Travel reviews by JC from New York

"Beautiful brand new hotel in Nairobi.

The amenities (outdoor pool, gym, sauna, etc) were pristine and the food options were extensive.

The breakfast buffet was excellent."

"Hemingways is a beautiful camp with excellent service.

They seem to have perfected the experience and everything is thought through fully from the moment we arrived at the air strip.

The staff and guides are extremely warm and welcoming, the tents (which look far more lavish than tents) are beautiful with excellent amenities (indoor and outdoor shower with good pressure, bath tub, nice view, included binoculars) and the food was great with many varied options.

The pool was a nice added bonus with occasional giraffe and elephants visiting the nearby watering hole. The guides were excellent and very knowledgeable, in particular Raffy, and the wildlife viewing was as good as advertised.

We felt we were "at home" and wish we could have stayed longer. Thank you to the staff for making this such an enjoyable honeymoon experience."

"Alfajiri offers the ultimate luxury experience - everything is executed exceptionally and they can accommodate any request in a one of their 3 beautiful villas.

The staff, especially the personal butler help make your stay truly exceptional and there's always someone with you when you leave the villa to help carry your towels, water, beach accessories, etc. Sofia our host checked in with us twice a day to organize the activities for the day and the food menu. From there everything flowed seamlessly.

The views from each villa are unique but all beautiful and the italian food is plentiful, amazing, and authentic. The chocolate gelato was some of the best we've ever had. You can spend the whole day at the villa relaxing or go on various water activities that they can help organize (boating to the local sand bank / snorkeling, dolphin tours, swimming with whale sharks, etc.). They are also very keen on privacy and the experience is very secluded. What a perfect destination to complement a safari trip or honeymoon. We can't wait to come back.

Only downside was the beach was very tidal and with a lot of reef (which as I understand is true along the entire kenyan coast), so was not optimal for swimming, but we had our own infinity pool which more than made up for this."