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Sun Palm Beach Resort

4.5 star property
Beachfront resort with relaxing spa services
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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Private beach, white sand, beach bar
Private beach, white sand, beach bar
Terrace/patio
Luxury Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View, Beachfront
Interior

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • On private beach
  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • All-inclusive
  • Spa

Room options

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Deluxe Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View

Highlights

Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Ceiling fan
Egyptian cotton bed sheets
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
  • 50 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed, Garden View

Highlights

Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Egyptian cotton bed sheets
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Minibar
  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Balcony

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Ceiling fan
Egyptian cotton bed sheets
Private bathroom
  • 50 sq m
  • Resort view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Garden View

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Garden View

Highlights

Air conditioning
Free rollaway/extra beds
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Egyptian cotton bed sheets
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Egyptian cotton bed sheets
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Minibar
  • 32 sq m
  • Resort view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed, Sea View, Sea Facing

Highlights

Air conditioning
Free rollaway/extra beds
Free cots/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Premium bedding
Ceiling fan
Egyptian cotton bed sheets
Private bathroom
  • 35 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Map
Jacaranda Road, Watamu

What's nearby

  • Prawn Lake - 6 min drive - 3.6 km
  • Mida Creek - 8 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Watamu Marine National Park - 10 min drive - 7.4 km
  • Watamu Beach - 11 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Ruins of Gedi - 14 min drive - 6.7 km

Getting around

  • Malindi (MYD) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪PilliPan - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Licht Haus - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Casa Tex Mex - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Papa Remo Ristorante - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪crab shack - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Sun Palm Beach Resort

Luxury family-friendly resort near Watamu Beach
You can look forward to a nightclub, a beach bar and a terrace at Sun Palm Beach Resort. Treat yourself to spa services, such as a manicure/pedicure, aromatherapy or a facial. At the two on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner and international cuisine. Free WiFi in public areas is available to all guests, along with an art gallery on-site and 3 coffee shops/cafes.
You'll also find perks such as:
  • An outdoor pool and a children's pool
  • Free self-parking
  • Local cuisine breakfast (surcharge), a local area shuttle and babysitting (surcharge)
  • Meeting rooms, tour/ticket information and concierge services
Room features
All 50 rooms offer comforts such as premium bedding and laptop-friendly workspaces, in addition to perks such as desk chairs and air conditioning.
Extra amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • Flat-screen TVs with premium channels
  • Wardrobes/cupboards, ceiling fans and daily housekeeping

All-inclusive details

All-inclusive room rates at Sun Palm Beach Resort are available. These rates are higher because they include on-site food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).

Food and beverages

All buffet meals, snacks and beverages included

Entertainment

On-site entertainment and activities
On-site live performances
Theme parties

Languages

Afrikaans, English, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily local cuisine breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: KES 20 for adults and KES 10 for children
  • 2 restaurants
  • 3 coffee shops/cafes
  • A bar/lounge
  • A beach bar
  • Couples/private dining
  • Private picnics
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Beach

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's games
  • Children's pool
  • Free supervised activities for children
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a private beach
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for local cuisine breakfast: from approximately KES 20 for adults and from KES 10 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Sun Palm Beach Resort Watamu
Sun Palm Beach Resort
Sun Palm Beach Watamu
Sun Palm Beach
Sun Palm Beach Resort Resort
Sun Palm Beach Resort Watamu
Sun Palm Beach Resort Resort Watamu

Frequently asked questions

Does Sun Palm Beach Resort have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is Sun Palm Beach Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Sun Palm Beach Resort?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Sun Palm Beach Resort?

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Sun Palm Beach Resort?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Are there all-inclusive benefits at Sun Palm Beach Resort?

Some rate plans available at this property are all-inclusive.

Where is Sun Palm Beach Resort located?

