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The Great Lakes Hotel

3.0 star property

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Interior entrance
Executive Room | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi
Front of property
Executive Room | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Reviews

4.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Ochieng' Avenue, Ondiek, Near Kisumu Library, Kisumu, Nyanza, 40100
  • Masai Craft Market
    8 min walk
  • Kisumu Clock Tower
    8 min walk
  • KFC
    3 min walk
  • Kisumu (KIS)
    12 min drive

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Deluxe Room

  • 1076 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Standard Room

  • 1076 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Executive Room

  • 1184 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Kisumu

A stay at The Great Lakes Hotel places you in the heart of Kisumu, within a 10-minute walk of Masai Craft Market and Kisumu Clock Tower. .This hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Kisimu museum and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from The West End Shopping Mall.

What's nearby

  • Kisimu museum - 12 min walk
  • The West End Shopping Mall - 3 min drive
  • Dunga Bay - 5 min drive
  • Kisumu Impala Sanctuary - 5 min drive
  • Hippo Point - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • Kisumu (KIS) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Java House - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Laughing Buddha - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Mahfudh Ashur Restaurant - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Java United Mall - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Buddy's Bar & Grill - ‬7 min walk

About this property

The Great Lakes Hotel

Hotel in Kisumu with free breakfast and bars
The Great Lakes Hotel offers 96 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. 29-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 96 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges. A complimentary English breakfast is served daily from 5 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary English breakfast is served each morning between 5 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free secured self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool (guest access)

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Conference center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible bathtub
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 29-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 10:00 AM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 6 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Great Lakes Hotel LTD. Kisumu
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The Great Lakes Hotel Reviews

Reviews

4.0
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6.0/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Miriam

I never stayed in the hotel. It was run down
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

trevor, kisumu kenya.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
great lakes hotel
no complaints not excellent.but quiet .clean.would stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not an enjoyable stay
Between the stench of burning wafting in from the bustling street outside, the one inch of leg room when on the toilet, the lack of TV remote, and the lack of a working AC, I cannot rate my stay here as enjoyable. A lot of the staff seemed unattentive and when the complimentary water was dropped off one afternoon while I was in the room, the staff didn't even knock - just unlocked the door and apoligzed... Keep in mind that you aren't paying a lot of money to stay here and this is also Kisumu, but if you aren't a tolerant traveller you'll probably regret staying here for more than a night or two.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017