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Standard Double Room, Lake View
500 square feet
1 King Bed
Room sleeps 2 guests
(up to 1 child)
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Ski-in/ski-out access for family fun on the slopes

Popular property highlights

Free WiFi
On private beach
24-hour business center
Laundry facilities
Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)

When you a stay at Rusinga Island Lodge in Rusinga Island, you'll be on the waterfront, just steps from Lake Victoria and Mbita Island Club Pier. This beach lodge is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Tom Mboya Mausoleum and 6.2 mi (9.9 km) from Mbita Ferry Terminal.

Make yourself at home in one of the 11 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private furnished balconies or patios. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You can soak up the sun at the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities including ski-in/ski-out access and an attached winery. Additional features at this lodge include concierge services, babysitting (surcharge), and ski storage. Guests can get around on the shuttle (surcharge), which operates within 45 km.

Grab a bite to eat at the lodge's fine-dining restaurant, where you can enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge and dine alfresco. Or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the poolside bar.

Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and express check-in. Event facilities at this lodge consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a ferry terminal shuttle.

Languages Spoken

  • English

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Hotel Amenities

Hotel Amenities

Step outside to feel the sun on your face and the sand in your toes on the white sand beach. Pamper yourself with a treatment at the full-service spa and enjoy amenities at Rusinga Island Lodge like a marina and an outdoor pool.

Dining options at the lodge include a restaurant, a coffee shop/cafe, and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the lodge's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. This beach lodge also offers an attached winery, a children's pool, and outdoor tennis courts. Guests can use the outdoor pool at a partner property.

Rusinga Island Lodge has designated areas for smoking.

  • Library
  • Picnic area
  • Express check-in
  • Daily
  • Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Number of outdoor pools - 1
  • Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
  • Number of spa tubs - 1
  • Fitness facilities
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Express check-out
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Limo or town car service available
  • Computer station
  • On private beach
  • Number of meeting rooms - 1
  • Ski-in/ski-out access
  • Terrace
  • Luggage storage
  • Hair salon
  • Train station pickup (surcharge)
  • Concierge services
  • Gift shops or newsstand
  • Conference center
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Outdoor tennis courts - 1
  • Total number of rooms - 11
  • Airport transportation (surcharge)
  • Winery attached
  • Barbecue grill(s)
  • Coffee/tea in common areas
  • Ski passes available
  • Newspapers in lobby (surcharge)
  • Number of bars/lounges - 1
  • Number of poolside bars - 1
  • Full-service spa
  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • Marina on site
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Spa treatment room(s)
  • Meeting rooms
  • Tours/ticket assistance
  • Year Built - 1985
  • Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
  • Number of coffee shops/cafes - 1
  • Children's pool
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk
  • Spa services on site
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Ski storage
  • Number of restaurants - 1
  • 24-hour business center
  • Laundry facilities
  • Beach towels
  • Television in common areas
  • Wedding services
  • Garden
  • Multilingual staff

Family Friendly Amenities

  • Family property
  • On private beach
  • Number of outdoor pools - 1
  • Children's pool
  • Separate living room
  • Free WiFi
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Outdoor tennis courts - 1
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Laundry facilities
  • Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
  • Playground on site
  • Miniature golf on site
  • Separate dining area

Internet

Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Languages Spoken

  • English

Room Amenities

Rusinga Island Lodge offers 11 accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Accommodations offer separate dining areas. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Television
  • Free newspaper
  • Minibar
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Private bathroom
  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • In-room safe
  • Desk
  • Premium bedding
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Turndown service
  • Free bottled water
  • Premium TV channels
  • Slippers
  • Separate dining area
  • Satellite TV service
  • Flat-panel TV
  • TV size measurement: inch
  • Separate living room
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Furnished balcony or patio
  • Separate bedroom
  • Rollaway/extra beds (free)
  • Towels provided
  • Number of bedrooms - 1
  • Number of bathrooms - 1
  • Number of beds 1

Where to Eat

Onsite venue - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.

Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Nearby Things to Do

A private beach, an outdoor tennis court, a marina, and complimentary bicycles are featured at the lodge. An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include ski-in/ski-out access and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

  • Snorkeling on site
  • Free bicycles on site
  • Volleyball on site
  • Beach volleyball on site
  • Water skiing on site
  • Windsurfing on site
  • Boat tours on site
  • Game viewing nearby
  • Ecotours on site
  • Fishing on site
  • Game drive nearby
  • Miniature golf on site
  • Safari nearby
  • Helicopter/airplane tours on site
  • Hiking/biking trails on site
  • Rock climbing nearby
  • Archery on site
  • Kayaking on site
  • Motor boating on site
  • Mountain biking on site
  • Playground on site
  • Rowing or canoeing on site
  • Sailing on site
  • Scooter/moped rentals on site
  • Scuba diving on site
  • Ski lessons on site
  • Personal motorized watercraft on site
  • Skydiving on site

Spa Services

Rusinga Spa has 2 treatment rooms including rooms for couples and outdoor treatment areas. Massages are available on the beach and in the spa; other services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, and sports massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a spa tub.

The spa is open daily. Children under 10 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 3 years old are not allowed in the spa.

  • Number of treatment rooms 2
  • Outdoor treatment areas
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Massages on beach
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Facial treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Aromatherapy treatments
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Hot stone massage
  • Deep tissue massage
  • Swedish massage
  • Prenatal massage
  • Spa tub in spa
  • Minimum age to access spa is 3
  • Thai massage
  • Reflexology
  • Sports massage
  • Detoxification wrap
  • Massages

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Braille or raised signage
  • Wheelchair accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair accessible parking

Hotel Policies

Check-in

Check-in time ends at 7 PM

Check-in time starts at noon

Minimum check-in age is: 15

Check-out

Check-out time is 10 AM

Payment types

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 3 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Free rollaway/extra beds!

Pet Policy

  • No pets or service animals allowed

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Cashless transactions are available

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.

A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.

Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, and JCB International. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property follows sanitization practices of COVID-19 Guidelines (CDC)

Staff temperature checks are not conducted regularly

Temperature checks are not available to guests

Bed sheets and towels are washed at a temperature of at least 60°C/140°F

Commonly-touched surfaces are cleaned with disinfectant

Property confirms they are implementing guest safety measures

Contactless check-out is not available

Security system

Debit cards not accepted

Staffed front desk

Carbon monoxide detector

Smoke detector

Property does not offer onsite COVID-19 testing

Property does not require health documentation at check-in

Guest accommodation is sealed after cleaning

Electrostatic spray is used for disinfection

Cashless transactions are available

Masks are not compulsory at the property

Contactless food service / room service is not available

Reservation is not required for facilities onsite

Property is cleaned with disinfectant

Staff wears personal protective equipment

Mobile key entry is not available

Food service has been amended for enhanced safety

Protective clothing is not available to guests

Shield between guests and staff in main contact areas

Guests are provided with free hand sanitizer

Children stay free - maximum age 3

Social distancing measures are in place

Contactless check-in is not available

No elevators

Property confirms they are implementing enhanced cleaning measures

Children stay free

Service animals not allowed

Individually-wrapped food options are not available

Number of children who can stay free - 2

No gap period between guest stays

Fees

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 200 per vehicle (one way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Hotel Names

  • Rusinga Island Lodge
  • Rusinga Island Hotel Rusinga Island
  • Rusinga Island Lodge Lodge
  • Rusinga Island Lodge Rusinga Island
  • Rusinga Island Lodge Lodge Rusinga Island

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the lodge prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

Up to 2 children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.

Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

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