Sarova Woodlands Hotel Spa Nakuru

Sarova Woodlands Hotel & Spa Nakuru is a premier luxury retreat strategically located in the upscale Milimani area, adjacent to State House and just off the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway. This prime position places it right outside Nakuru’s Central Business District, offering a peaceful atmosphere while remaining highly convenient for excursions to Lake Nakuru National Park via the nearby Main or Lanet gates.

Location & Accessibility

By Road

✓ 2.5 km from Nakuru’s Central Business District
✓ Approximately 160 kilometers (99 miles) northwest of Nairobi
✓ Eldoret: approximately 2½ hours by road through forest and farmland
✓ Travelers typically drive via the well-paved Nairobi–Nakuru Highway (A104)
✓ Behind Naivas Supermarket, on a wooded avenue in the upscale Milimani area, close to State House
✓ Kisumu: approximately 3 hours by road through farmlands and forest to the shore of Lake Victoria
✓ Situated just off the main highway, so arriving guests can pull in without navigating deep into the busy town center
✓ Nanyuki: approximately 3 hours by road, past the Aberdare ranges and Mt. Kenya, crossing the equator three times
✓ Journey from Nairobi generally takes 2.5 to 3 hours by private car, taxi, or shuttle bus, along the Rift Valley escarpment with views of Lake Naivasha and Lake Elementaita

By Air

✓ Flight itself takes only 30 to 40 minutes
✓ Flights typically depart from Wilson Airport in Nairobi
✓ Arriving by air requires booking a chartered domestic flight
✓ Additional 15–20 minute road transfer from the airstrip to the hotel
✓ Land at the nearby Nakuru (Lanet) Airstrip or the Naishi Airstrip inside the national park
✓ Nakuru does not currently host a major commercial airport for scheduled passenger airlines
✓ Direct aerial flight distance between Nairobi and Nakuru is roughly 140 kilometers (90 miles)

Accommodation

The most luxurious accommodation in the city — your haven away from home. A choice of 147 spacious, air-conditioned rooms and suites across three floors, each fitted with contemporary guest facilities for a tranquil, comfortable stay. All rooms are subject to a strict no-smoking policy.

Woodlands Rooms (22.70 sqm — 50 rooms)

✓ Comfortable, with details that make your stay pleasurable, enjoyable, and memorable

Woodlands Superior Rooms (23.19 sqm — 77 rooms)

✓ Minibar
✓ Satellite TV
✓ Air-conditioning
✓ Safe-deposit box
✓ Black-out curtains
✓ Tea/coffee facilities
✓ Hair dryers (240 volts)
✓ Private bath, shower, and WC
✓ Wireless internet connectivity
✓ Direct dial telephone with VOIP
✓ 50-cycle razor outlets (220/240 volt)
✓ Needed space in a well-laid-out, comfortable setting
✓ Comfortable, with details that will make your stay pleasurable, enjoyable, and memorable

Woodlands Studio Suite (49.17 sqm — 7 rooms)

✓ Minibar
✓ Satellite TV
✓ Safe-deposit box
✓ Air-conditioning
✓ Black-out curtains
✓ Tea/coffee facilities
✓ Hair dryers (240 volts)
✓ Private bath, shower, and WC
✓ Wireless internet connectivity
✓ Direct dial telephone with VOIP
✓ 50-cycle razor outlets (220/240 volt)
✓ Furnishings and décor create a contemporary yet convivial atmosphere
✓ A combination of fineries and modernity, designed to meet the needs of the most discerning corporate or leisure guest

Woodlands Executive Suite (48.95 sqm — 12 rooms)

✓ Minibar
✓ Satellite TV
✓ Air-conditioning
✓ Safe-deposit box
✓ Blackout curtains
✓ Tea/coffee facilities
✓ Hair dryers (240 volts)
✓ Private bath, shower, and WC
✓ Wireless internet connectivity
✓ Direct dial telephone with VOIP
✓ 50-cycle razor outlets (220/240 volt)
✓ Concierge services available to take care of your needs
✓ Refined elegance offering a luxurious stay featuring a living room and a large bedroom

