Ashnil Aruba Lodge

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Our stay at **Ashnil Aruba Lodge in Tsavo East** was absolutely amazing. Everything was perfectly organized from start to finish. The **pick-up and drop-off** were smooth and reliable, which made the whole experience stress-free. The **game drive** was a real highlight — we had a **private safari vehicle just for ourselves**, giving us the freedom to fully enjoy the wildlife and the moment. The team truly went above and beyond. Special thanks to the **Ashnil Aruba reception team**, who organized everything flawlessly and were incredibly helpful and welcoming throughout our stay. An unforgettable safari experience — highly recommended!

Location is great the atmosphere compared to our previous two nights at different locations was disappointing. The construction work going on created dust across pool area filtered into the dining and seating areas also prevented wildlife entering the area around the lodge.some of the staff were rude and dismissive. Our room had a drainage problem and had a foul stench of sewage on both nights making me feel nauseous. This was complained about on the first day and reassured by staff it was resolved but returned on second night both nights we had very little sleep. Pool was dirty due to construction work. The food was very good but the total experience was disappointing and we left feeling tired from lack of sleep due to the drainage issues in the room.

The lodge was extremely clean and tidy, the food was incredible and the staff were unbelievably helpful and friendly. The hippo and elephants who frequented the watering hole outside the lodge were also a pleasent addition. Shout out to our waitress Sheila and guide Joshua, who took us on the most amazing game drives, his knowledge and passion was second to none.

Lovely staff and lovely food, only stayed for one night on safari but it was really nice. Good shower, comfy bed - the staff were all really lovely

We stayed one night and had a lovely time. The staff were brilliant and welcoming. The rooms were great - ours was opposite the watering hole- lovely to watch the elephants and hippos from our porch. The food was good and surroundings lovely. A magical stay!

Stayed at this hotel to explore Tsavo. Initial impression on arriving at the hotel was impressive with a warm welcome. Rooms were spacious and comfortable beds - we had booked the new building rooms. However the double bed was small and 1 family had a toddler so it was a squeeze to fit in. We requested them to fit a small bed as the toddler would not sleep in the cot. However our request was denied and the manager was very rude and matter of fact. We had no choice but to book another room and this added an extra cost. Also food was sub standard and had no variety. We struggled as vegetarians. On a positive There is a water hole whereby we came very close to the elephants. The location in Tsavo is well placed and managed to see quite a few wild animals. But i would think twice about coming back.

Wow! Beautiful lodge, beautiful people, beautiful animals & beautiful stay. First time in Africa, first time doing safari and would come back in a heartbeat. The staff here were absolutely incredible people, so so kind, welcoming & warm. Always happy to see you. They were very helpful with my mum who is registered blind and helped us around. We stayed in club wing 9 room which is the furthest away room so slightly far out from reception / bar etc but we made do. There are no windows in these rooms just mesh so you can hear everything from outside (bugs, birds, people) but you expect this with a safari experience. Rooms are nice and spacious, a net curtain around the bed to help with mosquitos. Club wing has a private pool which is nice however the sunbeds are not comfortable as they are S shaped and no cushions. Shower pressure is quite poor and takes long time to get hot. Breakfast / lunch / dinner all served in main buffet restaurant, similar choices each day and not a massive selection however as only there for a few days it was ok! Mainly curry, stews etc but had a pasta station. Drinks were cheap in respect to GBP and we spent £90 there for 3 nights on drinks (full board) also the cocktails are very good!! Little gift shop on site but otherwise nothing nearby so make sure you bring all essentials with you like medication, sanitary products, toiletries. Edwin (manager) made us feel very welcome and spoke to us by our names each meal, this was generally how all staff addressed us and it was lovely. Can’t remember others names but so many nice staff. There’s a tip box in reception so make sure you use it! We ran out of cash so asked reception to do cash back to ensure we left money to the team for an excellent stay. Had a sundown experience in the park which was lovely as well as 2 dinners in the ‘gazebo’ which was à la carte & tasty. Would 10000% recommend this place to anyone looking to do safari. We saw lions, elephant, zebra, giraffe, antelope, gazelle, impala, hippos, crocodiles, buffalo’s & more -honestly 10/10. Expect early mornings and tiredness but so worth it. Pools were nice & had view of the dam (elephants and giraffes walked past)

We stayed at this lodge for a night in July. It was very disappointing. We arrived to a makeshift reception, where staff were rude and abrasive. Staff were consistently rude, you felt that you were bothering them asking for any small thing. We have stayed in many other safari lodges and never experienced this kind of rudeness. The food was awful, not to mention cold. WiFi did not work, told this was just that day but no way to verify when guests are only there for a short stay. While work is underway to improve the reception/restaurant, the rooms are in need of real upgrade. Very disappointing and wouldn’t return.

Stayed here for 3 nights on a safari trip for the whole family. The lodge was very nice with a lovely ambience Staff was very heatty and forthcoming. Always happy and helpfull! Rooms were nice, and with a view of the park where we could see animals roaming free! Food was really good and chefs were preparing meats, making omelets and bread on demand. Bar area was cozy with nice drinks to enjoy while relaxing or playing boardgames :) Only thing to improve would be the quality of the WIFI - really bad connection, apart from the restaurant/reception!