Blue Marlin Sporting Resort
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Fast facts
Check in from: | 11:00 am |
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Check out before: | 10:00 am |
Pets | Pets not allowed |
Amenities
Wi-Fi
Parking
Airport shuttle
Pool
Fitness centre
Front desk 24 hour
More about Blue Marlin Sporting Resort
Blue Marlin Sporting Resort
Situated just 33 km from Watamu National Marine Park, Blue Marlin Sporting Resort provides accommodation in Malindi with access to a casino, a garden, as well as a 24-hour front desk.
Reviews from 
Couple
Comment: 16 Mar 2015
Stayed in: Apr 2014
Still has the old charme
During my countless visits to Malindi over a period of thirteen years I enjoyed seven stays at the Blue Marlin. I did experience three changes of ownership so far but the resort never lost its appeal nor its high standard, which it was able to always maintain.
Offering a designated pool area and direct access to the beach, it is conveniently located and not far away from the village centre. Food and breakfast is very good as is the offering of lunch packs when going on a safari.
This hotel is certainly a gem and a well known name amongst seasoned travellers.
Offering a designated pool area and direct access to the beach, it is conveniently located and not far away from the village centre. Food and breakfast is very good as is the offering of lunch packs when going on a safari.
This hotel is certainly a gem and a well known name amongst seasoned travellers.
Other
Comment: 15 Mar 2018
Stayed in: Mar 2018
Out dated webb site
The noted web site for the Blue Marlin is out dated and not reliable. It was built in 1931 and appears as old. Chairs are old and worn and moldy exterior. Many break ins over the past few months. Not worth the money or health.
Family traveller
Comment: 3 Nov 2017
Stayed in: Aug 2017
WE GOT ROBBED HERE!
Me and my family always stay at blue marlin when we visit Kenya as it's very central to many places in Malindi. However, this won't be the case anymore as we’ve encountered an extremely bad experience. The staff themselves are very untrustworthy. During the second night of stay, I got robbed between 1-3am in the morning whilst me and my kids were sleeping (we were staying in room 4 which was very close to the main reception and you’d expect the security to be much secure). They have 5 guards, one at every entrance downstairs so I found it impossible to believe they had no idea what happened and that they weren't involved with the robbery. The staff are very unprofessional - There is no uniform and it’s very hard to identify who works there.
We woke up in the morning in shock realising that our passports, phones, MacBook, iPads and tablets and other valuables was gone including all the cash I had in hand. After letting the reception know, they seemed very blunt about the robbery as if they knew about it all along. Not once during that day did they come up to ask if we were okay or even come to check the broken window that was ripped through. The security of the window it's self was very bad. It only had a very thin piece of netting and glass windows you could slide out easily.
When speaking to the manager, she didn't seem to care less about the robbery. She was very rude, helpless and wouldn't pay attention whilst we were speaking to her showing no sympathy at all. She said "this has nothing to do with us as we have 5 guards". This was a very ridiculous answer considering the fact that opposite the window there's usually a guard sitting there. Where was this guard??? We requested a full compensation of everything we paid and she claimed that they didn't have the money? We got the police involved and the staff, not even the manager got involved with the investigation process, showing that they clearly had no interest at all. Most of the staff had disappeared the day after the robbery as well leaving the whole hotel with 2 guards only.
The hotel room itself had many problems. The taps and showers were barely letting out any water, the windows wouldn't close properly, the canopy's above the beds needed replacing and had endless holes in them and the place itself was very dirty when we moved in. We requested for the wifi password 2 days straight and we kept getting an answer that "it's not working". They had WiFi but when I requested the password from the manager she claimed that it’s only for her own use.
We woke up in the morning in shock realising that our passports, phones, MacBook, iPads and tablets and other valuables was gone including all the cash I had in hand. After letting the reception know, they seemed very blunt about the robbery as if they knew about it all along. Not once during that day did they come up to ask if we were okay or even come to check the broken window that was ripped through. The security of the window it's self was very bad. It only had a very thin piece of netting and glass windows you could slide out easily.
When speaking to the manager, she didn't seem to care less about the robbery. She was very rude, helpless and wouldn't pay attention whilst we were speaking to her showing no sympathy at all. She said "this has nothing to do with us as we have 5 guards". This was a very ridiculous answer considering the fact that opposite the window there's usually a guard sitting there. Where was this guard??? We requested a full compensation of everything we paid and she claimed that they didn't have the money? We got the police involved and the staff, not even the manager got involved with the investigation process, showing that they clearly had no interest at all. Most of the staff had disappeared the day after the robbery as well leaving the whole hotel with 2 guards only.
The hotel room itself had many problems. The taps and showers were barely letting out any water, the windows wouldn't close properly, the canopy's above the beds needed replacing and had endless holes in them and the place itself was very dirty when we moved in. We requested for the wifi password 2 days straight and we kept getting an answer that "it's not working". They had WiFi but when I requested the password from the manager she claimed that it’s only for her own use.
Family traveller
Comment: 1 Apr 2016
Stayed in: Apr 2016
a hot easter in malindi
We stayed in the 2-bedroom Dolphin Private Apartment over the 2016 Easter holidays.
the moor design gives the Blue Marlin enchanting quiet and peaceful ancient middle east appearance.
most plants in the vast gardens were withering due to the current drought, except the duom palms which have grown into a huge scary forest all along the sandy beach.there are many abandoned buildings and equipment lying around.
the flat was spacious with a large veranda overlooking the pool. the real challenge was the heat and scarce water trickling out of the showers in drops . the many fans made no difference.there is an huge gym, but the heat discouraged us from using it.
the staff are friendly and respectful
the moor design gives the Blue Marlin enchanting quiet and peaceful ancient middle east appearance.
most plants in the vast gardens were withering due to the current drought, except the duom palms which have grown into a huge scary forest all along the sandy beach.there are many abandoned buildings and equipment lying around.
the flat was spacious with a large veranda overlooking the pool. the real challenge was the heat and scarce water trickling out of the showers in drops . the many fans made no difference.there is an huge gym, but the heat discouraged us from using it.
the staff are friendly and respectful
Couple
Comment: 5 Dec 2015
Stayed in: Dec 2015
Water problems in Room number 4.
During our last stay, there was poor water supply, very old towels.but the place is very beautiful with nice pool side view and strategically located. Coming back there soon but hoping for better services.
Excellent location
Lamu road, Malindi, 80200, Kenya|0.8 km from city centre
Check in and check out
Check in from:
11:00 am
Check out before:
10:00 am
Good to know
Pets not allowed
Please contact the hotel for details about adding extra beds.
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