The timber Hilltop Cottage on a green lawn among tall trees, under a clear sky

Where you stay

Six places to stay in the forest

Cottages on the hill with views across the Rift, a family villa, a treehouse above the Malewa River, and a house and cottage beside the Mahindu stream.

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Guests

The lodges

Each with its own fire, verandah or garden

Malu is a small country hotel on an 1,800-acre private forest reserve on the eastern wall of the Great Rift Valley, ninety minutes from Nairobi.

There are six places to stay: two cottages on the hill with views across the Rift, a family villa, a treehouse on a bend of the Malewa River, and a house and cottage beside the Mahindu stream. Walk, ride and cycle all day, then come back to a log fire and a four-course dinner.

The Romantic Cottage verandah, a cushioned bench and low table looking out over the garden, the house dog asleep on the boards

01 Cottage Romantic Cottage A hideaway for two with 100-mile views across the Great Rift Valley to Lake Naivasha, Mount Longonot and Mount Suswa. Sleeps 2 guests · Natural wood four-poster bed View the lodge

Flowers and a tea tray on the Hilltop Cottage verandah, the treetops and hills beyond the railing

02 Cottage Hilltop Cottage A serene timber cottage on the hill, with panoramic views of the valley and the mountains around it. Sleeps 2 guests · Four-poster bed View the lodge

The Family Villa sitting room, wicker sofas around a coffee table before the log fire, under a high timber roof

03 Villa Family Villa Two en-suite bedrooms around a big sitting room with a log fire, and a verandah facing Mount Longonot, Mount Suswa and the Mau escarpment. Sleeps 4 guests · Two four-poster double beds View the lodge

The shaded Treehouse verandah among the trees, safari chairs and a dog stretched out on the boards

04 Treehouse Treehouse An adventurous treehouse on a bend in the Malewa River, with hippos and birdlife below and colobus monkeys in the Naivasha thorn trees. Sleeps 4 guests, plus children in the annex · Two four-poster double beds View the lodge

Mahindu House behind its garden, sofas and a low table set out on the lawn under the trees

05 Family house Mahindu House A four-bedroom house with its own garden and kitchen, for families and groups who want comfort in nature. Sleeps up to 9 guests · 3 double beds and 3 single beds View the lodge

The stone Mahindu Cottage with its door open to the bedroom, a white table and chairs on the grass outside

06 Cottage Mahindu Cottage A one-bedroom cottage in the grounds of Mahindu House, by the Mahindu stream, with its own kitchen and garden. Sleeps 2 guests · Double bed View the lodge

The Romantic Cottage and its verandah on the lawn in the evening light

Stay longer

Seven nights, the seventh is ours

Book seven nights in any of our lodges and we will not charge for the seventh.

In any of our six lodges
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Good to know

Before you arrive

Rates are on request. Tell us your dates and how many of you there are, and we will reply with the rate for your stay.

Each lodge has its own fire, verandah or garden
Dinner is a set four-course menu, Italian in style
Walking, riding and cycling across 1,800 acres of private forest
Ninety minutes by road from Nairobi
No payment to send a request: we reply personally

Find your place in the forest

Tell us when you would like to come and how many of you there are, and we will put your stay together.

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+254 701 665775 bookings@malu.co.ke