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Alawi Boutique Hotel

3.0 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; Italian cuisine
Outdoor pool
Interior
Lobby sitting area
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; Italian cuisine

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • On private beach
  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Room service

Explore the area

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Kanani Road, Watamu, Kilifi County, 80202
  • Watamu Beach
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Ruins of Gedi
    ‪20 min drive‬
  • Malindi Beach
    ‪21 min drive‬
  • Malindi (MYD)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

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

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Exclusive Double Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Garden View

Exclusive Double Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Garden View

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Exclusive Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Ocean View

Exclusive Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Ocean View

  • 20 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Exclusive Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

Exclusive Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

  • 30 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room

Standard Room

  • 35 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Exclusive Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

Exclusive Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

Exclusive Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Exclusive Double Room, 1 King Bed, Garden View

Exclusive Double Room, 1 King Bed, Garden View

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Watamu

With a stay at Alawi Boutique Hotel in Watamu, you'll be next to a golf course, within a 15-minute drive of Watamu Beach and Prawn Lake. .This beach hotel is 6.3 mi (10.2 km) from Mida Creek and 6.9 mi (11.1 km) from Marine Park.

What's nearby

  • Watamu Beach - 10 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Prawn Lake - 17 min drive - 13.1 km
  • Ruins of Gedi - 20 min drive - 13.1 km
  • Malindi Beach - 21 min drive - 18.2 km
  • Marine Park - 21 min drive - 11.6 km

Getting around

  • Malindi (MYD) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Casa Tex Mex - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Papa Remo Ristorante - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Osteria Wine Bar - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Non solo gelato by Anna - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Hemingways Bar - ‬13 min drive

About this property

Alawi Boutique Hotel

Beachside hotel to enjoy outdoor pool and sand beach
Alawi Boutique Hotel offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers, slippers, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a private beach and an outdoor pool.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 5 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Relax on the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Stop by the hotel's restaurant for lunch or dinner. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe, and room service is provided. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, Italian, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

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

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a private beach
  • Rooftop terrace

Spa

  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets stay free

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 25.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Christmas Day (December 25) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 66.0

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 95 per vehicle (one way)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 25.0 per day

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

Property is also known as

Alawi Boutique Hotel Watamu
Alawi Boutique Watamu
Alawi Boutique
Alawi Boutique Hotel Hotel
Alawi Boutique Hotel Watamu
Alawi Boutique Hotel Hotel Watamu

Alawi Boutique Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 13 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 13 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 13 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 13 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 13 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The place is very good, the staff is very friendly and helpful, the only thing about the place is the location, that you are a little bit isolated from everything. However it was a very good experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful hotel on a lovely piece of beach

Alawi is a beautiful hotel on a lovely spot of beach, 25 minutes from Watamu town. It is very elegant, quiet and private so perfect for couples. The rooms are decorated really tastefully and the food was excellent, although slightly more expensive than other parts of town. Motorbike to town is 300-400 shillings ($3-4), but taxis are much more expensive (we were quoted $30). Highly recommended to take a moto as it is quicker on the bad road and obviously much cheaper! Overall a beautiful spot and highly recommended to all!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Boutique luxury, really a perfect place to relax!

We have stayed a bunch of places in Kenya and Alawi is a new favorite. The staff are so friendly and attentive, the small boutique hotel is beautiful with lots of carefully curated details, relaxing and just a really nice spot to post up for a couple of days. They helped us arrange a motorcycle for rent (as getting up and down the dirt road in a car takes a little bit) and booked us an amazing table at the crab shack on Mida creek when we wanted a night out (seriously best table in the house). These guys and gal know what they are doing! The only negative is the beach boys if you walk down the beach but no one bothered us while on the beach in the hotel sunbeds.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is beautiful but poorly managed. We ended up leaving and not staying here because the electricity was out, therefore not AC or Fans in rooms and the pool was empty.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Karin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Charmigt hotell på stranden

Jättetrevligt litet hotell direkt på stranden. Trevlig inredning i Lamustil. Ljust och fräscht. Det fanns restaurang på hotellet. Maten var god. Frukost ingick i priset. Dock behövde man betala extra om man ville ha annat än pulverkaffe. Minus för dåligt underhållen pool och att det inte fanns några parasoller runt poolen.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

An Italian oasis; exceptional food

Amazing hospitality, food and ambiance. We stayed for three nights, but so relaxing that could have easily spend there three weeks. An Italian oasis with superb food. The beach very lovely although the beach boys a bit too active.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Nadia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location, beautiful beach, nice staff, good food
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen, Frankfurt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

liebevoll eingerichtetes Hotel direkt am Strand

Das Alawi Boutique Hotel ist direkt am Jacaranda-Beach. Das Zimmer war top eingerichtet und geräumig. Die gesamte kleine Anlage ist sehr gepflegt, verfügt über ein tollen Innen- und Außenbereich (Strandliegen, Sofas, Tische, Sonnenschirme, Palmen). Das Personal ist äußerst hilfsbereit und freundlich. Das Frühstück war hervorragend. Abendessen kann man im hauseigenen Restaurant - sehr lecker! Hauptsächlich waren wir zum Kiten da. Die Bedingungen waren Top. Durch den Strandzugang des Hotels konnte man faktisch vom Bett aufs Brett. Top-Spot! Wir haben den Aufenthalt sehr genossen!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michelangelo, Antwerp,Belgium

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Top personal & up close hotel, right on the beach!

We've been on many places, from Carlton Hotel in Cannes to SLH worldwide. This hotel has it all! A top chef, very attentive service, the cleanest maid service ever : we walked around barefoot, cause it was super clean : not even a sandy beach grain... All this, perfectly coordinated by Matteo. Nothing was to much asked : from trips to desired accessories. Nice setting, hot water with pressure, towels, bathrobes, airco, refrigerator, etc... We wanted to relive our wedding and men, we did : they designed a lovely 'patio' and we had emotional moments . (i hope they put it on their website) So, for all the newly weds and those who want 'a piece of heaven' : BOOK! Greetings from Belgium : Michel & Virginie
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2017