Kenyan House Malindi — Hotel in Malindi

We were visiting Kenyan House between Christmas and New Year and immediately liked the nice atmosphere and the lovely decorated house with it's welcoming pool and lush garden. The breakfast are good with toast, pancakes, omelette and fresh fruit, but you might end up a little bored of the same breakfast every day if you stay for longer.||||Kenyan House is located north of Malindi and you can reach the town-centre in 10 minutes by a "tuk-tuk" taxi. The beach is a 10-15 minutes walk down the road, but be aware that in some times of the year the nearby river will make the sea chocolate brown of sediments, not inviting for a swim; then the nearest swimming beach is 20km away in Watamu.||||The rooms are spacious with a descent bed and good mosquito nets. The bathrooms are big and offers both cold and hot water. We really enjoyed the outdoor areas with big sofas, beds and tables.||||It can be somehow hard to get information's and recommendations by the staff or the owners. The English were on a basic level and the owners were hardly present at our 8-days stay. There were little information other than the "package" tours that Kenyan House had with different operators, though the information brochures were outdated (phone numbers etc.) and for little help when nobody is around to question. We ended up arranging our trips our self with the help of our guide book and the staff to call a driver when necessary.||||We were disappointed with one person in the management who, when present, would be shouting and yelling at the ever-friendly big hearted staff and who would be sitting around in the guests areas doing nothing but smoking (indoor) and talking in the cell phone for hours. We felt this was both intimidating and unfair due to the good service the staff offers from early morning to late night.||||Kenyan House is perfect for travellers looking for a hide-away for a few days where you will enjoy your days at the pool and take small trips to town to do shopping or visiting nearby attractions. Be aware that it is located some distance from both the beach and town, and that if you plan to do some activities you might have to organize it yourself, but the staff will help you with transport (tuk tuk og taxi). The staff really saves this lovely place and I'm sure anyone will enjoy...

We were visiting Kenyan House between Christmas and New Year and immediately liked the nice atmosphere and the lovely decorated house with it's welcoming pool and lush garden. The breakfast are good with toast, pancakes, omelette and fresh fruit, but you might end up a little bored of the same breakfast every day if you stay for longer.||||Kenyan House is located north of Malindi and you can reach the town-centre in 10 minutes by a "tuk-tuk" taxi. The beach is a 10-15 minutes walk down the road, but be aware that in some times of the year the nearby river will make the sea chocolate brown of sediments, not inviting for a swim; then the nearest swimming beach is 20km away in Watamu.||||The rooms are spacious with a descent bed and good mosquito nets. The bathrooms are big and offers both cold and hot water. We really enjoyed the outdoor areas with big sofas, beds and tables.||||It can be somehow hard to get information's and recommendations by the staff or the owners. The English were on a basic level and the owners were hardly present at our 8-days stay. There were little information other than the "package" tours that Kenyan House had with different operators, though the information brochures were outdated (phone numbers etc.) and for little help when nobody is around to question. We ended up arranging our trips our self with the help of our guide book and the staff to call a driver when necessary.||||We were disappointed with one person in the management who, when present, would be shouting and yelling at the ever-friendly big hearted staff and who would be sitting around in the guests areas doing nothing but smoking (indoor) and talking in the cell phone for hours. We felt this was both intimidating and unfair due to the good service the staff offers from early morning to late night.||||Kenyan House is perfect for travellers looking for a hide-away for a few days where you will enjoy your days at the pool and take small trips to town to do shopping or visiting nearby attractions. Be aware that it is located some distance from both the beach and town, and that if you plan to do some activities you might have to organize it yourself, but the staff will help you with transport (tuk tuk og taxi). The staff really saves this lovely place and I'm sure anyone will enjoy...

Wouldn't recommend this place to anyone,  not even my worse enemy!||Had to come to Malindi for an impromptu  business trip,  so booked our stay at THE KENYAN HOUSE  the day before.  Since we didn't know how long our meeting was going to be,  I didn't commit on a check in time on booking.com.  On the day of check-in,  the host/owner, Muhammed called at around 1400hrs to confirm our booking and I confirmed that we are checking in on that day. We were done with our meeting and arrived at around 1745, we were shocked to find the place house closed and no one was there to receive us. Calls to the owner went unanswered,  when  I asked the guard  to call him, he picked up and was informed  that we were waiting  outside where we sat for 45mins  waiting  for a lady to come open!! The owner called ||the next day at night asking for payment lol!  The water doesn't  run freely  from  the  taps  including the  wash basins. My husband  at one point  had to use buckets  to shower (as pictured) because  they didn't  remember  to pump the water which was available 😒. I choose  this place  based on the positive  reviews  but I guess  the hospitality  and service  delivery  is based on who you are or where you came from and it's not constant. From the lack of hospitality or service we have gotten,  giving  this place  a one star is a lot actually! I've stayed  at  THE AFRICAN HOUSE (different management) and our experience there was amazing  .Would  recommend it there 10000 times over...