Watamu Bay Ora Resort

3.5 star property

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2 outdoor pools, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Property grounds
Property grounds
2 restaurants, lunch served
Standard Double or Twin Room

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • On private beach
  • Spa
  • Air conditioning
  • Pool
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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Watamu - Kenya, Watamu
  • Watamu Beach
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Prawn Lake
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Ruins of Gedi
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Malindi (MYD)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, Oceanfront

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Watamu

With a stay at Watamu Bay Ora Resort, you'll be centrally located in Watamu, a 2-minute drive from Watamu Beach and 5 minutes from Prawn Lake. .This beach resort is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Mida Creek and 3.9 mi (6.3 km) from Ruins of Gedi.

What's nearby

  • Watamu Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Prawn Lake - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Mida Creek - 7 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Ruins of Gedi - 18 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Malindi Beach - 31 min drive - 26.1 km

Getting around

  • Mombasa (MBA-Moi Intl.) - 170 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Gk Palms Bar Restaurant - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Goshen Cafe & Butchery - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Caffè Da Nema - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Non Solo Padel - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Sunset Beach Restaurant - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Watamu Bay Ora Resort

Family-friendly resort on the beach, with 2 outdoor pools
Watamu Bay Ora Resort offers 150 accommodations with minibars and safes. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a private beach.
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages and manicures and pedicures.
Make yourself at home in one of the 150 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Spend the day on the private beach or dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools. Additional amenities at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, supervised childcare, and gift shops/newsstands.
Satisfy your appetite at watamu restaurant, one of the resort's 2 restaurants. Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Watamu restaurant - This restaurant overlooks the ocean and pool. Reservations are required.
Malindi restaurant - Overlooking the ocean and pool, this restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Reservations are required. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • malindi restaurant
  • watamu restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's club
  • Children's pool
  • Shopping
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's club
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Supervised activities for children

Conveniences

  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • On a private beach
  • On the waterfront
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Spa

  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 71 buildings
  • Built in 2009
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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