Turtle Bay Beach Club

Property class: 3
All-inclusive beachfront resort with outdoor pool, near Watamu Beach

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Turtle Bay Beach Club is a great choice for your beach stay in Watamu, putting you near activities like snorkeling and windsurfing. The outdoor pool provides fun for everyone, while guests in the mood for pampering can indulge in mani/pedis. Dining choices include 3 restaurants and the 3 bars/lounges are great places to grab a cold drink. Other highlights at this all-inclusive resort include a hot tub, a children's pool, and a snack bar/deli.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Airport transfer
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

Room options

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A room with two beds, a canopy bed, and a bedside table with a lamp.

Standard Double Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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A room with a bed, a nightstand, a wall-mounted lamp, and a decorative painting.

Superior Room

  • Ocean view
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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A bedroom with two beds, a canopy bed, and a nightstand with a lamp.

Standard Double Room Single Use

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a balcony with a view of the beach, and a table with a vase of flowers.

Superior Double Room Single Use

  • Ocean view
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

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Mida Creek Road, Watamu, 80202

What's nearby

  • Watamu Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Prawn Lake - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Ruins of Gedi - 17 min drive - 9.2 km
  • Malindi Beach - 29 min drive - 27.9 km
  • Mambrui Beach - 47 min drive - 46.1 km

Getting around

  • Malindi (MYD) - 37 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪kobe - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪7 Vizi Cafe - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Isla Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Hemingways Bar - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Wasafi Swahili Dishes - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Turtle Bay Beach Club

  • Turtle Bay Beach Club is a great choice for your beach stay in Watamu, putting you near activities like snorkeling and windsurfing. The outdoor pool provides fun for everyone, while guests in the mood for pampering can indulge in mani/pedis. Dining choices include 3 restaurants and the 3 bars/lounges are great places to grab a cold drink. Other highlights at this all-inclusive resort include a hot tub, a children's pool, and a snack bar/deli.

All inclusive details

  • This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 145 units

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: midnight
    • Contactless check-in available
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 10:00 AM
    • Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

    • This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

    • Babysitting*
    • Supervised childcare*

Pets

    • No pets or service animals allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle on request (available 24 hours)*

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

Turtle Bay Beach Club Reviews

8.6

Excellent

8.6

Cleanliness

9.0

Location

9.2

Staff & service

8.0

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The food was of good quality and varied with excellent service from the staff. (4 reviews)
  • The pool areas are very nice, comfortable sunbeds, and excellent service. (6 reviews)
  • The beach at this property is really nice, clean, and well-maintained with pleasant surroundings. (4 reviews)
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10/10 Exceptional

The room was as promised and clean. The food and drinks were very good and staff was very friendly and helpful. I would definitely return and recommend this resort.
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10/10 Exceptional

This resort rates excellent on all counts. Cleanliness is top notch. Staff are super friendly. Not our first visit and will not be our last but this is paradise on a plate in Mama Africa
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10/10 Exceptional

Perfect family vacation.

Perfect retreat for a family trip with my young boys who loved the pool as well as how close the beach is. The sunbeds are comfortable and the service is stellar!
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10/10 Exceptional

The food was great and the staff hospitality excellent. The pool was wonderful.
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8/10 Very good

Amazing

Amazing place, children friendly, clean, good food and rooms with great views
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6/10 Good

Our stay wasn’t amazing had minor issues in the room. Shampoo/body wash were empty, toilet wasn’t flushing properly, drain in the tub was slow and would collect lots of water during a shower, the phone didn’t work. Restaurant staff were ok but our favorite were Lillian, Eunice, Ali and G from the beach. Bartender did take quite a bit to make the cocktails, food was ok more local dishes would’ve been great. I know it’s outdoors but the fly’s were just obnoxious and annoying. Beach was amazing, views and quiet. Went to relax and we sure did enjoy our surroundings.
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10/10 Exceptional

