Name: Kobe Suite Resort
Address: Turtle Bay Road, Watamu, 80202, KE

Kobe Suite Resort

Malindi Region · Kenya

17 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2026

Linda

Kobe Suite is a nice smaller hotel, with two great pools. Limited lounge chairs around the pool area.

Restaurant on site for lunch and supper was okay, one night I found a live bug in the olive they acted quickly to resolve the issue.

Breakfast buffet is nice.

Overall we would stay again if needed

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2026

Laurie

A lovely beach resort where you can relax and feel safe. Staff were very attentive. The restaurant served delicious Italian seafood dishes. The pools and beach are gorgeous. I would return.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2026

Diann

Our room was very clean and they came in daily to spray for mosquitoes and other critters. The entire staff was very friendly and very polite and helpful.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

Tim

The room (11) was excellent, spotless and constantly serviced. All of your staff are extremely pleasant, constantly smiling, helpful and friendly - a joy to be with! Kobe is wonderful, especially the raised table overlooking the bay. We'll be back. Thank you so much.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2025

Andrea

This resort is located on one of the best beaches in Watamu. The staff is fantastic. Janet accommodated our late check-out and went above and beyond when our AC wasn’t working. We will definitely be coming back

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Enjoyed the stay. Shame about the room.

Pros: Lovely staff, low key laid back (non-intrusive) beach club vibe, good restaurant, great views and good sheltered pool at back. No sight of the curio market and the massed sun beds on the beach in front but slightly to the left of the hotel.

Cons: A rock hard mattress (which, when we checked out, they said they would have changed if we'd asked).
Room is large but has the colour, charm and minimalist feel of a concrete bunker. No hot water came through the shower, which had to be fixed.
Immediately, behind the room (Room 18) - about 3 metres away - there's a fence, the other side of which is an industrial-size washing machine which thunders into action twice before 7.45 a.m. and continues afterwards.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2023

Anne Bridget

We had a lovely, relaxing stay at Kobe Suites. The staff were all exceptionally friendly and helpful and nothing was ever too much trouble for them. It is a well-designed hotel on the best stretch of beach in Watamu which is also part of the nature reserve. When we dined in, the food and drink was excellent and moderately priced.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2022

Giulia

Best hotel in Watamu

One of the most beautiful resorts in Watamu. Perfect for a long weekend

Great Italian restaurant

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2021

Miki

I enjoyed the room and decor . The staff was great. I enjoyed the restaurant. I wish there were lounge chairs on the beach

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2021

Emily

Amazing stay - hard to leave!!

Really great hotel. Staff were super friendly and helpful, food was delicious and rooms/area around the hotel was lovely. Kobe is on a really nice section of the beach - perfect swimming out to the sandbar. Lots of tuktuks/motorbikes outside the main gate if you need to get anywhere.
Can't wait to go back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Great place to relax. Very clean, god food and excellent service. The beach is beautiful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Loved everything about this resort.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2025

Giovanni

Great experience

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2024

Oliver

Perfekt :)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2023

Florian

Sehr schöne, ruhige und moderne Unterkunft mit durchweg freundlichem und aufmerksamem Personal. Die zwei Salzwasserpools sind groß genug und es sind immer genügend Liegen vorhanden.
Der Strandabschnitt vor dem Hotel ist bei Ebbe wunderschön mit klarem und flachem Wasser, sodass man über freiliegende Sandbänke weit ins Meer laufen und trotzdem baden kann. Etwas schade, dass deswegen täglich zwei bis drei kleinere Ausflugsboote hier anlegen um diesen tollen Strand zu genießen. Bei Flut war ein Baden bei uns nicht möglich.
Das Frühstücksbuffet sowie das Abendessen ist ebenfalls sehr gut. Abends kann man aus mehrheitlich italienischen Gerichten aus der Karte wählen. Es gibt jedoch auch eine Auswahl an internationalen oder afrikanischen Gerichten.
Da die Unterkunft etwas abgelegen ist, muss man für den Transport nach Watamu auf Taxis oder Tuktuks zurückgreifen, diese können jedoch vom Hotel organisiert werden.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Aug 2023

Giacomo

Albergo carino, le stanze sono grandi, si mangia bene ed è ben curato. Essendo un albergo per famiglie ci sono molti bambini (rumorosi). Il personale non è sempre stato corretto nei nostri confronti: durante la colazione avevamo ordinato un espresso che, solo a ora di pranzo, abbiamo scoperto essere a pagamento senza che ci fosse stato comunicato prima. Inoltre, in fase di check out, il totale da pagare era sbagliato in quanto erano stati addebitati costi aggiuntivi legati a consumazioni non effettuate; dopo averlo fatto notare, non c’è stato uno scusa, ma anzi abbiamo dovuto controprovare con tutti gli scontrini (che ci eravamo tenuti) che quelle consumazioni non erano state effettuate.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2021

Tamara

Fantastic boutique hotel on best beach

Amazing beach and food. Very good service. I can’t wait to go back.

Friends_and_family Friends