Dove Nest Lodge

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Front of property
Property grounds
Executive Double Room
Reception
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
North Kinangop Road, Naivasha
  • Naivasha District Hospital
    8 min walk
  • Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute
    3 min drive
  • Buffalo Mall Naivasha
    4 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Studio, Fireplace, Garden Area

  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Double Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Executive Twin Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

Executive Triple Room

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Large Twin Beds

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

Executive Double Room

  • 29.7 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Single Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Naivasha

With a stay at Dove Nest Lodge in Naivasha, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Lake Naivasha and Naivasha District Hospital. .This family-friendly lodge is 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Buffalo Mall Naivasha and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute.

What's nearby

  • Naivasha District Hospital - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Kenya Wildlife Service Training Institute - 3 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Buffalo Mall Naivasha - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Crescent Island Widlife Sanctuary - 9 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Lake Naivasha - 10 min drive - 7.7 km

Getting around

  • Nairobi (WIL-Wilson) - 118 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Rocky Resort - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Mother's Kitchen Cafe - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Delamere Naivasha - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Party Island Lounge - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Mateo’s - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Dove Nest Lodge

Family-friendly lodge with free breakfast and poolside bars
Dove Nest Lodge offers 49 accommodations with slippers and irons/ironing boards. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and children's slippers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Stay in one of 49 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and slippers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and separate sitting areas.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. This lodge also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.
At Dove Nest Lodge, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Relax with a refreshing drink from the bar/lounge or one of the 2 poolside bars. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 6 AM to 11 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 11 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Languages

English, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6 AM–11 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 2 poolside bars and 1 bar

Things to do

  • 24-hour fitness centre
  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Children's club (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Local meal delivery service

More

  • Children's slippers
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Separate sitting area
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 11:00 AM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after 11:30 AM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types

Important information

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and mobile payments; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Dove Nest Lodge Naivasha
Dove Nest Naivasha
Dove Nest Lodge Lodge
Dove Nest Lodge Naivasha
Dove Nest Lodge Lodge Naivasha

Dove Nest Lodge Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

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

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Hiwa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nothing in the room
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

laura

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Sam

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice lodge with a few minor issues
When we arrived they didn't have any knowledge of our booking, even though we'd already paid. Eventually they found our booking but the room we booked wasn't available for the first night so we were downgraded for the first night. We pushed and they offered us free dinner to compensate. The standard room is quite small and doesn't have a mosquito net. The executive room is much bigger and has a mosquito net. The beds are clean but some parts of the room could be cleaned, i.e. cobwebs in the corners. Breakfast was supposed to start at 7am but we arrived at 7.30 and they still hadn't finished setting up. There was an even longer wait for dinner. The staff were very friendly and the rest of the resort was really nice. We didn't use the pool but it looked nice. There was also a little park for children.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

mercy

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property should not be on Expedia.. The staff are exceptional but the management is very poor. I would not recommend anyone to visit the place. We were a family of 10. Very disappointed.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Cassandra, Mapleton

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden Treasure
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

AMJ, Kenya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The dining menu was very limited. 2 chicken options and a beef option.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Cannot book through Hotels.com
Comfortable nice place to stay, with one very large snag. You apparently CANNOT book this hotel through Hotels.com. They will ask you to call Hotels.com to get a refund so that so you pay them directly. So I spent about 6 hours of my stay on the phone with rude Hotels.com staff and going back and forth between them and hotel management trying to figure out an issue that should NOT be the responsibility of the consumer. I was told there was no financial relationship between the two and that Hotels.com could not pay Dove Nest for the booking. I, then became the mediator between the two, trying to resolve an issue that was not mine to resolve. I was then told to not use Hotels.com to book this hotel, as if I should have had prior knowledge that this fiasco would happen. Do not book this hotel unless you want to waste your time trying to explain that if a booking is listed on a booking portal, it generally means that they have a business relationship and that if they do not, that they should be all hands on deck because a very reputable website is stealing from them. I had twelve hours to rest and finally have access to internet to get some work done - 6 of which were spent correcting mistakes made by hotel management and Hotels.com
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Rooms were basic with few additional facilities. Breakfast was great!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018