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Watamu Bay Ora Resort
3.5 star property

Comfortable resort with pools and private beach
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Watamu Bay Ora Resort

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2 outdoor pools, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Property grounds
Standard Double or Twin Room
2 restaurants, lunch served
Interior

Overview of Watamu Bay Ora Resort

Reviews
7.0

Good

Popular amenities

  • PoolPoolPool
  • On private beachOn private beachOn private beach
  • SpaSpaSpa
  • Free WiFiFree WiFiFree WiFi
  • Parking includedParking includedParking included
  • LaundryLaundryLaundry

Check out the area

Map
Watamu - Kenya, Watamu
  • Popular LocationMida Creek7 min drive
  • Popular LocationWatamu Beach9 min drive
  • Popular LocationRuins of Gedi13 min drive
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Room options

View all photos for Standard Double or Twin Room

Standard Double or Twin Room

Standard Double or Twin Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Minibar
Coffee/tea maker
Desk
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, Oceanfront

Highlights

Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Minibar
Coffee/tea maker
Desk
Daily housekeeping
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

About the area

Watamu

Located in Watamu, Watamu Bay Ora Resort is in the city centre and on a private beach. Ruins of Gedi and Portuguese Chapel are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Watamu Beach and Watamu Marine National Park.
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What's nearby

  • Prawn Lake - 5 min drive
  • Mida Creek - 7 min drive
  • Watamu Beach - 9 min drive
  • Watamu Marine National Park - 9 min drive
  • Ruins of Gedi - 13 min drive

Getting around

  • Mombasa (MBA-Moi Intl.) - 170 min drive

Restaurants

  • Swahili Dishes - 15 min walk
  • Willy Beach Restaurant - 8 min walk
  • Licht Haus - 8 min drive
  • Club Kalahari - 15 min walk
  • Bar Radio Maria - 7 min drive

About this property

Watamu Bay Ora Resort

Family-friendly resort by the ocean
At Watamu Bay Ora Resort, you can look forward to a poolside bar, shopping on-site and a garden. With amenities such as a private beach and sunloungers, this resort is the perfect place to soak up the sun. Treat yourself to spa services, such as a manicure/pedicure or a massage. Make sure that you enjoy lunch, dinner and ocean views at the two on-site restaurants. Free WiFi in public areas is available to all guests, along with dry cleaning/laundry services and a bar.
Other perks include:
  • 2 outdoor pools and a children's pool, with sunloungers and pool umbrellas
  • Free self-parking
  • A gift shop, multilingual staff and beach towels
  • A TV in reception and beach umbrellas
Room features
All 150 rooms offer comforts such as air conditioning, as well as perks such as safes and minibars.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Showers and free toiletries
  • Flat-screen TVs with satellite channels
  • Coffee/tea makers, daily housekeeping and desks

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • malindi restaurant
  • watamu restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's club
  • Children's pool
  • Shopping
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's club
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Supervised activities for children

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Multilingual staff
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • On a private beach
  • On the waterfront
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Spa

  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 71 buildings
  • Built in 2009
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer on request
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Ora Resort
Ora Resort Watamu Bay
Watamu Bay Ora
Watamu Bay Ora Resort
Watamu Bay Resort
Ora Resort Watamu Bay Hotel Watamu
Watamu Bay Ora Resort Resort
Watamu Bay Ora Resort Watamu
Watamu Bay Ora Resort Resort Watamu

Frequently asked questions

Does Watamu Bay Ora Resort have a pool?

Yes, this property has 2 outdoor pools and a children's pool.

Is Watamu Bay Ora Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Watamu Bay Ora Resort?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Watamu Bay Ora Resort?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 7:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Watamu Bay Ora Resort?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Watamu Bay Ora Resort located?

Located in Watamu, this beachfront resort is in the city centre and within 3 mi (5 km) of Prawn Lake, Watamu Beach and Mida Creek. Watamu Marine National Park and Arabuko Sokoke Forest are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Watamu Bay Ora Resort Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 11 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 11 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jeff, Boston, MA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Hotel
A wonderful hotel and I Loved the ambience and the hospitality from the staff.The management was handy to help.The only thing they have to find ways of improving their access road which was unfortunately poor.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Recommend for the structure and setting but...
... I was disappointed with the quality of the service, especially from the management.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

To, muc

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
even for low money not to recommend
Unfriendly stuff and management. rooms are clean but very poor equiped. food ok but dictated by groups of italien and french tourist. every information only in french and italien available. whole garden area looks like desert. beacharea not very beautiful I cannot recommend this hotel even if the price was low. there are much better option for this price.

6/10 Okay

teidmor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Moretti, Milano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mare indecente
Manutenzione del bagno scarsa (doccia piena di calcaree). Mare indecente, con parecchie alghe durante le ore di alta marea e sabbia melmosa durante la bassa marea. Cucina più che buona.

4/10 Poor

Uffe, Næstved, DK

Laaangt ude.
Det er utroligt man kan pladsere et hotel for enden af en 7 km. utrolig vanskellig farbar jord vej ved en strand det næsten er umugligt at bade fra p.g.a. døde koraler med skarpe kanter og tide vandet. Desuden de få t-v kanaler man kan se er for det meste syncroniseret med italiensk tale og wifi dyrt, langsomt og ustabilt. Udvalget i restauranten yderst sparsomt og absolut ikke noget at skrive hjem om . Vi forlod hotellet efter 3 dage selvom vi havde forudbetalt for 5 og ikke kunne få refundet noget.Flot hotel fra 2010, ejet a 4 italienere, vi var så godt som de eneste gæster i et hotel med plads til flere hunderede? Det er fordi det eruden for sæsonen sagde man!

10/10 Excellent

Marco, Rimini

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Abbiamo soggiornato dal 2 al 5 febbraio 2011 . Il cibo in abbondanza e di qualità , la posizione della camera con splenidida vista mare , la cortesia del personale , la disponibilità dello staff italiano mi fanno consigliare la struttura senza esitazione . Da non dimenticare inoltre l'ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo .

6/10 Okay

Japanese, Nairobi

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Not so bad, but just a resort hotel
We, as a couple visited this hotel for 2011 silvester. This is a huge resort, with clean and new facility, also there was a big party to celebrate 2012. In generall, is a lively hotel with great ocean view, but too huge to provide a high quality service to each customer. Good for huge entartainment resort-lover, but not so much impressed.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Fint hotell, men dårlig beliggenhet
Hotellet er nytt og fint, men det ligger et stykke fra både Watamu og Malindi. Det er en resort, og beliggenheten gjør at det er kronglete og dyrt å dra ut av resorten. Hvis man liker resortliv med alt inkludert er det fint, hvis ikke bør man velge et annet hotell.