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Restful, homey with great thoughtful service

We stayed for 2 days over Christmas and it was a fabulous time. Our rooms were homey and charming, the garden was gorgeous. We attended the services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and our boys hiked to the river. We explored the bookshelf! We were extremely well looked after by staff who seem to enjoy their work. The staff topped up our children’s plates so they did not need to go looking for food at midnight as they sometimes do at home! The menu was European style and tasty with full English breakfast, traditional roast turkey Christmas dinner, pasta, lots of puddings and cakes, tea on your verandah midafternoon while watching colobus monkeys. They gave attention to allergies, providing alternatives where necessary. All in all a lovely break. Thank you.

Best place in the world.....

This place is paradise on Earth, the literal definition of peace and serenity.

Attentive staff, clean rooms, great food, attention to details. Well maintained garden, fish pond and trails invite you to enjoy and rest in a peaceful setting, surrounded by birds, trees and sounds of nature.
Who needs a bar with alcohol or a swimming pool, when you can watch the colobus monkeys play and birds are chirping while you enjoy your afternoon tea served by friendly staff.

This is simply the best place in the world to spend multiple days, just to get some rest, watch rare birds and immerse yourself in the Kenyan rainforest....

Calm and cozy resort by the Kakamega rainforest

Very friendly staff who want to make the stay good in every possible way. They are service oriented and attentive. Dinns slightly different types of rooms, nra food in the restaurant and they serve tea on the veranda in the afternoon. There are a couple of longer walking paths that you can walk with a guide (one through the forest to a river and one up a hill). The road to the river is nice but the way home is not that interesting so if I go back I will ask the guide to go the same way back instead. There are limited things to do, so if you don't just want to read books (which is nice), then a weekend/long weekend is just right.

A big and unexpected breath of very fresh air

We spent the entire Christmas weekend at Rondo Retreat. The staff were great (and thanks Julia for your "additional touches). Meals were well prepared. Dining room was charming. The other guests were a wonderful mix of "Kenya's best" - warm, unassuming and interesting. All our hikes were rewarding and our many hours luxuriating out on the lawns provided great entertainment - crowned eagle and black & white casqued hornbill nests towering above us. Monkeys playing for hours on the lawns. Our room in the main house was private and comfortable. It is a long drive from Nairobi but very rewarding. Thanks to one and all for making our Christmas special.

Serenity, simplicity and simply wonderful

I have wanted to visit for years and so glad I finally made it. making a reservation was so easy - decent road almost all the way there and complete relaxation when I arrived.

Just so wonderful - complete serenity. Staff wonderful, food good, rooms lovely
- garden and forest - guided walks - birds and butterflies - just so simple but so spoiling at the same time.

Afternoon tea and cake in the garden, Casques hornbills calling over head - Colobus hollering - butterflies did not hesitate.