The more luxurious side of Kenya
On arrival at the hotel after 3 nights staying at The Mara Hippo in the Mara without a room (for the first night), no electricity for 2 days, cold food, flooded bathroom and no hot water we practically did cartwheels around the room when we walked into our room here! OK it's a pretty typical 5* hotel and doesn't have a very african feel to it but it was fabulous, the room was huge and beautifully decorated, the service excellent and the food good.
There is a roof top pool and several restaurants, we ate in the pool bar upstairs. There is a Thai restaurant that is supposed to be good, but after the food of the previous few days we needed something a little more basic!
Breakfast was a buffet style with all the usual items you find on hotel buffets!
There is a shopping arcade within the hotel selling souvenirs, clothing books etc (the one's I can remember as they were closed when we were browsing before breakfast).
Overall great for a more comfortable upmarket stopover, but not the place to soak up the true African atmosphere and experience the culture. We so enjoyed it though, it was worth every penny!!
Unique Quality: Huge room, comfortable beds, gorgeous bathroom without any flooding!
The best toilet we had the pleasure of using in Kenya....was spotlessly clean and had a seat!!