Description
Hemingways Resort is a luxury resort hotel in an unrivalled Kenyan setting on the white sands of Watamu Bay, where the crystal waters form one of Kenya’s finest stretches of beach. It is an area of great beauty, from the coral reefs to the ruins of ancient Gede.
The hotel has 68 luxury bedrooms and six private suites. The beach is lovely and there is a fantastic range of watersports activities on offer while the bar is high on atmosphere. Hemingway’s is renowned for its excellent game fishing as it is the ideal spot for big game fishing trips owing to the profusion of species in the Indian Ocean, with black, blue and striped marlin, sailfish and broad-billed swordfish. Salt-water fly fishing and light line fishing are all available.
And for those who fish, the Chefs will prepare your catch exactly as you would like it. You migh like Japanese style sashimi, finely sliced with soya sauce and wasabi or maybe blackened Cajun style fillets, or simply steamed! Which ever way, you will never eat fish fresher than this.
Guide price
£1,589
per person
£1,589 pr person for 7 nights based on 2 people sharing on a half board basis including British Airways/Virgin Atlantic international flights, domestic flights and transfers.
Accommodation
There are 68 Luxury Rooms and 6 Suites. All Hemingways rooms and suites are extremely comfortable, have ocean views, are within yards of the beach and benefit from 24 hour room service. All have bathrooms with showers en-suite.
There is air-conditioning and fans throughout, & rooms also have mosquito nets, personal safes and room fridges.
Childcare
Children are very welcome at Hemingways and babysitting facilities can be arranged.
Facilities
Hemingways has a lovely pool, a day spa and many different restaurants to chose from. The expert chefs obtain farm fresh fruit and vegetables from Kenyan farms at Lake Naivasha and Timau in Nanyuki, beautiful fresh flowers are flown in on a daily basis, whilst our own fishing boats bring fresh fish for the kitchen daily.
Activities
There are plenty of activities to keep you busy at Hemingways including, fishing, snorkelling, scuba diving, windsurfing and sailing. You can relax in the day spa, around the pool or take a leisurely walk along the beach in front of the hotel.
Services
We offer a wide range of international styles, ranging from sophisticated recipes with delicate sauces to simple cooking of the finest ingredients.
When to travel
Hemingways is closed from the beginning of May till mid June.
The rainy season on the Kenyan Coast is generally May/June. So from July onward the weather is gradually getting hotter and dryer until March/April when it reaches the high 90's (over40 degrees C). Christmas/New Year is generally considered the peak season and the weather is lovely then with constant sunshine and gentle off shore breezes. If you want clear seas for diving then make your trip after August/Sept.
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Location and directions
Watamu, Kenya
Hemingways occupies a superb position on one of the finest beaches in the country, in the Watamu Marine National Park on the Kenyan coast. Watamu beach is located 30km (19 miles) South of Malindi.
How to get there
Flights to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), take 8 hours 30 minutes. From Nairobi it's then a 1 hour domestic flight to Malindi. Airport transfers can be arranged by Hemingways to and from Malindi airport, and take 20mins by road.
