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Crystal Bay Resort

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

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2 outdoor pools
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Family Room, Multiple Beds, Sea View | Terrace/patio

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Jacaranda Road, Watamu, Coast Province, 80202
  • Prawn Lake
    5 min drive
  • Mida Creek
    8 min drive
  • Watamu Beach
    8 min drive
  • Malindi (MYD)
    25 min drive

Room options

Superior Triple Room

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

View all photos for Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed, Garden View

Premium bedding, in-room safe, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed, Garden View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Sea View

Premium bedding, in-room safe, bed sheets

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Sea View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Family Room, Multiple Beds, Sea View

Family Room, Multiple Beds, Sea View | Living area

Family Room, Multiple Beds, Sea View

  • 22 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Watamu

With a stay at Crystal Bay Resort in Watamu, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Watamu Beach and Prawn Lake. .This beach hotel is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Mida Creek and 4 mi (6.5 km) from Ruins of Gedi.

What's nearby

  • Prawn Lake - 5 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Mida Creek - 8 min drive - 3.9 km
  • Watamu Beach - 8 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Watamu Marine National Park - 9 min drive - 6.7 km
  • Ruins of Gedi - 13 min drive - 6.5 km

Getting around

  • Malindi (MYD) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪PilliPan - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Licht Haus - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Casa Tex Mex - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Papa Remo Ristorante - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪crab shack - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Crystal Bay Resort

Beach hotel with a conference center and 2 bars/lounges
Crystal Bay Resort offers 70 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. Business-friendly amenities include safes and phones. Bathrooms include showers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
2 outdoor swimming pools are on site.
Make yourself at home in one of the 70 air-conditioned guestrooms. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and a turndown service.
Treat yourself with massages and facials. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy local and international cuisine at Crystal Bay, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Crystal Bay - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Tamu - This beachfront restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–10:00 AM
  • 2 restaurants
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Crystal Bay
  • Tamu

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library
  • Lockers available

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - prenatal
  • Massage - sports
  • Massage - Swedish

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Crystal Bay Resort Watamu
Crystal Bay Watamu
Hotel Crystal Bay Resort Watamu
Watamu Crystal Bay Resort Hotel
Hotel Crystal Bay Resort
Crystal Bay
Crystal Bay Resort Hotel
Crystal Bay Resort Watamu
Crystal Bay Resort Hotel Watamu

Crystal Bay Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 6 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 6 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 6 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 6 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 6 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Edna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The serenity, the politeness of the staff and the place is very central.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Karima

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant!!
It was pleasant considering the hotel was fully booked.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

paola

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Personale super gentile e disponibile! Pulizie giornaliere sia della camera che della piscina.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Jätt fint hotel ,lugn,trevliga personal.Det saknar bara lunch och middag
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021