Twiga Beach Resort

Hotels
9 (60 reviews)
Jacaranda Road , Watamu , ke

Free
Children allowed

Facilities

Offsite parking discounted rates available
Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Restaurant
Room service
Terrace
Family rooms
Luggage storage
Express check-in/check-out
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Beautiful beach
Friendly staff
Good value for money
Spacious rooms
Cons:
Maintenance needed
Limited food variety
Far from city center
Noise from construction

Categories

Cleanliness
8.46
Some guests mentioned that rooms and bathrooms were clean, but there were concerns about maintenance and areas needing attention.
Service
9.43
Most staff were friendly and helpful, although some guests felt the reception could improve in empathy and responsiveness.
Location
8.97
Well-located for accessing natural pools and safari adventures, with the downside of being far from the city center.
Room Quality
8.42
Rooms were spacious with comfortable beds, but maintenance is needed in some areas.
Amenities
9.45
Small resort with a good swimming pool and beach access; vibrant evening entertainment.
Value for Money
9.41
Guests felt the pricing was appropriate for the service and experience provided.
Food and Beverage
8.46
Food was praised as well-cooked but lacked variety, particularly regarding fish options relevant to a seaside location.
Overall Experience
9.43
Overall, guests enjoyed their stay despite some noted issues; many highlighted the good value and relaxed atmosphere.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-06 12:59

Property Description

Luxurious Accommodation with Stunning Views
Twiga Beach Resort, nestled in Watamu, boasts a prime location just steps away from Jacaranda Bay Beach. The 4-star resort features air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, some offering breathtaking sea views and all equipped with private bathrooms and balconies.

Culinary Delights and Recreation
Start your day with a delicious breakfast offering Full English/Irish, Italian, and vegetarian options, followed by a diverse menu at the on-site restaurant serving African, British, and Italian cuisine. For recreation, guests can enjoy a children's playground, table tennis, and darts at the hotel.

Exceptional Services and Amenities
Enjoy the convenience of room service, a 24-hour front desk, and currency exchange during your stay. With a garden, terrace, outdoor pool, and a shared lounge, Twiga Beach Resort ensures a memorable and relaxing experience for all guests.

Ready to experience luxury by the beach? Book your stay at Twiga Beach Resort now!

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 10:00 AM

Property Policies

  • Children and extra bed policy

    Children of any age are allowed.
    Children up to and including 2 years old stay for US$10 per person per night when using an available cot.
    You haven't added any extra beds.
    Any type of extra bed or child's cot/crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.
    Supplements are not calculated automatically in the total costs and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

  • Parking

    Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).

  • Internet

    WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

  • Pets

    Pets are not allowed.

Location

Guest Reviews

9
Based on 60 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.46
Service: 9.43
Location: 8.97
Room Quality: 8.42
Amenities: 9.45
Value for Money: 9.41
Food and Beverage: 8.46
Overall Experience: 9.43
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Samuele couple it
2
Resort da evitare
Pros:

La gentilezza del personale, camerieri, inservienti , receptionist e addetti alle escursioni

Cons:

Appena arrivati, ci hanno accolto dicendoci che la struttura era overbooking e che dovevamo alloggiare due notti fuori dal resort, nonostante avessimo prenotato a settembre, e pagato l’intero importo per una settimana. La receptionist Carla, senza troppe spiegazioni, ci dice che purtroppo non ci sono altre soluzioni e che avremmo dovuto alloggiare in una villas a pochi centinaia di metri da lì usufruendo di tutti i servizi del resort e che ci avrebbe messo a disposizione un driver per fare avanti e indietro. Faccio presente che avevamo pagato per stare in un resort e non in una villa e che il prezzo era differente altrimenti avrei pagato per stare in una villa ma lei ribadisce che non era così e che avremmo avuto gli stessi servizi. Chiedo, arrabbiato, di parlare con un responsabile, ma lei risponde che essendo domenica avremmo dovuto aspettare fino l’indomani mattina. A quel punto, irremovibile, dopo circa 40 minuti ma forse anche un’ora di attesa, arriva il manager, pensando fosse il proprietario del resort, che ci fa accomodare nel suo ufficio. Con un inglese impeccabile, di cui comprendo poco o nulla, un po’ per la rabbia e per la stanchezza, dopo una settimana di Safari, e un po’ per il mio inglese arrugginito, ci dice che la colpa non è la loro ma che purtroppo non riescono a gestire le richieste di prenotazione delle varie agenzie quindi non dipende da loro se poi si va in overbooking, che non siamo il primo caso, e se ne dispiace per questo ma l’unica soluzione è andare a dormire in questa struttura e in cambio ci offre un massaggio per il corpo. Ovviamente, oltre a venirci da ridere, rifiutiamo l’offerta e facciamo presente che saremmo rimasti solo una notte fuori per poi riaggiornarci l’indomani mattina e al massimo poteva provvedere ad offrirci magari in escursione come il Safari blu ma ovviamente non essendo gestita da loro non si è riusciti ad ottenere.

