Keekorok Lodge

We stayed here for 4 nights. We are pure vegetarian and jian from india. Out of many resorts, we closed at this property. All thanks to take a break holidays - mihir parekh. This is an unfenced property in masai mara. This was my only fear as I was travelling with my child. Safety- hotel made sure to escort you to room before sunrise and after sunset, as there are chances for Hippo to come and say hi outside your room door. Food- hotel manager Mr. Manish, Judy, George made out stay memorable. I was extremely fearful that in the middle of the jungle it is going to be difficult to get jain food. Since I can not stand n ok n veg food, they have served us all our pre decided menu on the table. List a few items - asian style noddles, corn palak sabji, dal tadaka, dal makhani, thai curry, potatoes, upma, aalo paratha, chole, mix veg, fried rice, aalo matar. Etc But hats off for the Kenyan chef who made all our food as per indian taste in jain. Location: best, it is in the middle of the jungle. It was extremely convenient for us to travel less for hot air balloon as we were in the middle of the jungle, compared to the hotels usually Indians chose. Hotel air balloon: scolla made our hot air balloon perfectly arranged with bush breakfast, including indian options in tht. Game drives: it was amazing game drives. We saw all big five. Our driver cum guide John made sure we see everything. He has done big time struggle to spot leopard for us. Surprisingly, it passes our car from front. He never broke rules of forest and appreciate it. I specially suggest this to every indian to go and stay at keekorok masai. In naivasha, we stayed at simba lodge. The property was lovely but food I can stay muthu keekorok masai was far beyond expectation. I wish I could have stayed in muthu naivasha property. Rooms- room sizes are huge, along with 3 bed every room. Evening they come and without fail apply mosquito net in u our room.

Stopped here for two nights as part of a week long safari. This hotel appeared full at the time we were there. The second day was shown on our itinerary as a morning and afternoon drive but the tour guide changed this to an all day drive (which it seems all the tour guides did) and a massive packed lunch was provided by the hotel. This worked well and allowed our guide Steve (from Pollman's) to travel further. The rooms are in blocks and are traditionally furnished and clean. However, the lodges are outdated and the electrics need some serious TLC. We had trouble trying to figure out the bedside lamps as one didn't have its own independent switch to turn off and the other, the bulb wouldn't turn off at all. When removed from the lamp, the bulb still glowed so we had to put it in the bathroom. The socket by one side of the bed wouldn't hold a plug securely so one of our gadgets didn't charge, which is not very useful if you need it for a game drive. The rooms were reasonably cool as it was shaded due to trees outside the room. Along with the ceiling fan, a floor fan was also provided in the room, which we used to help keep the temperature down a bit if needed. The quilt was quite a heavy and I expected it to be too hot but this wasn't the case and we slept reasonably well. Whenever we go away we take small USB fans which can be used with a power bank or via a plug with USB sections. The sockets are same as the UK. In the dining room, there are sufficient tables for everyone. Dinner wasn't a problem, however, breakfast was frantic as everyone has the same departure time for either a game drive or check out. It didn't help that a selection of guests ordered both an omelette and a pancake when there were only two frying pans available. This caused a build up of people in a small area and blocked one end of the buffet. The buffet food was okay, a bit hit and miss on how hot it was. There is something for everyone with a choice of curries, stews, some form of potatoes and two varieties of rice. There was a pasta / stir-fry station. We avoided the salad bar and any fruit we couldn't peel. Desserts were small pieces of cake (including egg free), mousses and a hot dessert. The Tusker beer was very refreshing and reasonably priced (around £3.50 a bottle). Wine was expensive. After 7pm and before 6am you need to be accompanied back to your room due to roaming animals. The hippo bar area was closed due to refurbishment at the time of our visit. We had other animals roaming the grounds; vervet monkeys, mongoose and some from the antelope family (they were too far away to see exactly which).

Lovely lodge in a beautiful setting. The rooms are pretty basic but clean and functional. The main building with the restaurant, bar and coffee bar is very pleasant. The Hippo bar, as the name suggests overlooks the hippo pool, is good for an early evening drink to watch the hippos finally leave the water, but is very smelly! Good choice of dishes in the buffet restaurant. Service and staff were excellent.

we got very good service from Manish Northern Indian cuisine was of another level we loved it home away from home AbdulAzimandcompany@gmail.com

This is a charming lodge in the Mara, with the added excitement of not being fenced so there is a possibility of game walking through, though we didn’t see any in two nights there. The staff are friendly and Judy in particular was very helpful with my daughter who has coeliac disease. There was very little food in the buffet she could eat, but Judy always organised something that was safe. It’s disappointing though, that having paid the same as everyone else, she had to eat beef and rice for most meals. Especially as they were warned in advance. The room was comfortable enough, but the smell from the hippo pool was overwhelming, truthfully making it hard to sleep. The whole front lawn was smelly, I think due to a very overcrowded hippo pool, not the lodges fault - but very unpleasant.