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Reviews of Premier Guest Residence Hotel

Mtangani Road Behind Barclays Bank Malindi, 80200 Malindi, Kenya

Review score

Based on 49 hotel reviews

6.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.5

  • Comfort

    7.0

  • Location

    8.5

  • Facilities

    6.9

  • Staff

    7.0

  • Value for money

    7.3

  • Free WiFi

    6.7

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  • Reviewed: 26 August 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room design not cozy home away from home

    Miserable, disappointing

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 January 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food and the lady managers arrogance.

    I forgot the name of the guy manager- i think its Francis. He(very polite and concerned) and the cleanliness in the rooms and the swimming pool can make someone overlook all the rest. The kikuyu lady manager was a big turnoff. Upto when i got to Malindi after talking to her on my way there i wasn't sure i wanted to check in there but i decided to take chances. It says on booking no prepayment required but she called me to tell me i needed to prebook for 1 night for her to reserve a room for me. Alot of arrogance in her speech. I never cared to see or know who she was during my stay but she sounded a little in her 50's and clueless. Ordering lunch in their restaurant was a bad idea. I waited over 2 hours only to be served a few pieces of black burnt pieces and cold ugali...i told the waiter to sit down and eat it herself then bring me my order. They said i couldn't get choma prepared since i had waited too long already so they offered a beef stew that gave me a stomach upset. For the rest of the days i was keen and only took the breakfast from there. The room were clean, only the last day i had changed rooms to the across the road where the main reception sits and that last one wasn't the cleanest. Sugar ants invaded the washroom.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 January 2025

    5.0
    My stay was average—decent overall, but there’s room for improvement, especially with the breakfast.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 1 night

    What I didn't like was the breakfast offering. The variety was quite limited, and the food quality wasn’t up to par. The items seemed either underwhelming or not fresh, and there wasn’t much to choose from. It felt like a missed opportunity to enhance the guest experience, especially since breakfast is such an important part of a hotel stay.

    My stay at [Hotel Name] was just moderate. While the hotel itself was decent, I was disappointed by the breakfast, which did not meet expectations. The selection was quite limited, and the quality could definitely be improved. If the hotel can enhance this aspect, it would make a big difference in the overall experience. Apart from that, everything else was acceptable, but I was hoping for a bit more.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2025

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hot rooms. Unavailability of swimming pool

    Staffan, location

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 December 2024

    8.0
    Centrally located mid-size budget hotel with clean rooms, pool and good WiFi. Would recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast options very limited with small portions. Property not as close to the beach though this indicated on booking

    Follow up on booking was good. Room was clean,airy and spacious. Access to swimming pool. WiFi worked great. Location is safe , close to the town centre .

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 November 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Well i had made a request for an early check in since i was to arrive in malindi very early in the morning. A request that was approved in writing only to be kept waiting while being taken round in circles for 4 hours. Apparently the approval was just a facade no communication was made to the staff! Quite inconveniencing.

    Very close to town.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 November 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 1 night

    The biggest problem for us was how noisy it is. Whether day or night time, there's music playing, which you easily hear from the rooms. So it feels more like a bar then a hotel where people can get rest and some sleep. Aside from that, we were happy with everything else.

    The hotel is clean and the staff are friendly. My wife also had a meal here and she liked the food.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    6.0
    Good enough 😅😃
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No airconditioning Open windows ( no glass ) to the hallways So lots of noise when people are going and coming from their rooms

    Just opposite of where my friends live Clean and friendly staff Pool is nice early morning afternoon it’s full of kids having the time of their life Very simple hotel Back to the basics but overall a nice experience and I’ll stay there probably again 😃🤩

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2024

    7.0
    A good place but lacks good management
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Their breakfast is wanting. Some of the rooms instant showers not working. No WiFi is available and the TV's in the rooms are just ornamental unless one use their own data to view programs as WiFi is not available The staircase and windowsills were quite dusty for the duration of our stay

    The ambience is okay, staff friendly with excellent service

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 January 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    As above

    Breakfast should be consistent.....in terms of others get bananas, others melon. No room to choose

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2023

    6.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom shower

    Location

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 March 2023

    8.0
    value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    it was perfect

    beautiful

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 2 January 2023

    5.0
    all ok except the loud music all day long
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the nuisance and the problem was the very, very loud music in the pool area all day long, until at least 10 p.m. so no sleep or any rest possible during daytime

    the location is ok the breakfast was ok (... what do you expect included in this price area ... ?!?) the people friendly

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 December 2022

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Closer to the town and beach

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 November 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not getting my name in the list for breakfast and I paid for it

    Everything apart from

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 2 January 2025

    1.0
    PATHETIC
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The owners need to open a school in the premise because they treat guests as such! To many stupid restrictions it feels like you are in a boarding school. The owner had the guts to tell guests they oughta be asleep at 2300hrs!

    Breakfast was not as expected.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2024

    3.0
    Poor
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Busted plumbing flooded the floor in the middle of the night. Ni

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 June 2024

    4.0
    The cost was not commensurate with the service
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Compromised cleanliness of the facility. The room had rationed water supply There was no WiFi service in the room other than the open dining area outside.

    The breakfast was poorly served by already unmotivated fatigued staff who never cared about cleanliness of the tables after use by customers.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 January 2024

    2.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No aircon Hard to find staff Breakfast was poor

    Location

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 January 2024

    3.0
    Poor
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rooms were small than expected

    The security was friendly

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 November 2023

    1.0
    Disappointing Stay: A Review of a Hotel with Subpar Customer Service
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 3 nights

    I recently concluded my stay at a hotel with subpar customer service. Despite having requested a late check-out, which was confirmed during the booking process, I was unexpectedly asked to vacate the premises. The breakfast experience was disappointing, featuring stale food and impolite waitstaff lacking basic courtesy. Furthermore, the hotel claimed to provide in-room WIFI, but unfortunately, this service was nonexistent. Overall, my experience was marred by the hotel's poor customer service and unmet expectations in various aspects.

    Only the locatiion

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 November 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Kindly provide more water as well if possible a brush and toothpaste, also shower head needs fixing as water has no pressure in all rooms, also since we paid for 2 it could have been best to place amenities for 2 persons

    Staff are amazing and friendly, facilities are nice and room is cleaned daily which is good, overall room is nice and quiet

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2023

    1.0
    Not good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room with Fan
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    More variety and not the same food every day

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 January 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The WiFi in the room was very weak but everything else was super

    Stuff were very kind cleaness was absolutely amazing and the food I really loved it

    Stayed in January 2023

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