Nestled on the beach, this Watamu resort is within 3 mi (5 km) of Prawn Lake, Watamu Beach and Mida Creek. Watamu Marine National Park and Arabuko Sokoke Forest are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Sun Palm Beach Resort Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 34 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Steven Robert

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was the most magical vacation and guesthouse that we have ever stayed at! The facilities are gorgeous and the staff is so sweet and accommodating (and always available) and we LOVED the big and beautiful pool. I think floating around in the water at night with the palm trees swaying above me was the most magical experience I have ever had. The hotel has wonderful gardens and is situated on a beautiful beach! Concerning the bad reviews- the guesthouse is located in a small town in East Africa and costs under $100 a night for an exotic beachfront guesthouse, I really don't understand why people expect the hotel to be a 5 star resort in California (you want that, you need to expect to pay for it). That means that power is going to go off every now and then (they ALWAYS got it to come back reasonably quickly!), the food is going to be African and take a little while because everything is fresh and often made to order and there may be a few bugs (though we never saw ANY! they were always cleaning and we found everything to be exceptionally clean) I have been a social worker in East Africa for 16 years, and I can say the food is going to be a transition for anyone arriving in the country- it isn't hygiene related, it is just going to be rough for some people who are coming into a new continent with different bacteria. Whenever we host teams, even for the teams that choose to ONLY eat at nice guesthouses and snacks that they brought, people will always get sick.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Anna

Had to change rooms 3 times as there were issues with ants and a/c not working. Don't go for all inclusive as food isn't great (except breakfast) pizza place onsite good.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Guillermo

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 13 nights in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

Rebecca

Disliked: Cleanliness

4/10 Poor

Jasmine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff were friendly and the pool was great. However we experienced issues at check in (not being placed in the room we booked), long power cuts and Wi-Fi issues

10/10 Excellent

Shirray

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Dahir

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
nice hotel, but bad management
bad aircondition.. Food? careful
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Bart-Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great family friendly place
Sun Palm beach is really a great place to stay. As is Watamu! All staff were very (child)friendly. Only remarks would be the limited choice of food (non Italian alternatives were on the menu but not available during ou stay).
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
This property is not as shown on the website. It was a shabby room with black mold showing on the walls of the facility and in the outflow pipe to the AC. The bathroom is a mess, cracked vanity cracked and dirty molding on shower floor soiled by age tile floor. The room AC shut on and off many times during the hot tropic nights. The food started fine but later brought the gift of travelers disease (diarhea). This is not a 4 star hotel. The beach was 4 star. Who rates these resorts anyway? This was a most distressing stay after a 21hour flight. Expedia you should be ashamed and embarassed to represeent this resort.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great resort set on a fantastic beach.
We stayed at the Sun Palm for 3 nights as a family of 5. The staff were very welcoming and showed us around the resort and were very accommodating with our needs. The resort is set on a fantastic beach with clear water and an abundance of interesting island/coves to discover. The room was excellent, spacious and clean. The buffet food was good with plenty of options, including pancakes for breakfast and pasta station for dinner, which kept our kids happy. The restaurant on site was also excellent for choice. The hotel catered for their Italian guests but as English speakers we were not left out and every effort was made to ensure we were involved especially during the evening shows. Would return again for another fully enjoyable holiday.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gabit

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well rested
Hotel very much. late check out until 16.00 cost $ 40. bedding and towels changed daily. English speaking staff. the food in the general restaurant is of good quality, but a small cockroach crawled along one of the salads. The à la carte restaurant on the menu offers Japanese, Italian and Swahili dishes. we chose Japanese and were shocked. instead of miso soup, we were served warm water with soy and instant noodles from the bag. Tempuri were edible, instead of sushi, we were served 3-4 kinds of rolls with a minimum amount of fish. The chief of restaurants Mario apologized for our remarks and wishes and gave us a 10% discount for which he thanks. very much straining beach boys on the beach, do not lag behind you for anything. the job of protecting the beach is only to prevent the beach boys from entering the beach area of ​​the hotel, but they manage to impose their goods and services from there. but this is a problem of hotels all over the coast. in general, the hotel and its location is quite decent.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Sanjay, Mumbai

