Sarova Imperial Hotel

3.0 star property

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Reception
Lobby sitting area
Minibar, in-room safe, individually furnished, desk
Restaurant
Lobby

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Achieng' Oneko Road, Kisumu, 40100
  • The West End Shopping Mall
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Kisimu museum
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Dunga Bay
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Kisumu (KIS)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Queen Room - View

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Queen Room

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Premium Suite

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Queen Room - Accessible

  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Twin Room

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Kisumu

Located in Kisumu, Sarova Imperial Hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Kisumu Clock Tower and The West End Shopping Mall. .This hotel is 0.7 mi (1 km) from Masai Craft Market and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Kisumu Impala Sanctuary.

What's nearby

  • Kisumu Clock Tower - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • The West End Shopping Mall - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Kisimu museum - 2 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Dunga Bay - 3 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Hippo Point - 4 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Kisumu (KIS) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pool Bar @ Acacia Premier - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Java House - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Laughing Buddha - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Mahfudh Ashur Restaurant - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Java United Mall - ‬17 min walk

About this property

Sarova Imperial Hotel

Hotel in Kisumu with a 24-hour front desk and a coffee shop
Sarova Imperial Hotel offers 95 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Each accommodation is individually furnished. A pillow menu is available. Cable television is provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, bidets, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 95 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Sarova Imperial Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking within 50 metres
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 15 for adults and USD 5 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

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

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Area rugs in room
  • Lift (90 centimetre wide door)
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (71 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Bidet
  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 15 for adults and USD 5 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 30 per vehicle (roundtrip)

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

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Imperial Hotel Kisumu
Imperial Kisumu
Imperial Hotel
Sarova Imperial Hotel Hotel
Sarova Imperial Hotel Kisumu
Sarova Imperial Hotel Hotel Kisumu

Sarova Imperial Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 41 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 41 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 41 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 41 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 41 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Annette, NAIROBI

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very highly recommend for bleisure. Very conveniently located, has all major amenities required for a City Hotel and service is quite professional and hospitality top notch.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Solomon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel Jonathan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really comfortable stay
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Italo

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
The staff are nice and many times the service was good. However, in few instances I had to wait a long time for a coffee or meal to be served, and the cleaning person threw away some medications from my side table. The gym is really not good.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff are professionally trained and offer excellent service and friendly support to guests. The hotel is very clean but the aircom in my room didn't work.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel! Professional and welcoming team.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not what I expected
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Anne-Marie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The restaurant staff could do with some additional training on service. Food was brought separately so some had to start & finish before others started. Additionally, the food was just placed on the table for us to figure out whose food was whose. Waitress had to call others to help her use the card machine. They kept passing us to close windows & turned off lights without the courtesy to be excused etc. We had to wait over an hour for our room to be ready. Concierge staff was very kind & helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Frankline

Generally a good hotel. Only used the room and room service. Staff were excellent. Only thing I would say they should some mood lighting in the room for those that don’t enjoy overly bright lights. Enjoyed my one night stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Julie

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

michael, bridgewater

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check out time of 10 am is was too early especially if on holiday. Noon sounds better.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kisemei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
N/A
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Preet

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

WILLIAM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The team members are what makes a stay here very enjoyable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

kristen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very professional staff. Clean. Incredible food. Great deck for a sunset view! We will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Davion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great food, great staff, and all around great vibes.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Annette, NAIROBI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Conveniently located to all key amenities - banks, hospitals, shopping malls, airports, bus terminals, and key Government Offices. The Hotel has a very professional and delightful Staff, very clean facilities, and well-appointed rooms. The freshly prepared meals which are delicious and tasteful are the highest rating for the property.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pawel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem in Kisumu
A fantastic hotel with great staff. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. I highly recommend for anyone to stay there. Nice brekki and everyone pays attention to fine details.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Judy

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Moises

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay was good and they were all friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Priscilla

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel wiyh exceptional service!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ephantus

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel. I loved the facilities. Daily room cleaning. Conformable bed and bedding. Food is very good, menu selection is excellent. Only drawback is service can be slow at times. Serving tea or coffee was very slow. Ordered food took very long everytime. Otherwise, location is perfect, devoid of noise and accessible to many local attaractions.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Andrew A

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The service and location were great, the property is being renovated, except for the minor noise inconvenience the stay was great. breakfast was expensive, Hotel located in the center of town, close to supermarket and other shopping.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019