Quite pricey, rooms a bit small

Nice location - but inside a national reserve, so you have to pay that extra. Nice personell, great pool with cool water (may be cold for some but we enjoyed it)

Stayed in July 2025

I paid 20000 for a game drive all other white guests got to get the new cruisers while I was given the oldest one with worn out seats and rusted roof. I was embarrassed.

Food, bed was comfortable

Stayed in June 2025

What the advert and all the online briefing and information about the Lodge failed to say was that, in addition to the price of rooms, onw had to pay a significant Park Entry fee to reach the hotel. This added some 20% onto the price of the advertsied cost and is verging on misrepresentation. This needs to be rectified or might render the Hotel liable to legal action.

Everything was great.

Stayed in February 2025

The sprinklers in the morning - sprayed water on the paths. A bit frustrating when travelling with luggage. A quick fix for future visitors.

The staff are committed to ensuring you have a great stay - they, in my opinion, are the gems of this resort. Kudos 😊 Tranquil setting - was great to hear the birds & crickets chirping. Thank you for making the holiday memorable.

Stayed in June 2024

The rooms could do with a little modernisation. Be prepared for about a 20 minute off road drive to the hotel from the main road - but it’s very scenic!

Hotel is in a tranquil location with a great pool- fantastic for relaxation. The evening buffet meal was excellent. Staff friendly and attentive.

Stayed in May 2024

Reception manager was unfriendly to tour driver

The client enjoy it very much

Stayed in August 2023

Nothing

Super friendly staff. Excellent food and service.

Stayed in September 2023

everything was great

The set up, the location as well as the friendly staff in the dining area, and entertainment area.

Stayed in April 2023

Mosquito bites

Excellent

Stayed in February 2023

Mosquito bites 😫 .

Everything was okay,apart from the mosquito bites that really frustrated my stay,kindly always advise customers in advance to take precaution, we also got a beautiful send off upon the check out time.

Stayed in February 2023

It can be a long walk to the main lodge.

The food was excellent. The buffet always had selections that we liked.

Stayed in February 2023

The wifi wasn’t great, especially in the rooms.

The meals are great and the staff are so friendly and warm! Had an amazing game drive and an all-round super fun stay!

Stayed in August 2022

There were no top sheets on the beds and it was very warm evening. It was not possible to open the windows due to masses of mosquitoes. Despite a fan on full all night , it was impossible to be comfortable and I was Karen alive by mosquitoes. Not fun in a malaria area

The buffet meals were of an acceptable standard.

Stayed in August 2025

USD 160 charged by this lodge for a 35 minute drive from the nearest airstrip, Samburu Kalama, which is 22 km away, and of which at least 13km is tarmac A2 highway road. I’m a resident, doesn’t matter. One way, as the lodge kept reminding me. You have to take their transport. There are no alternatives and they will do everything they can to stop you from walking. The lodge doesn’t answer email or Booking.com messages either - I sent several asking which airstrip to fly to, no answer so I opted for the nearest one. I’ve never been charged by a lodge for airstrip pickup before so I expected it would be complimentary or certainly very reasonable. By the time I found out they wanted to charge USD 160 I could not cancel my reservation. I made a cancellation request to discuss it anyway, it was ignored. I also never confirmed I wanted pickup. I arrived planning to find alternatives or hitchhike, but somehow the lodge vehicle was waiting for me. Even though I had told them via phone that very morning that I would call later to confirm if I needed pickup. They effectively forced me to take the trip so they could charge me USD 160. Bear in mind the cost of 3 hour game drives in a safari vehicle, per person, is USD 150. So why is the transfer MORE expensive for a journey 1/6 of the time and mostly tarmac road? As for the return journey... Can I take a game drive in the morning and be dropped off at the airstrip? No, they say. Can I just walk to the reserve gate (8km) and be picked up by a private driver? No, they say, walking along the dirt track is 'too dangerous'. Can I just get dropped off at the gate? That'll be at least USD 80 for that 8km, they say, after a LOT of arguing. I cannot ever recommend a lodge that will charge USD 320 for airstrip transfer. What kind of racket are they running here? The underhand pricing makes no sense. They are out to extort you for as much money as possible. Horrible feeling.

Staff appear to be doing their best to be nice, except when asked difficult questions like 'Why is the lodge charging this amount of money?' and 'Well can I just walk 8km?'

Stayed in April 2025

Nothing :-)

The food was exceptional. There was a lot of variety to choose from. The menu was different every day. The chef took his time to visit our table and ask how we enjoyed our food.

Stayed in June 2023

I found the hotel was a bit pricy.

The staff were lovely and the food was excellent. The chefs even cooked some Kenyan food we liked.

Stayed in August 2025

Staff was very good

Stayed in June 2025

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Stayed in December 2024

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Stayed in October 2024

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Stayed in June 2024

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Stayed in June 2024

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Stayed in September 2023

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Stayed in January 2023

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Stayed in October 2022