Woodlands State Suite (53.27 sqm — 1 room)

✓ Minibar
✓ Satellite TV
✓ Safe-deposit box
✓ Air-conditioning
✓ Black-out curtains
✓ Tea/coffee facilities
✓ Hair dryers (240 volts)
✓ Private bath, shower, and WC
✓ Wireless internet connectivity
✓ Direct dial telephone with VOIP
✓ 50-cycle razor outlets (220/240 volt)
✓ Concierge services and specially crafted amenities
✓ Distinctive experience with richly coloured furnishings
✓ A lavish, spacious sitting room adjoining two en-suite bedrooms
✓ Abundant floral arrangements and a fruit basket await upon arrival

Reception & Guest Services

✓ Check-in from 2:00 pm
✓ Check-out by 10:00 am
✓ Concierge service
✓ Luggage storage for late checkouts
✓ Laundry service
✓ Clinical officer on duty and doctor on call 24 hours
✓ Duty manager and security officers on call
✓ Complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi access throughout the entire property

Dining & Culinary Experience

Sarova Woodlands offers a wide selection of cuisines, including Continental, Pan-African/Kenyan, Pan-Asian, and Indian, in a buffet setting, combining a fusion of international flavors with live cooking using fresh ingredients.

Cinnamon Restaurant (seats 65; venue also usable for up to 120 cocktail-style)

✓ The main restaurant at Sarova Woodlands Hotel & Spa
✓ Extensive buffet spreads served at breakfast, lunch, and dinner
✓ Select à la carte menu for dinner and a table d’hôte business lunch option
✓ Breakfast: 6:30 am–10:00 am (weekdays), 6:30 am–10:30 am (weekends)
✓ Lunch: 12:00 pm–3:00 pm
✓ Dinner: 7:00 pm–10:00 pm

The Courtyard (seats 16)

✓ Deli for takeaway cakes and bakes
✓ Delightful high tea served in the evening
✓ Pies and gourmet cakes fresh from the oven
✓ Freshly squeezed juices and healthy smoothies
✓ Eclectic teas and freshly brewed specialty coffees
✓ Ideal for small cocktail parties and intimate celebrations
✓ Baker’s Hour, 6–8pm — special discount on all bakery and patisserie items
✓ A beautiful, gardened area to relax or conduct meetings while enjoying the outdoors
✓ Serene location adjacent to Cinnamon Restaurant — perfect for working on deadlines under open skies, an afternoon snack with a friend, or a few selfies

The Leather Bar (seats 35)

✓ Wide selection of spirits, wines, and cocktails
✓ Old-world charm of wood and leather combined, bringing an ambiance unparalleled in Nakuru
✓ Enjoy your favorite single malt or cognac as you relax and unwind, or have an exclusive business chat

Room Service

✓ 24-hour room service menu

Bush Dining

✓ After an early morning or early evening game drive, arrange a bush breakfast or sundowner at a stunning location in Nakuru National Park

Outdoor Catering — “Kitchens of Sarova”

✓ No radius limit
✓ Site visits by a hawk-eyed team
✓ Full waiter and bar service with managerial supervision
✓ Customized catering services via event contacts (sub-contracted on behalf of the client)
✓ Specializes in corporate hospitality for a wide range of occasions — corporate events, conferences, business lunches, office parties, Christmas parties, birthday celebrations, social events, and weddings

Experiential Dining

✓ Picnic excursions to select day trip locations
✓ Morning breakfast and sundowners at Menengai Crater
✓ Dining experience at Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge, Lake Nakuru National Park
✓ Sunday Brunch — held on the first Sunday of every month, poolside, ideal for gathering with friends and family

Meetings & Events

Sarova Woodlands offers a wide range of conference and meeting room options, from a ballroom to boardrooms, spread across the second and third floors, fully equipped with seamless projection facilities and appropriate lighting, available in various configurable setups.