2026-01-20 via Nuitee
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paulinamY8056VO Family
8
Twiga Hotel, Tsavo, Beach,
Pros:

Nice small hotel very comfortable.
Italian's hotel, so Italians dominate. Animators also focus on the Italians people.
Rooms are clean. The buffet is not fancy but very tasty.

I highly recommended "Beach Boys" on the beach - Fagottino ( +254 712 575 678) he organize great trips much cheeper than in hotel. We are very happy thet we were able to explore the area outside the hotel, and Safari Tsavo with him.

2026-01-19 via Tripadvisor
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ANTONIO couple it
1
2026-01-18 via Nuitee
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Irene extended_group ke
8
Good value for money
Pros:

Kudos to Ester who was very helpful both on whatsapp before getting to the house and during our stay. The location is past Fortamu and Papa Remo and the house has access to the beach through a tiny passage - but without all the beach boys. It was surprinsignly quiet no noise from the road nor from other houses. Twiga House has wifi and a back up generator. Rooms are quite spacious, have AC and ensuite but the extra beds are quite small so we wouldn't recommend an adult sleeps on them (though they have mosquito nets).

Cons:

Management could have done better in selecting the chef and house staff who were not trained for managing a single house with 8 people. They needed a lot of direction, especially with food (quantities, recipes, shopping, setting the table, etc). The AC is very loud and the mattresses could be repurchased.

2026-01-10 via Nuitee
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AleP2011 Family Prague, Bohemia
8
Twiga....the good and the bad
Pros:

Small resort with a small swimming pool but a beautiful private beach with palm trees. Well located for reaching the natural pools that form at low tide. The entertainment team does its job well without being annoying. Excellent starting point for safaris to Tsavo East and West; we did it with Albert and were satisfied. The staff are mostly friendly and helpful even without tips. The food at the restaurant was well cooked, the chefs were good, especially Andrew. They were good at cooking with what they had available, but snapper, grouper and barracuda were the only fish they could offer us and cook. I would have liked a greater variety of fish in a seaside location. The waiting staff were very professional, always smiling and helpful, Sabina definitely the best. The rooms need some maintenance. The beds are comfortable and the air conditioning works well, is not noisy and has a pleasant flow. The reception service could be more empathetic and helpful. They tend not to intervene unless you are decisive and persuasive. Overall, a good resort for a not too demanding clientele and at a price appropriate to the service it offers.

2026-01-02 via Tripadvisor
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Marvis extended_group us
1
Terrible experience, spent most of our vacation outside the resort.
Pros:

Beach front

Cons:

I came home to Kenya and experienced discrimination.

Placed near staff quarters.
Toilet never worked.
The AC wasn’t working as well.
No reception phones in the rooms.
Ignored while others were prioritized.
Couldn’t charge our phones—only Italian chargers, no Kenyan ones.
Forced to walk from the gate for using an outside taxi when the gate is 1.5kms away.
Good was mediocre and only catered to Italians.
The reception staff and security did not listen to our grievances.

Same price.
Different treatment.

Don’t let the photos fool you.

2025-12-29 via Nuitee
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Modoni couple it
9
2025-12-29 via Nuitee
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STEFANO couple it
10
2025-12-10 via Nuitee
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Ingrid couple sk
8
Good value for money. I recommend it for those who want to relax in a quiet environment and do not n
Pros:

Very good hotel with friendly animators and kind staff. Food was excelent, I liked local food, clean restaurant, and very clean pool with sea water. Every evening took place evening program in amfitheater or lobby bar. We spent in the hotel very nice time.

