For our Lake Nakuru safari, we stayed at Sentrim Elementaita Lodge. We stayed here for one night.
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| Sentrim Elementaita Lodge |
The main draw of this hotel is its location, which is right next to Lake Elementaita. It makes for some amazing photos.
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| Lake Elementaita |
Of the three accommodations we stayed at while we were on safari, Sentrim Elementaita was the only one located in a main city (Lake Nakuru is the 4th biggest city in Kenya). It is about 45-60 minutes away from Lake Nakuru National Park.
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| Reception area |
Our rooms were really big. We had one king-sized bed and one single bed. Since it is located in a city, internet is available in the room. We also had a TV although the channels were limited. (I ended up just watching the news.)
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| Our room |
It has a nice, clean bathroom with good amenities.
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| Bathroom |
On the morning of our departure, we got to see hordes of pink flamingos along the shore on the opposite end of the lake. They were a really long distance away but you could see a blanket of pink on that far shore. While we didn't get to see flamingos in Lake Nakuru, it was quite nice to see them from our hotel.
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| Flamingos on the opposite shore of Lake Elementaita |
The food here was also really good. Of the three safari hotels we stayed at, this one had my favorite desserts. Their coffee was really good too. There is also a souvenir shop at the lobby where we bought more items.
The downside of our stay here was that there was an infestation of lake flies while we were checked in. We were told that the lake flies were not dangerous but that they were very annoying so we shouldn't be worried, healthwise. At least we didn't have to worry about contracting some kind of disease if we got bitten by one. True enough, we didn't get sick (and I don't think any of us was bitten). It was not the most pleasant experience though.
Dinner was actually interesting because almost all the lights were off and the few ones that were on were covered by a cloth to dim them. This prevented the lake flies from being attracted to the light sources and invading the dinner area. This made for a bit of a challenging dinner but it also made it a unique experience.
I have to say that it can be a bit of a challenge to stay at this hotel during a lake fly infestation but it is supposedly very highly rated so I am guessing the experience here is much better if there are no lake flies.
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