✓ Business centre
✓ Pens & writing pads
✓ Audio-visual equipment
✓ Secretarial assistance available
✓ Personalised conference Wi-Fi
✓ Photocopying, fax, telephone & stationery
✓ 8 conference rooms including syndicate rooms
✓ Ample, free, and secure parking for slightly over 100 vehicles
✓ Boardroom (1st floor) — 35.88 sqm — up to 8 boardroom-style
✓ Resident Lounge (1st floor) — 93.24 sqm — up to 70 theatre, 30 U-shape, 40 classroom, 20 boardroom, 40 banquet, 50 cocktail
✓ Ballroom (3rd floor) — 213.74 sqm — up to 300 theatre, 150 U-shape, 200 classroom, 20 boardroom, 200 banquet, 250 cocktail
✓ Meeting Rooms 1, 2 & 3 (2nd floor) — 70.92 sqm — up to 60 theatre, 30 U-shape, 30 classroom, 15 boardroom, 40 banquet, 50 cocktail

Fitness, Wellness & Recreation

Tulia Spa & Wellness

✓ Ayurvedic, Western, and Oriental therapies
✓ Manicures, pedicures, facials, and ear candling
✓ Housed in a separate wing across the swimming pool

Health Club

✓ Located in the spa wing
✓ Steam and sauna facilities
✓ Instructor on duty at all times
✓ Cross trainers, exercise cycles, free weights, multi-gym, rowing machines, and treadmills

Swimming Pool

✓ Located next to the spa
✓ Open daily, 10:30 am–6:30 pm
✓ Hosts Sunday Brunch on the first Sunday of every month
✓ Surrounded by quiet, lush green gardens ideal for catching up on reading with a cool drink

Ozone Kids Club

✓ Welcomes in-house children aged 4–12
✓ Supervised by specially trained attendants
✓ Wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities planned daily

Nearby Attractions & Excursions

The hotel arranges full-day excursions complete with a trained tour guide and picnic lunch. Nakuru has an abundance of scenic locations within the town and surrounding areas, plannable as half-day or full-day excursions via the concierge desk.

Hyrax Prehistoric Site (approx. 1 km away)

✓ Oldest finds possibly 3,000 years old; most recent 200–300 years old
✓ Depicts the lifestyle of prehistoric people from at least 3,000 years ago
✓ Museum established in 1943, named after hyraxes living in the hill’s cracks
✓ Neolithic site with an impressive collection of Iron Age artifacts made from glass-like obsidian rock
✓ Archaeological site with a museum and remains of three settlements excavated between 1937 and the late 1980s

Menengai Crater (approx. 9 km away)

✓ Formed by a volcanic eruption roughly 200,000 years ago
✓ One of the largest surviving volcanic craters in the world
✓ Caldera considered one of the best-preserved Krakatau-style calderas
✓ Volcanic activity continues and is used for geothermal power generation
✓ Rewarding sweeping views over the Rift Valley while enjoying a picnic breakfast or lunch

Lake Nakuru National Park (approx. 10 km to Main Gate)

✓ Explorable in a two-hour game drive
✓ A visit is incomplete without lunch at Sarova Lion Hill Game Lodge
✓ Home to white rhino, rare tree-climbing lions, Rothschild’s giraffe, and plenty of zebras
✓ Park and lake flanked by rocky escarpments, pockets of forest, and the Makallia waterfalls
✓ Shallow and alkaline, famous for greater and lesser flamingos feeding on algae in its warm waters
✓ Rich birdlife with over 400 resident species, including little grebes, white-winged black terns, cormorants, pelicans, and avocets, plus migrant waders in the European winter

Endless Regional Excursions

✓ Adrenaline & Hiking: Hell’s Gate National Park, Mount Longonot, Mount Suswa
✓ Nature & Culture: Nyahururu Falls, horse riding at Flamingo Stables, the Mogotio Equator Curio Center, Elsamere Conservation Center
✓ Lakeside Leisure: fishing, boating, and wildlife viewing at Lake Naivasha, Lake Oloidien, Lake Elementaita, Lake Bogoria, and Lake Baringo
✓ Sanctuaries & History: Crescent Island Sanctuary, Crater Lake Animal Sanctuary, Soysambu Conservancy, Lord Egerton’s Castle, Kariandusi Archaeological Site

