The Best Hotels for One Night in Watamu

Where to Stay for a One Day Trip

If you're looking for a place to stay for a quick stopover, we've done the hard work for you with the best hotels for one night in Watamu. We've analyzed all of the hotels here based on key criteria to provide you with a list of where to stay for one night in Watamu. From affordable 3-star hotels to luxurious 5-star hotels, there's a room for everyone at an affordable rate for a single night. Each hotel offers top-notch amenities to ensure you have a comfortable and relaxing stay, with options for sightseeing and exploration nearby. You'll find some of the best restaurants in the area just a few steps from your hotel room, too. So, whether you're here for business or leisure, these hotels are the perfect place for your one-night stay. So, let's check out the best hotels below so you can decide where to stay for one night in Watamu.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Rock and Sea Resort

3-star Resort with prices starting at $165 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Nice for a Short Stay in Watamu
  • 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, one-night visitors will especially love scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, hiking, and laundry services at this comfortable hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool
  • Saltwater pool
  • Golf


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Alawi Home

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $200 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a Short One-Night Stay
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Alawi Home which has nice rooms starting at $200. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, snorkeling, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 9.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Kanani Road. This relaxing hotel is also nice because it offers child care, golf, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, and horse riding which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.2 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Horse riding
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Private pool
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool
  • Golf


The Mida Creek Hotel

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $162 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great for a Quick Visit to Watamu
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found The Mida Creek Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $162. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and snorkeling, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 792 Mida Creek, Madetini, Watamu South. You'll also find a bar, a spa, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms which travelers will love. And this terrific hotel is just 7.4 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Spa
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Free parking
  • Saltwater pool
  • Golf


Mvuvi Lodge

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $58 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Make the Most of Your One-Night Stay Here
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $58, Mvuvi Lodge, at Ocean Sport Road provides an outdoor pool, skiing, a pool bar, room service, and a restaurant. Its terrific guest rating is 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Visitors will really like this convenient hotel which also offers scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, and golf. It's located just 1.4 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. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Skiing
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool
  • Golf


Kobe Suite Resort

4-star Resort with prices starting at $248 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a One-Day Trip to Watamu
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Kobe Suite Resort has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. The great rooms here start at $248 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Turtle Bay Road. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, child care, free parking, laundry facilities, and a tour desk, which is nice for one-night visitors. Just 5.4 km from the city center, this comfortable hotel is a terrific choice.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
More Great Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Saltwater pool
  • Golf


Watamu Eco Villas

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $64 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for a 2-Day Trip to Watamu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

The great guest rating of Watamu Eco Villas is 8.60 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $64, and it's located at Gede Watamu Road. We also love the a bar, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, and free parking which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.9 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for one-night trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Golf


Medina Palms

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $231 (before taxes) - See All Prices
One of the Best Hotels for a One-Day Trip to Watamu

A cool place is Medina Palms because it has great rooms that start at $231. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Plot 2, Turtle Bay Road. Only 3.1 km from the city center, travelers will especially love snorkeling, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes at this terrific hotel. And with the ability to cook your own meals in the kitchen, you can save money and time.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool
  • Kids' club
  • Golf


Blue Bay Village

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $135 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Your One-Night Stay in Watamu

Blue Bay Village offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and scuba diving which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $135 (before taxes). It's located at Off Turtle Bay Rd., P.O. Box 162 and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers snorkeling, a bar, child care, an indoor play area, and laundry facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1 km from the city center.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Tennis
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Golf


Ocean zuri villa

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $100 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for a Quick Stopover in Watamu
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Fortamu Road, Ocean zuri villa has great rooms from $100 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, snorkeling, laundry services, and golf. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, a 24-hour desk, and an airport shuttle which one-night visitors will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 2.1 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for one-night trip hotels.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Free parking
  • Infinity pool
  • Saltwater pool
  • Golf


Visiwa Beach Resort

5-star Resort with prices starting at $161 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Nice for a Short Stay in Watamu
  • 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 relaxing 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.

One-Night Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Horse riding
  • Family rooms
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
  • Golf


Also, take a look at the one-night trip hotels in nearby destinations: Mombasa, Malindi, and Ukunda.

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How much do hotels for a one-night stay cost in Watamu?

Watamu Average One-Night Trip Hotel Price
$121

After analyzing 24 one-night trip hotels in Watamu, we found the average one-night trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $121. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic one-night trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Watamu.

The average prices of our suggested one-night trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $196
  • 4-star hotels: $141
  • 3-star hotels: $102
  • 2-star hotels: $100


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