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very basic hotel , with no life
Had cockroaches in breakfast. Rest you can imagine... sad experience
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were there before the season opened so very few guests. Full menu range wasn’t yet available. Staff very attentive, sometimes overly enthusiastic to help. Beautiful setting, very helpful and friendly staff. Would go there again
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jonny, Nairobi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful view
A very warm welcoming from management and staff. The rooms are beautiful and the views are even better. Very close to other restaurants ands resorts. Tuktuks or motorbikes are the mode of transportation just walk to the front gate and hop on! Highly recommended.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautifully located and maintained hotel within walking distance to Watamu's village center with a good choice of restaurants. I will and have recommended this hotel to friends and colleagues.
Stayed 13 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

hugo, montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautifuel and quiet
Quiet in a beautiful environment, nice swimming pool beautiful beach building is like the one we find in greece all white perfect for a family or in couple, you can swim in the sea on high tide
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

4/10 Poor

Thomas

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not as advertised
Booked a deluxe apartment with seaview. However, as it turned out the apartment was not an apartment, but a room in a house with a shared livingroom. Seaview was no -existent from the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Renaud

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
L'établissement se veut luxueux mais la base n'y est pas. La sute etait tres sombre, sans terrasse, et les rideaux sont tellemznt fin quavec les lumieres allumées tout le monde vous voit dans votre lit... Beaucoup de coupures d'eau et d'électricité. Pas d'eau chaude. La wifi n'est pas dans toutes les chambres. L'hôtel ne dispose pas de restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Francesca

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Struttura pessima e truffa!!! All'arrivo la prenotazione non c'era. Dopo aver contattato il servizio clienti, sono comparse le camere e ci è stato detto che era tutto a posto. Purtroppo non è stato così. Nelle camere non ha funzionato per giorni l'aria condizionata (nonostante diversi solleciti per sistemarla), l'acqua calda non è mai pervenuta. TUTTE le sere andava via la corrente e così non funzionava la pompa che tira acqua: non ci si lava . I ragazzi alla reception (senza uniforme, targhette di identificazione o altro) sono completamente spaesati e incapaci di dare una risposta concreta alle richieste di risolvere i problemi. La colazione altro tasto dolente: scarsa e di qualità pessima, con la sala sporca, l'omelette cotta su un fornello che dire incrostato è poco, e con gli ingredienti da poter aggiungere piazzati su un piatto tutti insieme alla rinfusa. La mancanza di organizzazione e di una gestione competente del luogo, evidentemente maltenuto, è lampante a questo punto. Il peggio si raggiunge dopo 4 giorni: ci dicono che non hanno ricevuto il pagamento delle stanze perchè gli account dell'hotel sono stati creati da un manager che non lavora più per loro da 5 anni e quindi non riescono ad accedere a prenotazioni e pagamenti. In modo estremamente arrogante e strafottente ci viene richiesto di pagare nuovamente tutto, perchè loro non hanno colpe e non hanno intenzione di fare nulla. Chiesto rimborso e fuggiti in un'altra struttura. ALLA LARGA!!!!

10/10 Excellent

Dieter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
War sehr schön alles wunderbar essen sehr gut Pool war zu warm weil Pumpe defekt war
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Kalule

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 13 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Malena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place
Fantastic place and very good service. A lot of Italian tourists and the food served is typically Italian. We stayed at a lot of different places on our holiday and to spend 7-14 days at this place with only Italian food while in Kenya would not be ideal . The place is magnificent with nice and tidy rooms and comfortable beds. We spent New Years and had a wonderful dinner on the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relax
Struttura accogliente, in posizione vicina al centro di Watamu. Personale sempre gentile e sorridente. Ideale per trascorrere qualche giorno all’insegna del relax. Da migliorare: servizi igienici. Nota negativa a margine: prezzo troppo elevato per i pasti esclusi dalla tariffa all inclusive.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La struttura è ben curata, con una grande piscina e la spiaggia affaccia nella baia dell’isola dell’amore che si raggiunge a piedi con la bassa marea. Il cibo è buono e abbondante e ogni sera organizzano uno spettacolo, oltre al beach volley e l’acqua gym con personale molto disponibile.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019