Lake Baringo (approx. 2½-hour drive)

✓ Rich birdlife with over 430 recorded species
✓ Internationally recognized Ramsar wetlands site
✓ Red-silted waters shifting through colors from yellow to coral to purple

Lake Bogoria (approx. 2-hour drive)

✓ A Ramsar-protected wetland
✓ Important nesting ground for mud-nesting flamingos
✓ Hot springs and boiling geysers along the western shore
✓ A long, narrow soda lake beneath the Siracho escarpment
✓ Kesubo Swamp, just north of the lake, holds Kenya’s record for the largest number of bird species seen in one hour

Hotel Highlights

✓ Year-round outdoor swimming pool
✓ Tulia Spa & Wellness and a fully equipped Health Club
✓ Ballroom accommodating up to 300 guests theatre-style
✓ “Kitchens of Sarova” outdoor catering with no radius limit
✓ Renowned Sunday Brunch held the first Sunday of every month
✓ 147 spacious, air-conditioned rooms and suites across three floors
✓ Cinnamon Restaurant, The Courtyard, Pergola, and The Leather Bar
✓ Located in Nakuru’s premier Milimani area, next to State House, 2.5 km from the CBD
✓ Gateway to Rift Valley adventures — Lake Nakuru, Menengai Crater, Hyrax Prehistoric Site, Lake Baringo, and Lake Bogoria all within driving distance

2026 Sarova Woodlands Hotel Spa Nakuru Non-Resident Accommodation Rates Include

Full Board Accommodation & Taxes and service charge

Notes

* Lunch 35 US Dollars per person
* Dinner 40 US Dollars per person
* Breakfast 27 US Dollars per person
* Premium Packed Lunch 30 US Dollars per person
* Standard Packed Lunch 25 US Dollars per person
* Day Room Use extension up to 1800 Hours – 50% of the applicable booking rate
* Arrival and check-out times: Daily check-in is 1400 Hours, and check-out is at 1000 Hours

Children Policy

* Children up to 2.99 years sharing with adult/s – no charge
* Children aged 3 to 12 years sharing with 1 or 2 adults – each pays 50% of the applicable per-person adult double room rate
* Children aged 12 to 16 years sharing with 1 or 2 adults – each pays 75% of the applicable per-person adult double room rate

Sarova Woodlands Hotel Spa Nakuru has 145 rooms. The accommodation includes 8 Woodland Junior Suites, 13 Executive Woodland Suites, and 126 Standard Woodland rooms, available in doubles and twins.

All rooms at Sarova Woodlands are en-suite and feature contemporary guest facilities and services to ensure a tranquil, comfortable, and pleasant stay. The amenities include air-conditioning,  Satellite TV, tea/coffee facilities, a mini-bar, a safe-deposit box, wireless internet connectivity & hair dryers.

Other services include a restaurant, a café, and a bar. Each room at this hotel is air-conditioned and is fitted with a TV. Certain rooms have a seating area for your convenience. Sarova Woodlands Hotel and Spa features free Wi-Fi throughout the property.

The hotel has a meeting facility that can accommodate 200 people in a theatre-style setup and over 250 for a cocktail party. It has three smaller rooms, each with a capacity of 60 people in theatre-style seating and 30 people in a meeting-table setup. Sarova Woodlands Hotel Spa Nakuru boasts a spa center and sauna.

The hotel has a year-round outdoor pool and views of the city. Tusky’s Supermarket is 1.1 km from Sarova Woodlands Hotel and Spa, while Islamic Library is 1.6 km from the property.

Sarova Woodlands Hotel Spa Nakuru activities include Trips to Lake Nakuru, game drives to Lake Nakuru National Park, exploring the Hyrax Prehistoric Site, visiting Menengai Crater, Lake Baringo & Lake Bogoria.

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