Hemingways Watamu

Amazing stay at Hemingways Hotel, Watamu! Beautiful beachfront location, fresh seafood straight from the ocean, and delicious cocktails. The service was excellent, and I loved the private parking and relaxing atmosphere. Highly recommend for a luxurious coastal getaway!

Hemingways Watamu is a truly beautiful property — family-friendly, private, and incredibly serene. The staff are warm and welcoming, and the meals are consistently excellent. The rooms are lovely, located close to the ocean, where the soothing sound of the waves becomes your lullaby. For those seeking even more privacy, the apartments are a fantastic option — spacious, beautifully designed, and fully equipped for a comfortable stay. With the hotel set right on the beachfront, the views are absolutely breathtaking — just what you need to unwind and reconnect with nature. One suggestion: it would be great if the hotel offered a full board package as an option for guests. Highly recommended for a peaceful and luxurious escape with family.

Just had 2weeks at Hemingways Watamu - as good as ever. The food is of a very good quality with a wide choice with 2 restaurants. The evening buffets are always brilliant. The rooms and apartments all have excellent sea views and are all very clean with comfy beds and well appointed bathrooms. There are plenty of places to visit round Watamu and plenty of activities at the hotel. The trip to see the elephants was excellent. All the staff are brilliant and so helpful, too many to mention, so just a big thankyou to George and please pass on our thanks to everyone else. Ray and Kathy.

It was our second stay at Hemingways Watamu. The rooms are big, bright and perfect for a beach holiday. There are two pools, a bar and two restaurants. The main restaurant has a fantastic a la carte menu but their half board evening menu has deteriorated significantly. It was pretty basic some evenings with very little choice especially if one didn't want pasta or pork.  Their second little restaurant which was meant to serve authentic tapas served deplorable, fast food style food. We ate there once and didn't return. Hemingways ran out of aperol and a number of wines while we were there, and they didn't seem to stock up again even though the next door hotels were able to stock up after the weekend. There is a lovely gym and a spa. The beach is amazing. One can walk for miles and one is not harassed by sellers. The dhow trip in the mangroves was brilliant, and very beautiful. I would highly recommend it. There is also wonderful snorkeling literally metres from the hotel. The staff are absolutely lovely! Warm, helpful, kind and accomodating! One can walk to a few other hotels for meals or cocktails, and also to a new small shopping mall with a supermarket and gelateria. I love the area and Hemingways Watamu is probably the nicest hotel there, but unfortunately the evening meals have definitely slipped since our previous visit.

We were from Kobe suite Resort but we had a beautiful trip to Mida creek,to witness the glorious sunset whilst being served the local specialist drink "Dawa" Kudos to chef Khamis who prepared some lovely snacks all along the cruise. Nice crew,it was such a wonderful experience.

From the reception to the restaurant to the rooms- fantastic service. Very hospitable personnel and excellent meals. The ambience is top notch. The breakfast table is full of variety which I really liked. Would sure spend here again over and over again.