Ashnil Mara Camp

This hotel is top notch with incredible attention to details and service. Thank you Boniface for the daily welcome and service during our meals; your warm welcomes we’re always appreciated. Thank you Danson for the incredible game watches and introducing us to your beautiful country and culture. Thank you Morris for sharing your stories and making us feel like family. The rooms/tents and beautiful and very comfortable.

We loved our stay at the Ashnil Mara Camp. The facilities were great and the customer service was amazing! All the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. The food was tasty and they packed us a lot for our breakfast boxes. It was the ideal place to stay when visiting the Mara.

Our family had a great time and wonderful experience at this lodge! Their website and pictures need to be updated, because everything looks much better in person. I was a little nervous since I think it is classified as a 3 star lodge, but from the moment we arrived to the moment we departed, we were extremely impressed by the grounds, food, tent lodging, and the 5 star friendly customer service. The restaurant area and lounge area by the river would be a very nice and a great setting, even if it wasn't right next to the river with hippos within eyesight and earshot. The "tents" are very nice on the inside, shower/bathrooms are high quality, and beds super comfortable. We loved using the pool after long game drives. We wish we would have spent more nights here, and less nights at another lodge that is classified as a 5 star.

Amazing location for viewing the Great Migration of Wildebeest— and seeing “the big 5” of African wildlife. Excellent customer service, beautiful tents, and wonderful food. The safari guides are the best!

This a large tented lodge along the banks of river Mara. Pros: - buffet with a wide choice of food - large tents - beds with mosquito nets Cons: - service a bit impersonal due to the large size Overall a good choice for a reasonable price, in a good location inside the Masai Mara.

Fantastically presented and maintained luxury camp in the Masai. The "tents" were really comfortable and well equipped. The restaurant food was great, but may be a little rich for simple British tastes sometimes. The great thing is that the team on site are with you all the way so you get to know them. We even had the same restaurant dining table overlooking the Mara river for every meal!!! Our guys were Amos, Fred and our Masai guid Danson. All brilliant and so friendly and positive. They really showed pride in what they do which for us was to give us a great holiday! Thanks to them all. If you can, go out for the night-time bush dinner. That was the most amazing experience made possible by the great team of people here.

Beautiful comfortable tents, view of garden or Mara river from tent's outdoor seating. Early morning walk around the hotel is delightful, birds and trees coverage. Restaurant manager Morris and his team are warm and friendly. Thanks so much for taking care of us and giving us a memorable holiday.

We’ve stayed in a number of bush/jungle/outback/desert lodges but this is without doubt the best. Perfectly located for exciting game drives in the Mara. The rooms are only tents in the sense that the roof is canvas. Our room had 3 4 poster beds ( there were 2 of us) , separate toilet , shower and also an ante room in the bathroom with mirror, safe , hairdryer etc this was incredibly useful. Our terrace overlooked the Mara river with a table, chais and day a bed. We could clearly hear hippos and had really cute bush bucks visit us regularly. The room also has a fan. Some of the tents are quite a walk from the main building, but we were right adjacent. There is a lovely turn down service in the early evening when the mosquito nets are deployed, lights turned on and hot water bottles placed in the beds. 5 bottles of water provided per day , water in shower is lovely and hot . The only minor quibble is no WiFi in room -only in bar & restaurant. The service culture , as it is throughout Kenya , is magnificent and the Ashnil stands out here. The food is superb at both breakfast and dinner and the staff group are most thoughtful marking birthdays in memorable ways The service from Fred and Nicholas in the bar was very good ,and Kennedy in the restaurant was so attentive and catered to our groups every need including organising the correct sized tables, reserving them for us and even having our favourite wine ready on ice before we’d even got there. All this is overseen by Morris the restaurant manager who is constantly checking all is ok. All the food is great , I particularly liked the curries, pickles and fresh chapattis, followed by an excellent cheeseboard. Hippos and crocs can be seen from the bar terrace . We were too busy to use the pool but we’re told it was lovely. Also a very nice, reasonably priced gift shop with marked prices , a real bonus in Kenya , meaning no haggling! I could go on , but basically this was one of the best places we’ve ever stayed in one of the best countries we’ve ever visited.

Loved this camp with the hippos snorting below in the Mara River! The staff was friendly and we really enjoyed watching and hearing the hippos frolic in the water. It gives good access to the roads in the Mara for great safari views of animals!