Cons:

Hotel is located very far from city center. There is construction going on next door for another building and the workers were noisy even at night. The sea at the beach is shallow and swimming opportunities are therefore limited.

2025-12-08 via Nuitee
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Stefano couple it
9
Un eden a poco prezzo.un sogno che dura troppo poco.
Pros:

La grandezza della stanza.comodita dei letti.ottimo cibo.complumenti allo chef.personake pronto educato e graziosissimo.parlano tutti italiano.un grazie particolare a Jessica responsabile delle escursioni.acquistatele sul posto dal suo gruppo,sono fantastiche.

Cons:

Darivedere un po il bagno e le porte delle stanze un po datate su aprono con la chiave.

2025-12-03 via Nuitee
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Yvonne couple nl
7
Mooi hotel aan prachtig strand vooral Italiaans georiënteerd
Pros:

Prachtig gelegen aan het strand en de oceaan. De kamer en badkamer waren ruim en werden keurig schoon gehouden.
De maaltijden in buffetvorm waren uitgebreid, afwisselend en lekker.

Cons:

Alle entertainment en beschrijvingen van activiteiten waren in het Italiaans. Hierdoor hebben we veel gemist.

Op het strand lopen enorme hoeveelheden verkopers. Zodra je een of twee meter van het privé strand van het hotel af bent wordt je als het ware besprongen en je komt niet van ze af. Betekende dat we niet de zee in gingen of op het rif gingen lopen bij eb.

2025-12-03 via Nuitee
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Jan Frode family_with_children no
10
Pros:

Beliggenheten

2025-12-03 via Nuitee
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Nasila extended_group ke
7
Pros:

The stay was lovely and the house was spacious for 2 families

2025-11-28 via Nuitee
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Yusuf extended_group ke
10
Pros:

Everything in the villa is absolutely amazing

2025-11-23 via Nuitee
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Jess extended_group ke
10
Great experience for my family. Amazing place and staff…
Pros:

Amazing location on the beach and facility was wonderful

Cons:

Construction going on, but not too bad 😎

2025-11-19 via Nuitee
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Silvia Clarissa couple it
8
2025-11-10 via Nuitee
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Khajebahri extended_group se
4
Mismanaged hotel
Cons:

If you’re not Italian, you don’t feel welcome, all communication is in Italy.
They have strange policies for guests arranging their own activities and not allowing taxis to drop the guests next to lobby. We had to walk from the gate to lobby ( more than 1km ) with heavy bags.
Every other day , there was no water in the toilets to flash.
Lots of Cockroaches in the rooms.

Around pool area, there was no service from bars and staff didn’t bother to collect glasses or mugs. Those could stay more than a day before collecting.



Overall : this hotel is suffering of mismanagement.

2025-11-03 via Nuitee
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Sofia couple it
10
Siamo state benissimo! Personale accogliente e struttura strepitosa
2025-10-31 via Nuitee
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Mario couple it
7
Pros:

Posizione sul mare

Cons:

Poca varietà di cibo, caffè e cappuccino non sono inclusi in all inclusive. Le camere non sono dotate di collegamento con la reception.

2025-10-20 via Nuitee
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Giuseppe couple it
9
Pros:

Pulizia eccelsa in tutta la struttura . Pasta sempre ottima!! La frutta troppo buona e mango super top!! Belli gli spettacoli serali a tema incentrati sulla cultura locale. STAFF meraviglioso, una nota di merito particolare ad Alì e a Carla, professionali, sempre molto disponibili e gentilissimi.

Cons:

Cibo, poca varietà di pesce: siamo al mare, mai mangiato un gambero in una settimana. Booking dovrebbe specificare bene che la formula ALL INCLUSIVE non lo è, quando si arriva viene confermato il trattamento in SOFT ALL INCLUSIVE: ai pasti inclusi drink e birra (vino sempre a pagamento), al di fuori dei pasti principali, sono drink analcolici, fino alle 22.00. I beach boys presenti sulla spiaggia, non c'è pace in spiaggia anche per una semplice camminata in riva al mare o per raggiungere le lingue di sabbia attigue. Situazione pesante, peccato perchè così il Kenya perde molti turisti.

2025-10-20 via Nuitee