The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Watamu

Rock and Sea Resort

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Mida Creek, Rock and Sea Resort has great rooms from $165 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 9.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 7.4 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, hiking, and laundry services at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

Mvuvi Lodge

Perfect for Your First Time in Watamu

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Mvuvi Lodge which has nice rooms starting at $58. Offering an outdoor pool, skiing, a pool bar, room service, and a restaurant, it also has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Ocean Sport Road. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, and golf which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.4 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Watamu Eco Villas

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

We found Watamu Eco Villas to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $64. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Gede Watamu Road. You'll also find a bar, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, and free parking which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.9 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Temple Point Resort

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Watamu

With terrific rooms from $181, Temple Point Resort, at Marine Park Road, P.O Box 296 provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Its terrific guest rating is 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, hiking, and child care. It's located just 6.3 km from the city center, too. We love a fun pool bar, and this one is a nice spot to chill and relax by the pool.

Gecko Resort

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

Gecko Resort has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $168 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Turtle Bay Road - P.O. Box 320. Furthermore, it also offers rooms with kitchens, child care, a hot tub, a game room, and a spa, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 5.5 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

Kobe Suite Resort

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Kobe Suite Resort is 8.80 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $248, and it's located at Turtle Bay Road. We also love the a bar, child care, free parking, laundry facilities, and a tour desk which are great for visitors. And since it's just 5.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

Alawi Home

Perfect for Your First Visit to Watamu

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Alawi Home because it has great rooms that start at $200. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, snorkeling, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Kanani Road. Only 2.2 km from the city center, travelers will especially love child care, golf, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, and horse riding at this convenient hotel.

Medina Palms

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

Medina Palms offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $231 (before taxes). It's located at Plot 2, Turtle Bay Road and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers snorkeling, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.1 km from the city center. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too.

Blue Bay Village

Perfect for Your First Time in Watamu

Located at Off Turtle Bay Rd., P.O. Box 162, Blue Bay Village has great rooms from $135 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find snorkeling, a bar, child care, an indoor play area, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1 km from the center of town.

Visiwa Beach Resort

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Visiwa Beach Resort which has nice rooms starting at $161. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Jacaranda Road plot. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a bar, hiking, child care, golf, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 1.3 km from the city center, too.