Jacaranda Beach Resort – Beach Resort in Watamu

Jacaranda Beach Resort is an oceanfront resort on Jacaranda Beach, a 10-kilometre stretch of white sand between Watamu and Malindi facing two marine parks. It was the first resort in the area when it opened in 2006, on a beach once known as Sardegna Due, and it remains the best-known complex on the beach.

The resort has 144 recently renovated or brand-new rooms and ninety metres of private beachfront, and is among the few hotels in Kenya with rooms so close to the ocean. Makuti-thatched roofs on the reception and panoramic restaurant alternate with whitewashed Arab-style buildings set in tropical gardens.

There are three large swimming pools, an amphitheatre, bars, a play area, a beach volleyball court, two boutiques, a spa and a water sports and scuba diving centre. Lobster, prawns and giant crabs are served à la carte at the Beach Restaurant or by the pool, and Kuku Restaurant offers Italian-local fusion with show cooking.

Safaris can be arranged. Rooms and bookings are on the Jacaranda Beach Resort website.