Flamingo Villas Resort

“Lovely 2 nights at Flamingo Villas”

My family and I had a lovely 2 nights at Flamingo. The hotel was empty (it was the low season), but the staff (and Stella, the owner) made us feel like VIP'S. The rooms, pool and bar/restaurant were nice (though the menu was a little dull - perhaps because their was a lack of guests, the menu/kitc… more

My family and I had a lovely 2 nights at Flamingo. The hotel was empty (it was the low season), but the staff (and Stella, the owner) made us feel like VIP'S. The rooms, pool and bar/restaurant were nice (though the menu was a little dull - perhaps because their was a lack of guests, the menu/kitchen was not fully operational). The private beach is a 5 min tuc tuc trip away (organised by the hotel) and has an on-site restaurant and bar which is fantastic. We also went into Malindi town at night which is also recommended. I would recommend this hotel to anyone.

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“Lovely relaxing resort for a weekend in Malindi”

Spent the weekend in Malindi using the resort as a base. Despite being the only customers at this time, our every need was catered to. Nice pool. Rooms of good quality. They are ready to ferry you to the private beach whenever and helpful in arranging a tuktuk to town. It's a bit outside the main d… more

Spent the weekend in Malindi using the resort as a base. Despite being the only customers at this time, our every need was catered to. Nice pool. Rooms of good quality. They are ready to ferry you to the private beach whenever and helpful in arranging a tuktuk to town. It's a bit outside the main drag of Malindi, but a short and cheap tuk tuk away if you want to go in town. Very quiet and relaxing.

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“Lovely hotel - we will definately return!”

Flamingo Villas Club is well maintained and welcoming. The staff are kind and attentive and we were welcomed by the manager soon after arrival. Note that the property is located about 10 mins off the tar-mac road and access requires a very bumpy ride along unmade rock-roads. This may be uncomfor… more

Flamingo Villas Club is well maintained and welcoming. The staff are kind and attentive and we were welcomed by the manager soon after arrival. Note that the property is located about 10 mins off the tar-mac road and access requires a very bumpy ride along unmade rock-roads. This may be uncomfortable for older guests. Otherwise, the journey is bumpy, but acceptable. This is Africa! It can become a little laborious if you travel in and out of the hotel often. The complex is comprised of selection of villas surround a pool area which has a small bar. The villas were well maintained and exceeded our expectation for the amount paid. We were happy to find the rooms equipped with AC, minibar and fresh-water showers. Excellent! The rooms were a good size and very comfortable. Outside our room was a seating area, decorated with a ‘swahili’ theme where we took some coffee in the evening before leaving for dinner with friends in town. There were also relaxing areas upstairs where an open lounge afforded views of the sea. The pool area was well maintained and we were offered towels as soon as we sat down. There is a small charge for towels. Next to the pool is a small bar where drinks can be purchased throughout the day. It was disappointing not to be able to order any food at all during the day from the main hotel area. Apparently the one chef was assigned to the beach during the day (a ten minute ride by tuc-tuc) so if you wanted food in the daytime you had to go to the beach. It would have been nice to have some snacks available at the very least (crisps, French-fries etc.?) This may be because we were the only guests and in the hotel manager’s defence, she asked staff to go to the beach and returned with grilled vegetable sandwiches for us some time later. We appreciated that. Breakfast was identical every day, a selection of fresh fruit, breads, eggs if you wished and coffee or tea from flasks. Perfectly adequate and overseen by very helpful waiting staff. A massage therapist came to the pool during the day and sat there hoping for trade. Her prices were very high (KES2000 for a massage). As a resident of Kenya who travels extensively throughout the country I can tell you that this is a rather high fee for massage (for example, 5 star Mombasa hotels such as Voyager and therapy shops in the Serena area charge between KES1000 and KES1500 for a full-body massage overlooking the ocean!), especially when business is very slow. There were three of us who wold have had a massage (we were the only ones in the hotel) so we asked if she would negotiate a better price. She refused, telling us she never reduces her prices. She therefore sat by the pool doing nothing for most of the day! The private beach, a ten minute tuc-tuc ride from the villa complex (provided free of charge by the hotel) is beautiful. Quiet, secluded and aside from the very insistent beach-boys who were eventually chased off by the man cleaning the beach of seaweed, very relaxing. The lunch menu is great too – fresh seafood and grilled vegetables, pasta, to name a couple of the choices! Overall a wonderful place to stay which I highly recommend. I look forward to going back soon for a relaxing weekend!

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“Most Private place to Be”

This is really a good ,clean place though very old,it's good for rest ,the road leading in is not complete but totally accessible, they do not have a private parking,you leave your car by the road but very safe .I wish the breakfast can change a bit as I stayed for 4th days and met same everyday T… more

This is really a good ,clean place though very old,it's good for rest ,the road leading in is not complete but totally accessible, they do not have a private parking,you leave your car by the road but very safe .I wish the breakfast can change a bit as I stayed for 4th days and met same everyday The staff are very friendly and the Villa Owner is on site supervising I will definitely consider to return

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