Ciala Resort Best Hotel in Kisumu Kenya

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

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Family Cabin | Living area
Reception
Deluxe Room
Outdoor pool
View from room

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
Daraja Mbili, Kisumu, Kisumu County
  • Maragoli Hills
    3 min drive
  • Dunga Bay
    22 min drive
  • Hippo Point
    24 min drive
  • Kisumu (KIS)
    38 min drive

Room options

Superior Single Room

  • 32 sq m
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

Family Cabin

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 King Beds

Deluxe Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Honeymoon Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Executive Room

  • 70 sq m
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Kisumu

With a stay at Ciala Resort Best Hotel in Kisumu Kenya in Kisumu, you'll be 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Maragoli Hills and 8.6 mi (13.8 km) from Lake Victoria. .This family-friendly resort is 13.3 mi (21.4 km) from Kisumu Impala Sanctuary and 13.9 mi (22.4 km) from Dunga Bay.

What's nearby

  • Kisimu museum - 20 min drive
  • The West End Shopping Mall - 20 min drive
  • Dunga Bay - 22 min drive
  • Kisumu Impala Sanctuary - 22 min drive
  • Hippo Point - 24 min drive

Getting around

  • Kisumu (KIS) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kisumu City - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Secrete Lounge - Maseno - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Lakeside Fish Eating Joints - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Carpediem - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Soweto Hotel - ‬15 min drive

About this property

Ciala Resort Best Hotel in Kisumu Kenya

Riverwalk resort with 2 restaurants and free breakfast
Ciala Resort Best Hotel in Kisumu Kenya offers 58 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to balconies. 55-inch Smart televisions come with premium satellite channels and Netflix. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)). Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Additionally, rooms include hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include change of bedsheets.

Recreational amenities at the resort include an outdoor pool.

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

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are 2 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages, and facials. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
Make yourself at home in one of the 58 air-conditioned rooms featuring Smart televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Relax and unwind with massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands. The beach shuttle (surcharge) makes getting to the surf and sand a breeze.
Grab a bite to eat at one of the resort's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. 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 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Kisumu? This resort has 10000 square feet (929 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 10 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Ciala Resort Best Hotel in Kisumu Kenya has 2 restaurants on site.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free secured self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Beach shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 2 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • Free daily reception
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Ecotours
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Horse riding/hire
  • Mountain biking
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Private picnics
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Children's games
  • Children's toys
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • High chair
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Lockers available
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Conference centre (10000 square feet of space)
  • Coworking spaces
  • Meeting rooms - 10

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Nature reserve
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Massage/treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Area rugs in room
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Valet for wheelchair-equipped vehicle
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible fitness centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • 15 on-site accessible parking spaces
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk height (centimetres): 100
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchairs available on site

More

  • Couples dining
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Romance packages available
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cots/infant beds

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 55-inch smart TV
  • Hulu
  • Netflix
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Mobile key entry
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Safe
  • Slippers
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for KES 5000.0 per day
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: KES 5000.0 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, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and outdoor lighting

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

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Ciala Resort Best Hotel in Kisumu Kenya Resort
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Ciala Resort Best Hotel in Kisumu Kenya Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 15 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 15 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ciala is the best resort in Kisumu and the pricing is very affordable. We booked a couple rooms, since we had a big party. The staff was incredibly friendly. Security team was great. The pool was nice. They had a kids area and plenty of area to run around. One neat thing they did was catch your own fish and the staff would cook it for you from a giant fish tank. Think of it like picking a lobster, but with a lake twist. Very easy to recommend. Will gladly book again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
isolated and steam room and sana didn't work
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fedor

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

DELVINE

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very professional staff
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julius, Springfield

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is well maintained and staff very friendly. I didn't like the fact that it took them more than 30 minutes to check us in but this disappointment was more than compensated by their juicy juices. The staff also were willing to go out of their way to carry our small bags, which was a bit vexing. They might have picked this habit from the expectation/attitude of some "waheshimiwa" guests. Breakfast was pretty good. We went in for lunch and it took more than one hour to get it ready. This was perplexing. However, the lunch turned out to be pretty good. Overall, some of us are very conscious of time and I more than mentioned to the receptionist this. It will be nice if the management can take this into account. Everything else was pretty good.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hosanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

JITESH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall good experience !!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cris Obudo
Outstanding
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Anthony, crown point

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall good place to stay…. Salty food.. some broken amenities, typical to Kenya. Most of the staff were excellent. Would recommend - a bit pricey though. It’s not quite there.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

NIKKI

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I can't even begin to tell you how absolutely AMAZING and beautiful this place is! From beginning to end I was treated like royalty. I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend this place. I will be visiting every time I come to Kenya.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anthony, crown point

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place. Staff is excellent and friendly. Would definitely come back. Gym and steam sauna a plus!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Peter

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place to be
Ich war in Ciala für vier Tage, Top-Service, sehr freundlich und hilfsbereites Personal. Ich war krank hatte Durchfall und Erbrechen, sie waren sehr hilfreich, ich bat immer wieder um Wasser im Zimmer, das ich ohne zusätzliche Gebühren bekam. Sie bereiteten eine spezielle Ernährung vor, die mir sehr half. das Personal war immer kompetent. Vielen Dank Ciala Ich werde sicher wiederkommen.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024