Kikambala, Sun & Sand Beach Resort Review

Overall Rating

Hotel is gorgeous. Staff are some of the most friendly people I have ever come across, and cant do enough for you! There is a huge range of places to eat within the hotel! Always some kind of entertainment on in the evening, as well as during the day if you want to get involved.

Honestly cant think of any bad points! I loved it. I'd go back tomorrow if I could!

My boyfriend and I went to sun n sand in Kenya in march 2006. Gorgeous weather, the most friendly people around, lovely hotel and a million different things to do! The food is fantastic, buffet restaurant, Chinese, BBQ and Italian restaurants are all all-inclusive. There is also another a'la carte restaurant which you have to pay for, but we didn't feel the need to go to this restaurant, as the food in the other restaurants were gorgeous! We also did 2 safari's which we booked when we arrived, 1 through our rep, and the other through the beach traders who work along the beach by the hotel. On both safari's we visited Tsavo East/West! We saw loads of elephants (1 had a broken leg, bend the wrong way but he was managing OK and the other elephants kept him in a protected circle), lions, different types of antelope, rhino's (these are rare and hard to spot so we were lucky), hippo's, baboons, dik dik, giraffe, zebra and a million other animals! It was fantastic! If you do visit sun n sand, please don't be put off by the fact that the village it is in is very poor and untidy compared to British standards. Kenya is a developing country! but the people are very friendly and welcoming and are keen for you to visit. we went into the village with a beach trader we got friendly with. the houses are made of mud and most of the children have no shoes, but it was a fab experience. We took loads of sweets for the children which they really do appreciate, as they could never afford to by some themselves. They also really appreciate pens for school! Overall, it is a fab resort and I would recommend it to anybody!

Members' Comments onbecky nutland's Review

• chandy on 2nd Apr 2006

  You must of been at a different place than me because i have just come back from sun n sands and the food was awful and the staff did nothing but ask for money even when you gave them money the service was terrible. Lots of people were complaining and some even walked out of the al a carte resturant. I loved Kenya but would not recommend this hotel to anyone.

• kittenwoman on 29th Jun 2006

  No-one asked us for money - despite the fact that the people who worked there and their families were living in complete poverty. You just have to visit the village or the orphanage to see that. The food was good and all locally sourced, perhaps could have been more adventurous, but certainly not awful. Service was always good and the staff incredibly friendly. There English was excellent and put pay to my daily Swahili lesson from Mateous at the pool bar because I didn't get enough chance to practice! This is a lovely place made better by wonderful people.

• Claire Johnson on 23rd Jul 2006

  We visited Sun n Sand back in 2002 and it was fantastic then! The people, the food, safaris the whole package we truly had the holiday of a lifetime! Last year we married in the caribbean and wanted our next holiday to celebrate our first anniversary no doubting in we both agreed a return visit to Sun n Sand. If anyone has a slightest apprehension on visting here don't just go. It is paradise and feels like you are really miles away from reality after a visit it affects you forever. My husband says its the only place that can make you laugh and cry within seconds! We cannot wait for our return trip in September to say Jambo once again to Kenya!