fruit, salads, dressings, everything was tasty and safe. Just desserts weren't anything special, I'd suggest to introduce some Italian traditional ice-cream. Staff was prompt and nice, all our requests have been completely satisfied. Place is great, daydream beach and fascinating excursions (never miss the safari!) within a few hours range. Must go!

Beautiful resort, right on the sea. Great staff, nice rooms. Clean. Good swimming pool. Totally inadequate internet. No Internet in rooms or reception. Only a slow to useless line near the bar. Forget work or downloading software. Access road of about 3km is a rocky disgrace. Each excursion out suffers time lost and discomfort. The actual public beach, beyond the resort limit, is populated by intimidating rip off merchants "Beach Boys". Sea swimming doesn't happen much due to this.

I had a bad experience at Jacaranda hotel. I booked the hotel from 16th Feb to 19th Feb but on arrival was faced by rude reception and kept waiting for one hour. I had to change hotels as they retained USD 200 from my booking. I would not recommend any stay. Winstone.

I stayed for a few days ..for business…I was immediately struck by the beautiful and friendly reception area. Very spacious and welcoming atmosphere.The staff throughout the hotel were very professional ,,friendly and extremely helpful. They always greet and smile to us. The food was Extra Amazing..Very nice and clean beach..The room was spacious and had a fantastic pool view…i have no hesitation in recommending this hotel to the tourists who want to go to Watamu…

Dirty glasses Basic rooms lacking a simple kettle Non-responsive staff Be warned before making your booking. And if you do, don't pay for the full stay as you will not get a refund. Was ready to check out within the first 30 minutes.

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