Watamu, 80202 Watamu, Kenya
#8 of 28 hotels in Watamu
Guests' ChoiceBased on 144 hotel reviews
8.8Cleanliness
9.3
Comfort
9.3
Location
9.4
Facilities
9.0
Staff
9.2
Value for money
8.6
Free WiFi
6.2
Each review score is between 1-10. To get the overall score that you see, we add up all the review scores we’ve received and divide that total by the number of review scores we’ve received. We are currently testing a weighted review system in Malta and Iceland (excluding hotel and vacation rental chains). For properties in these countries, the more recent the review, the bigger the impact on the total review score calculation. In addition, guests can give separate ‘subscores’ in crucial areas, such as location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value for money and free Wi-Fi. Note that guests submit their subscores and their overall scores independently, so there’s no direct link between them.
You can review an Accommodation that you booked through our Platform if you stayed there or if you arrived at the property but didn’t actually stay there. To edit a review you’ve already submitted, please contact our Customer Service team.
We have people and automated systems that specialise in detecting fake reviews submitted to our Platform. If we find any, we delete them and, if necessary, take action against whoever is responsible.
Anyone else who spots something suspicious can always report it to our Customer Service team, so our Fraud team can investigate.
Ideally, we would publish every review we receive, whether positive or negative. However, we won’t display any review that includes or refers to (among other things):
To make sure reviews are relevant, we may only accept reviews that are submitted within 3 months of checking out, and we may stop showing reviews once they’re 36 months old – or if the Accommodation has a change of ownership.
An Accommodation may choose to reply to a review.
When you see multiple reviews, the most recent ones will be at the top, subject to a few other factors (what language a review is in, whether it’s just a rating or contains comments as well, etc.). If you like, you can sort and/or filter them (by time of year, review score, etc.).
We sometimes show external review scores from other well-known travel websites. We make it clear when we’ve done this.
These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly without limiting expression of strong opinions. They are also applicable regardless of the sentiment of the comment.
Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams.
Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include 'hate speech', discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, and the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted.
All content should be genuine and unique to the guest. Reviews are most valuable when they are original and unbiased. Your contribution should be yours. Booking.com property partners should not post on behalf of guests or offer incentives in exchange for reviews. Attempts to bring down the rating of a competitor by submitting a negative review will not be tolerated.
Respect the privacy of others. Booking.com will make an effort to obscure email addresses, telephone numbers, website addresses, social media accounts, and similar details.
The opinions expressed in contributions are those of Booking.com customers and properties and not of Booking.com. Booking.com does not accept responsibility or liability for any reviews or responses. Booking.com is a distributor (without any obligation to verify) and not a publisher of these comments and responses.
By default, reviews are sorted based on the date of the review and on additional criteria to display the most relevant reviews, including but not limited to: your language, reviews with text, and non-anonymous reviews. Additional sorting options may be available (by type of traveller, by score, etc.).
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
End of dialog contentReviewed: 28 March 2024
William
United KingdomLove the staff,food and chilled vibes
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 7 March 2024
Fabienne
United KingdomAll was perfect.
A most relaxing, calm location right on the beach, beautiful swimming and lots of local colour if you venture out of the resort. Totally chilled holiday.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 5 February 2024
Fiona
United KingdomThe coffee at breakfast could have been a lot better. Individual cafetières would be ideal.
Kobe was paradise! The location was idyllic, room very spacious and comfortable, staff friendly and helpful, food delicious and very good value. The ambience was peaceful, chic and relaxing. Pools were quiet and super clean. The beach was easily accessible and good for walks into Watamu. We will be back!
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 24 January 2024
Louisa
United KingdomToiletries and towels could be better. Pool service would be great too.
Lovely set up. Nice areas to relax. Friendly staff. Good room cleaning.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 31 December 2023
Michelle
BrazilBreakfast could be improved, there was little option and the quality could be better for things such as fruits, breads, cakes
The beach in front was good for swim and walk and rooms were very comfortable
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 26 December 2023
Kwetonda
UgandaThere was nothing planned for Christmas day but other hotels had dinners one could go to
The staff are so friendly. Amazing property beach front and close to all other activities
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 24 December 2023
Vicki
United KingdomNothing
Kobe is a beautiful hotel. The location is fabulous, the pool and dining areas so chic. Lovely staff, great food and exceptional service
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 29 November 2023
Sergio
NetherlandsEverything was perfect, and if I really have to think about an improvement I would say to have a softer beds :( Other than that, our stay was great and super relaxing.
Excellent location right on the marine national park and a great white sandy beach, 5 minutes tuk tuk (or taxi) away from Watamu. Very spacious and super clean room, bathrooms equipped with all amenities (including a bidet). Good breakfast with a decent variety of sour and sweet stuff. Super kind and friendly staff and a really good a la carte restaurant with a well-thought Italian touch. Very clean a nicely designed swimming pools. Walking in the sea with low tide in the morning was fun! I really recommend Kobe Suites resort for a comfortable stay in Watamu!
