This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Skip to main content

Talk to an expert 1-800-242-2434 Lines open now

User menu

Traveller reviews

Travel reviews by Mrs E from Edinburgh

Review Distribution

Excellent
Good
Average
Poor
Terrible

Total number of trips

1

Countries visited

1

Lodges stayed in

3

Excursions taken

0

Our Dec 16 to Jan 17 trip

Kenya between 28 Dec 2016 and 8 Jan 2017

Trip rating: Excellent
"Fabulous trip with perfect balance of safari & beach.

Southern Cross Safari drivers were great, especially our safari guide who was really nice & knowledgeable and took us on great game drives. Loved having our own vehicle & driver for the whole time. Would have been good for there to have been bottled water in vehicle on long drive from Nairobi to Satao & from Satao to Watamu (we had to stop to buy some & then always remember to have our own).

Ocean Sports was perfect for us and we loved its chilled, unstuffy atmosphere. It is a very friendly place and some of the staff were fantastic (Florian, the manager, is great). But I wish we had been warned in advance that we would be arriving right in the middle of a huge New Year's Day party which went on until 1am - service the next day was decidedly slow & ropey!

Thank you for your help in organising such a wonderful trip."

Satao Camp

Satao Camp

"Great safari at Satao Camp"

3 nights Arrived 29 Dec 2016
"We loved Satao and found the staff really helpful & friendly. Service was swift and efficient too.

Very comfortable tents & great bathrooms.

The lack of fences made you feel you were really in the bush - the two lions very near our tent roaring loudly one night was amazing as was the hyenas' "laughter" the next night!"
Excellent
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location
Excellent
Service
Excellent
Rooms
Excellent
Food
Good
Ocean Sports

Ocean Sports

"Ocean Sports review"

6 nights Arrived 1 Jan 2017
"Ocean Sports' lovely chilled atmosphere and gorgeous location more than make up for the things they don't do so well. The bar (inside & out) is just amazing and the whole place feels so relaxed and friendly.

The rooms are fine (beds a little uncomfy!) & you get used to the outdated bathrooms - it adds to the Ocean Sports' charm. Aircon issues meant a move to another room for a night but they fixed it quickly.

The staff, on the whole, are really friendly and keen to help, even if at times service can be quite slow. The food is great at breakfast & lunch but dinner is a bit more hit and miss.

We definitely will be back!"
Good
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location
Excellent
Service
Good
Rooms
Average
Food
Average
Eka Hotel

Eka Hotel

"Eka Hotel"

1 night Arrived 7 Jan 2017
"Bit of a soulless hotel - average rooms.

Expensive and pretty bad dinner."
Average
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location
Good
Service
Poor
Rooms
Average
Food
Poor

Login to Expert Africa

Sign in with password

Sign in with email link


New to Expert Africa? Create an account

Forgotten your details?

It's free & quick to set up

  • Save your wish-list
  • Send us an enquiry
  • Pay online for your trip
  • Subscribe to our newsletter
  • Give us feedback on your trip
  • Full site benefits of the site

Need some help? Talk to our team