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Watamu Bay Ora Resort

3.5 star property
Family-friendly resort on the beach, with 2 outdoor pools

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2 outdoor pools, pool umbrellas, sun loungers
Private beach, sun loungers, beach umbrellas, beach towels
Standard Double or Twin Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes
Interior
Property grounds

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • On private beach
  • Spa
  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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Standard Double or Twin Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Standard Double or Twin Room

Highlights

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

Standard Room, Oceanfront

Highlights

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

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Exterior

Cosy beach villa

Pool
Parking included
Free WiFi
Outdoor Space
Cosy beach villa

About the neighborhood

Map
Watamu - Kenya, Watamu

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

  • ‪PilliPan - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Licht Haus - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Casa Tex Mex - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Papa Remo Ristorante - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪crab shack - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Watamu Bay Ora Resort

Family-friendly resort near Watamu Beach
At Watamu Bay Ora Resort, you can look forward to a poolside bar, shopping on site, and a garden. With amenities like a private beach and sun loungers, this resort is the perfect place to soak up the sun. Treat yourself to spa services, such as a massage or a manicure/pedicure. Be sure to 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 sun loungers and pool umbrellas
  • Free self parking
  • Multilingual staff, beach umbrellas, and beach towels
  • A gift shop and a TV in the lobby
Room features
All 150 rooms feature comforts such as air conditioning, as well as perks like 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 transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Watamu restaurant
  • Malindi restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • Shopping
  • Spa services

Family friendly

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

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Multilingual staff
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • Pool sun loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Private beachfront location

Spa

  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

More

  • Beach towels
  • Designated smoking areas
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Turndown service

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 staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Property 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 elevators
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?

Check-out is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Watamu Bay Ora Resort located?

Located in Watamu, this beachfront resort is in the city center 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 mi (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 traveler

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 traveler

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 traveler

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.

10/10 Excellent

Iben, København

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kenyas paradis
Dette hotel ligger i de smukkeste omgivelser og har et yderest venligt personale. Dette tilsammen har givet en stor komfort under opholdet. Vores superior værelserne var med flot udsigt over det Indiske ocean. Der er ingen tvivl om at dette hotel og område er Italienernes Mallorca, hvilket bl.a betyder at maden er italiensk. Ønsker man en afslappet ferie med stor komfort så kan vi varmt anbefale dette hotel.