Masai Ostrich Resort is located past Kitengela town, along a long stretch (7km?) of unmade road through farmland.
The place was very empty when we arrived. We were given the pick of their accommodation, rooms within the main building – two which had 2 double beds in each, and one that was a suite though little bigger than the others) and tents in the gardens. We opted for the inside rooms as the weather wasn’t great. The bedroom was huge, with a sofa, table, TV and loads of wardrobe space. You could hold a party in the bathroom and still have space to move, it was that big!
The grounds of the hotel were very attractive, with a pool that looked decidedly green, maybe they don’t bother cleaning it out when the hotel is quiet. Beyond the tents, behind a hedge, are the ostrich enclosures. They will take you on a tour of the farm (at a small cost), something we didn’t do as the weather was poor on the afternoon that we were there.
The food was quite reasonable, both in price and quality. Not surprisingly, ostrich meat was on the menu in various forms. I had the ostrich rolls for lunch, quite chewy as they had been overdone, but the ostrich fillets I had at dinner were very tender and tasty. Breakfast was quite good; a selection of fruits, weetabix, eggs/bacon/sausage and toast, with juice and tea/coffee.
We left the next morning, a Saturday, as I felt that the place didn’t feel so special that I wanted to spend longer. Maybe that was unfair as it probably got busier at the weekend because it wasn’t too far from Nairobi. Perhaps I should have given it the benefit of the doubt and stayed a further night. With better weather on the morning we left, a tour of the farm would have been very pleasant.
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