Africa Kenya Beach Bay Hotel - (5) Five Star Turtle Bay Hotel Watamu

Turtle Bay Beach Hoteltrees. The main dining area is open to gardens
The turtle bay Kenya hotel in Watamu is an alland fish ponds-but has no sea view or breezes.
inclusive hotel lodge located on the north coast ofThe food tends to be rather
Mombasa. The turtle bay in Watamu is near otherunremarkable-generous safari buffets
hotels in Kenya's Watamu beach including leisurepredominate. There is evening entertainment
lodge Kenya, blue bay Kenya, Watamu villas,ranging from bingo nights in the large and rather
Hemingway's Kenya. Watamu beach is famous forfunctional lobby lounge to acrobatic performances
water sports including deep sea/big game fishing,around the pool with the night sky and waving
diving Kenya in Watamu Marine national park.palms for an added touch of the exotic.
Turtle Bay Beach ClubChildren (ages4-12) can join the children's mini Club
Turtle Bay is a larger family-style hotel whichwith various activities and programs (videos,
operates on an all-inclusive resort system similarswimming, painting etc) under supervision.
to club Med. Included are meals, snacks, mostWater activities at Turtle Bay include windsurfing
drinks and a range of sporting activities(waterand scuba diving. Glass bottomed boats make the
sports as well as tennis, mini golf, etc). This hotelshort trip out to the Marine Park for snorkeling.
is appealing for its relaxed ambience, its range ofThere is now an expert who will accompany you
activities for families, and the pleasantly shadedon your snorkeling trips, pointing out and explaining
area overlooking the beach and ocean.points of interest as you swim along.
The focal point of the hotel is the pool area. TheThe hotel is popular with families and is also
large rectangular pool has a diving board. To thebooked by European tour groups-predominantly
side, and sheltered by makuti thatch, are tableGermans.
tennis, darts and snooker. There is also a giantAccommodations
chess set with wooden African Playing pieces. AThere are 154 rooms, all with private balconies,
thatched bar and restaurant at poolside serves aceiling fans and ensuite bathrooms. Most rooms
snack and a la carte menu. It is open-sided andare in fairly large low-rise white structures. There
has views of the ocean through a stand of palmsare also deluxe rooms which are somewhat larger
trees. Stretching from the pool to the beach is anand newer. These rooms are in smaller thatched
area well-shaded by mature palms and otherthree story units. Best sea view Rooms # 43, 44
indigenous trees where guests can lie on paddedand 45. Beach blocks # 1-5.
lounge chairs placed on the sand. There areYou can also decide to arrange an inland animal
pleasant sea breezes, lovely views of the beachsafari to Kenya's Tsavo National Park from the
and ocean and shelter from the hot sun.Turtle Bay Beach Club. These range from 2-5 day
The hotel is built on a slope-there are windingflying or road safari. The Tsavo safari can
paths and series of wide cement steps. Low-riseespecially be extended to cover both Tsavo East
accommodation blocks are reached throughand West and Amboseli National Park. The drive
tropical gardens vivid with bougainvillea. Someto Tsavo has to pass through the Mombasa town
rooms have good ocean views, but most are setvia Voi into Tsavo East or West due to Smart
further back, only glimpsing the sea through palmcard requirements at the gates.