White Elephant Sea & Art Lodge — Hotel in Malindi

What you see is not what you get. We booked one of the apartments, our goal was to stay for 1 year so first we agreed on 6 months. We arrived on a rainy season the hotel was closed at that time and nothing was operating. The pictures of the apartments or rooms you see online aren’t exactly what you’ll find. The apartments are so old inside and dirty, the floor is terrazzo and it looks very bad because it hasn’t been cleaned for years. All the Apartment's have issues cause they moved us to another one and it was the same! When it rains is the worst! We had water coming underneath the doors and the roof was leaking, the master bedroom had a leak that caused a lot of damage to our personal stuff. The toilet’s and showers had problems because the water pressure had been so high causing the leak and flooding and when fixed the water pressure was too low that we didn’t have enough water to shower. There’s snakes, millipedes, rats, lizards, ants and a-lot of mosquitoes coming in the apartment because the roof has holes everywhere, note that if you’re traveling for business the WiFi network is bad!. And When you try to explain or complain to the receptionist more than twice they become very upset and rude. When you go to the person claiming that she/he is the manager or the owner they sent you back to the reception. Make sure once you pay anything to have them give you a receipt or an invoice because later on when you want to leave they’ll say you never paid and so you have to provide any proof otherwise they’ll threaten you to get a lawyer and call the security on you. Be careful if you have small kids around the hotel entrance gate because one of the owners drives so carelessly and fast anytime he feels like it, that he had to warn us not to let our toddler walk inthe garden cause he might hit her with his vehicle. Also pay attention when you leave your personal items in-the apartment or rooms, we were robbed! Pay attention while on the pool too, do not leave your personal items unattended!|The best thing about the hotel is Nature!|The rest I wouldn’t recommend! Plus the people claiming they’re the owners...

What you see is not what you get. We booked one of the apartments, our goal was to stay for 1 year so first we agreed on 6 months. We arrived on a rainy season the hotel was closed at that time and nothing was operating. The pictures of the apartments or rooms you see online aren’t exactly what you’ll find. The apartments are so old inside and dirty, the floor is terrazzo and it looks very bad because it hasn’t been cleaned for years. All the Apartment's have issues cause they moved us to another one and it was the same! When it rains is the worst! We had water coming underneath the doors and the roof was leaking, the master bedroom had a leak that caused a lot of damage to our personal stuff. The toilet’s and showers had problems because the water pressure had been so high causing the leak and flooding and when fixed the water pressure was too low that we didn’t have enough water to shower. There’s snakes, millipedes, rats, lizards, ants and a-lot of mosquitoes coming in the apartment because the roof has holes everywhere, note that if you’re traveling for business the WiFi network is bad!. And When you try to explain or complain to the receptionist more than twice they become very upset and rude. When you go to the person claiming that she/he is the manager or the owner they sent you back to the reception. Make sure once you pay anything to have them give you a receipt or an invoice because later on when you want to leave they’ll say you never paid and so you have to provide any proof otherwise they’ll threaten you to get a lawyer and call the security on you. Be careful if you have small kids around the hotel entrance gate because one of the owners drives so carelessly and fast anytime he feels like it, that he had to warn us not to let our toddler walk inthe garden cause he might hit her with his vehicle. Also pay attention when you leave your personal items in-the apartment or rooms, we were robbed! Pay attention while on the pool too, do not leave your personal items unattended!|The best thing about the hotel is Nature!|The rest I wouldn’t recommend! Plus the people claiming they’re the owners...

I really enjoyed White Elephant and I think it adds something that not many other places in Malini have. I like the sophisticated and unobtrusive vibe that the place has. Often when I go to places the experience is ruined annoying music or badly ran/placed events. However, White Elephant never gets in the way of my enjoyment. Everyone is left to enjoy the amazing facilities how they want. The facilities offered really are great too. There are two pools with one being fun for families and the other being good for swimmers. They have beach beds at the pool and on the beach ready for guest to use. There is security making sure that when you are on the beach your stuff is safe and that you are not hassled. The rooms are also nice and spacious and there are different options to select from here as well. The place looks great too with lots of lush green plant life and creative art pieces throughout the resort.

Of course it is not perfect. When I went some of the hotel was still closed off due to lockdown. The swimmers pool was closed and the beach side restaurant was under renovation (the main restaurant was still in play). It was a shame that these areas were not available but this was not a deal breaker. However, I think that the restaurant menu may need slightly more variety and more lunch options.

Overall, a cool place and a great place to enjoy Malini from.

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