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I stayed at this hotel on a number of occasions over a period of nearly a year. This hotel is clean and the staff are friendly, courteous and helpful. It is located centrally within Nairobi, but the walls surrounding it almost make you forget that you are in the middle of this large, noisy, busy, dirty city. The pool/gym/sauna and beauty facilities are a welcome luxury after the dusty safari treks in the Samburu. The food in the restaurant is amazing with a fantatsic choice every night and plenty of fresh fruit and veg! Or you can order snacks and cocktails at the pool bar. Prices are usual hotel prices and I don't believe there is much here for children, although they are welcome in the restaurants. You can order room service and the lovely, modern, clean rooms are quiet and relaxing. There are also gift shops and there is a hairdressers here. I would say that this hotel is up there with the Nairobi Hilton. I loved my stays here. You are a ten minute drive from the many local markets (Try the Maasai market on a tuesday) or local night clubs which do cater for tourists (the reception staff can advise)and the fantastic 'Carnivores' Restaurant! (Do not miss a trip here - the food is amazing and for as little as 15 KS, you can eat as much as you want all night, from steak to crocodile, to zebra!) The reception will call you a taxi, but negotiate prices before going on the journey! Just remember to keep safe at all times and when travelling, keep your doors and windows locked at all times!
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This is my favourite of all the Kenyan hotels I have stayed at. I stayed many times here in 2004, sometimes for a period of two weeks at a time. Set in the middle of the Samburu Safari Park, this little hotel is beautiful and everything you would want from your Kenyan experience. The rooms are in wooden cottages and are very clean and well kept, but they are basic (no hairdryers or TVs!) The bathrooms (each with shower) are clean and a good starndard. Remember to keep your door shut, because the monkeys that live around the hotel will come in and steal your snacks - and they are NOT afraid of you!! You will be greeted with fresh drinks on your arrival and the service of the staff is fantatstic (many are traditional local maasai's) - they will do anything within their power to make your stay as comfortable as possible - if you have a request and they can fulfill it, they will!
There is a pool, a beauticians (you will need a facial after the dust of the safari!)a lovely bar and the restaurant and bar area here are open plan, as it is always so hot! But do remember to take your mozzsie spray for when you are sat in the bar area at night! The food is again, fantastic with a variety of meats, fruit, veg and desserts everyday, or a packed lunch if you are out and about. Often at night you will be treated to local dancers or a singer! The restaurant also has the hilarious and charasmatic 'monkey catchers' who will scare the monkeys away with a catapult when they try to steal your food! Every evening at 6pm, light bites are served on a vernanda over looking the area where the leopards come to feed and if you are lucky, you will see them! (Keep your eye open for them here in the morning, too!) The hotel also provides horse and camel treks and birdwatching walks. At sunset and sunrise daily the safaris run and these are an amazing experience. You will see everything from Cheetas to elephants to leopards, lions and giraffes and all manner of other amazing and unexpected animals! Do not vist the Samburu game reserves and stay anywhere else!! This is basic luxury, set in a peaceful and remote location - you will love it!!
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