Eldoret Hotel Tips by ltjchurch

We have stayed at the Sirikwa twice (2005 & 2006). We actually had out 28th wedding anniversary there, not really by choice. We were on mission trips both years, and this was the best hotel in the area. That is not to say that it's a nice place, just that there are no others around that are better. It is poor quality by American standards, but fair by Kenyan standards I guess. The bathrooms were very dirty, and the furnishings were very worn, but the sheets had been changed and the room had been somewhat cleaned as far as we could tell.

We did not have mosquito netting, but found out that some of the rooms did. The hallways are very dark and kind of scary if you are alone.

The restaurant is decent, but we usually went across the street and ate at the Wagon Hotel. You do need an escort to even cross the street at night, and that was before all the violence going on now.

The bellhops are very sweet and helpful and were thrilled that we allowed them to keep our flip-flops and pillows that we had purchased at the local "Wal-mart" type store. I wish that we had left them all of our food as well.

We did feel that we were overcharged, as Americans. I think the price for locals was probably a lot less.

Comparison: most expensive

Price: US$80-120

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