We stayed with friends (3 couples in total) the last week of March. Journey of over two hours from Mombasa by bus with several final kilometers on a dirt road with bumps and cross-country holes, ideal for those with back pain problems. Externally beautiful structure with well-kept gardens. Rooms with ceiling fan and air conditioning, well maintained with private bathroom with minimum maintenance. Personally I don't go on holiday to eat and drink but if you want to compare the price paid (+ all inclusive) to the quality and, especially, the variety you could certainly expect much more. White beach always clean with sunbed service with vintage mattresses but comfortable to be covered however with towels provided free of charge with potential replacements without problems. Staff and staff always smiling and courteous. Definitely and sensationally negative points: - Of the 4 showers in the (salt) swimming pool, only one works (let's say very, very generously) without being able to get wet enough (for common hygiene) to remove sand and/or sweat before entering the water. afterwards to remove the salt to have a light refreshment (very little water and always hot). If even two are opened at the same time, no more water flows for anyone. When you ask the staff, they tell you that it is always like this and not because there was a fault. We also tried on the beach of the nearby Jumbo Resort and found the same situation. - But the even more serious sore point (in my opinion) is the dining room (where there are only three (3) ceiling fans (apart from another 4 placed above the buffet tables to chase away flies) which favor only 3 / 4 tables with 4 seats each which, consequently, are always the most coveted by almost all customers who, immediately after the first day, realize that it is not possible that in a 4 star resort you have to endure 3 times a day heat of this kind at just as many times of the day. I think that installing several other fans above as many tables would certainly not be a devastating expense for the owner(s) (among other things also of two adjacent resorts (Jumbo / Bravo) and perhaps many customers would have been satisfied. I certainly consider that we are in Kenya and that everything is parameterized to the "African" situation (with all due respect) but if the price is that of a 4 star resort, you have to offer related services and quality and it is not always possible and in any case, having to justify yourself with the same words.... "eh but we are in Africa".... So if, given the usual daily temperatures, you want to sit quietly to eat without suffering from the heat (be careful, I didn't say al fresco , it would be too much) then I advise you to choose another resort. Negative note aside, which however goes beyond the management of the resort, are the "beach boys" (very many) who stay all day between the border of the king
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