This resort really surprised me. It has an optimal quality-price ratio. The athmosphere is pleasant and relaxed. The beach is really nice and all amenities. It's really clean and well mantained. Water to shower is not salty so you can have a proper shower, not like as many other resorts and hotels in watamu that have salty water. The food is really good (I am Italian and quite fussy about it) lots of variety o dishes and every day is never the same. The Resort staff is exquisite (from the kitchen, waiters, pool area, reception) to ensure you are having a great time and to satisfy all your needs. A BIG thanks to Joseph at Reception that went an extra mile to make sure I was happy during all my stay. I won't hesitate to recommend Turtle Bay to friends and family and will definitely go back!
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent vacation

It was the most fantastic stay , hotel , food and staff we had in many many years . We loved the place , very relaxing and friendly visitors . I will recommend to friends and family . Joyce our waitress , thanks for making us feel like home 😘
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10/10 Exceptional

Great pool. Excellent service.
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8/10 Very good

Great location & on beach, rooms need massive reno

Rooms are in dire need renovations & upgrade. Service is good. Location & beach is amazing including food
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10/10 Exceptional

Great place to stay on the beach in Watamu, proximity to Malindi international airport was super given construction between Mombasa and Watamu! The private adults pool is amazing for those without kids that want a quiet pool. If you are across from the dining/entertainment area though it is loud with music at night until about 12:30 am - next time will request room on the opposite side. I had a wedding blessing that was absolutely incredible - Nancy the planner was the best!!!
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6/10 Good

This is our second time visiting Turtle Bay. We like the staff and their dedication to the environment and community. However the rooms are in need of updating mattresses, bathroom and decorations. Also the music is played late into the night til 12:00am.
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10/10 Exceptional

The staff are what make the place. They will go above and beyond for you! It’s also beautiful! The rooms are clean and quiet. Not the fanciest hotel in the world but comfortable and comforting. Nothing left to be desired.
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10/10 Exceptional

The staff get 12 out 10. Choice of different items in buffet are amazing. This is a 4* and they had king prawns on dinner menu on 21st december with the lower rates before Christmas. We are writing this review from a 5* hotel in malindi owned by a large italian chain on christmas eve and there is no dreams of having prawns on menu. Hands down an amazing experience. Only downside is the general cleanliness. The loos near the pool stink really bad
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6/10 Good

It was perfectly comfortable and the rooms had air conditioning. There was a limited gluten free menu and the included wine was dreadful. The pool was lovely and the staff excellent. It is a but tired. The booking of sunbeds was very tedious as some people rarely even came to the bed while others had no space. The music at night was the same ever day, was not really catered for the needs of the huests that were there and very loud in the bedrooms
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4/10 Fair

Average Place .

Overall an average experience staying at this hotel Positives - Friendly Welcoming Staff - Quality of the food was very good - Pool areas are very nice Negatives - Rooms are dated and need a refurb - Not enough Power points in the room - Checkout time says 11 on Hotels.com booking but it was 10am - Shoes went missing from the hotel room. The hotel were not very interested to look into why this had happened.
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent vacation facility
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8/10 Very good

Nice property even if it is a little bit outdated. Special mention for the staff and hair salon.
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent staff attitude & very good all inclusive meals. Good size swimming pools. Good beachfront location.
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10/10 Exceptional

This resort is unique in the combination of guests it hosts:: I love that even during Kenya's high international tourism season there are always lots of Kenyan families at Turtle Bay. The price is reasonable, and keeps the beauty of the Kenya coast available to the people it belongs to while also showing it off hospitably and beautifully to the world.
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10/10 Exceptional

All inclusive, but share what that means to vacationers. Just because on the beach someone is wearya Turtle Bay T shirt, doesn't mean they work for the Hotel.
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8/10 Very good

The place needs some work
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6/10 Good

Rooms are basic and in need of modernising and decorating - old and dirty, and the doors are very insecure. Service is terrible, most staff are very slow and indifferent, assuming that is you can actually find them. Drinks take an age to arrive and you have to ask several times. If you are looking for cheap and cheerful then the hotel is ok, but it is not somewhere i would choose to stay again.
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4/10 Fair

Guest L36

Air conditioning didn’t work, the food was very average, bed was very uncomfortable, the room was firstly when I arrived. The staff we’re constantly trying to over charge. Overall a bad experience
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2/10 Poor

TV did not work. Staff and even manager called Ken made no effort to fix it.