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 25 November 2023
Amisha
United KingdomI think the mattress is a bit hard. Also breakfast could have more options.
I loved this hotel. It’s in the most incredible location. The beach is stunning. The hotel has 2 beautiful salt water pools. My room had a lovely porch overlooking the back pool. The room is really generously sized. The food is delish and the margaritas exceptional! And the staff wonderful- attentive but never in your face. Kobe is so special!
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 22 November 2023
Gaia
Italyi didn’t love the beach towels nor the beach cushions, otherwise everything was fantastic.
beautifully decorated rooms, great food selection, availability of salt-water pools
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 16 November 2023
Simon
SwedenThere’s really no major drawbacks with the hotel, you know what you get. Quality, comfort and cleanness. It has all the attributes for a nice hotel, like most major hotel chains, but it lacks perhaps in that “local feeling” that we got in smaller boutique hotels in other places of Watamu. If you’re looking for an experience similar to major hotel chains, and not for a personal/local experience then Kobe is the perfect choice. Be also aware that the beach below the hotel is occasionally crowded with sales people who sell everything from souvenirs to boat trips. Although, they are very friendly and not at all as pushy as in many places of Europe. They do show respect and personal space, if you kindly decline their offer they will leave you alone, and eventually recognize you and stop selling what ever it is they’re trying to sell. So all in all, great hotel for a comfortable and predictable stay on the beautiful shores of the Indian Ocean.
Kobe Suite Resort is a beautiful hotel located right above the most pleasant beach in all of Watamu. The hotel itself is clean and comfortable with attentive staff. Rooms are very spacious and and nicely decorated and the room comes with a balcony/terrace. Staying at Kobe, you won’t need to leave the hotel area - besides for going to the beach. You have everything at your disposal, from nice pools to wonderful views of the ocean and, most importantly - the food! The restaurant is really good with super chefs. They mostly serve Italian food, so if you’re looking for local food the choices are limited. But the food is of high quality and you won’t need to worry about the food hygiene.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 30 October 2023
Kelly
SwitzerlandAmazing hospitality - the staff are both welcoming & efficient
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 28 September 2023
Kitish
KenyaThe resort is so beautiful and quaint. The meals were extremely delicious and so quick after ordering. This applies to any snacks and dinner as well.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 6 September 2023
Makandi
KenyaThis is hard. Everything was so good.
Everything! The hotel has the best staff service with everyone so kind and helpful. The food is fresh and delicious! I highly recommend this hotel if you're looking for a place to reset and rejuvenate.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 6 September 2023
Sana
United Arab EmiratesThe room is big, it’s like a small apartment The hotel is cost Food is fantastic
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 30 August 2023
Federica
ItalyN/a
The staff, the room, the po
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 25 May 2023
Amarachie
NigeriaLoved everything but think there's some room to improve dining here.
Gorgeous beachside property. The beach it's on is also lovely. Calm, warm waters... This was a very relaxing stay, loved the large and spacious room too.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 2 April 2023
Rory
United KingdomBeautiful location, direct access to the beach well worth the extra cost of a beach view room. We had a wonderful hammock on the balcony. Bliss
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 13 March 2023
Nicola
United KingdomSofter pillows
Delicious breakfast. Excellent food at lunch & dinner. Lovely location. Helpful friendly staff. Highly recommend to our friends in the UK
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 1 March 2023
Victoria
United Kingdomwould have liked a dressing table to sit at and a bath rather than only a shower
Small boutique hotel’ very well run.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 28 February 2023
Robert
United KingdomVery few criticisms; the room needs a black out curtain between the seating area and the bedroom, the hot water is scolding hot, so always run the cold first, there was no evening turn down service. The beach is not really a swimming beach other than at low tide when sandy clear bottomed stretches appear.
We had a very comfortable suite (5) with a very large balcony. Good aircon and a nice bathroom with excellent shower pressure. Restaurant position is really nice and we both enjoyed the food. Good selection of wines. There is a huge and interesting beach at low tide. Two pleasant pools with non of the “reserving sunbeds” horror. Under thirty rooms with pleasant grounds. We thought the hotel was good value for what was on offer. Most importantly we would stay again.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 9 February 2023
Felix
Germanynone
wonderful resort
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 2 February 2023
Michael
Italythe bed was really really hard as well as the pillows was not comfortable
very nice resorts , nice pools , nice beach , good restaurant
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 13 January 2023
Georgia
United Kingdomrestaurant /bar closed very early
stunning location
Stayed in December 2022
Booking.com is part of Booking Holdings Inc., the world leader in online travel and related services.
We have more than 70 million property reviews, and they're all from real, verified guests.
1
The only way to leave a review is to first make a booking. That's how we know our reviews come from real guests who have stayed at the property.
2
When guests stay at the property they check out how quiet the room is, how friendly the staff are and more.
3
After their trip, guests tell us about their stay. We check for naughty words and verify the authenticity of all guest reviews before adding them to our site.
If you booked through us and want to leave a review, please sign in first.
End of dialog content