Merica Hotel Nakuru
Merica Hotel Nakuru is a luxury accommodation (4 star) found in the city center of Nakuru with in 5 minutes walk from Lake Nakuru national park. The hotel is one of the most hotels in the region and its 15 km from Menengai crater . The hotel is convenient, business friendly and in perfect place for the guests visiting lake Nakuru national park with its panoramic views overlooking the garden and surrounding areas. One can be at hotel by road from Nairobi city center taking about 3-4 hours’ drive while flying from Nairobi to the close Nakuru airstrip then few minutes to be transferred to the hotel.

Merica Hotel contains 89 elegant and luxury rooms in different categories ; deluxe , executive and standard rooms reflecting modern Building style with a modern comfort. Rooms are well decorated and furnished with private en- suite facilities like Flushing toilets, hot and cold showers with bathtubs, mosquito nets , flat screen TVs, satellites, extinguishers, hair driers private balconies and sitting areas overlooking the beautiful gardens and the pool . Rooms are well equipped with comfortable and excellent beds with clean and washed beddings with ceiling fans. There are bonfires in the rooms that offer warmth during cold nights. Room varies in different sizes ; single , doubles , twins, triples, etc with different rates ranging from 300$ per person per night and sometimes rate goes slightly high during peak season than in low season .
Merica hotel offers different facilities and services which include; A restaurant that serves different farm fresh meals both international and African- inspired meals to meets guests choice ; continental and buffet breakfast ,lunch in the gardens and dinner in the main building served by well trained, friendly and organized staff , the Hotel offers in and out door dinners , A well stocked bar /lounge with variety of drinks both alcohol and nonalcoholic refreshments , A blue water swimming pool with kids section cooling off the hot afternoon, you relax in water and sip the cocktail or monk tail while overlooking the spectacular view cozy environment , the colorful gardens and surrounding areas , Free parking space available, offers airport pick -ups and drop-offs, free bottled water, Laundry services available , WIFI available in the rooms that enables visitors to keep in touch with their families and friends, business centers with conference halls that accommodates over 100 people , wedding and meeting places honey moon packages etc. Healthy and fitness centers with Spa , Gym ,massage, sauna steam bath , Excellent and comfortable clean beddings, Craft shop available at the hotel with more African style gifts like shoes, clothes , safari essentials, guides book mention but a few . Recreational facilities available include; swimming , hiking , foot ball playing , board games , nature walks and many more facilities.
Lake Nakuru National Park is situated in the southern part of Kenya and it is the rift valley soda lake covering 1,754 m above the sea level. The lake is shallow and surrounded by wooden and busy grass land and protected by Lake Nakuru National Park. The lodge is in Nakuru county on Nakuru- Nairobi highway. The park is small covering the total area of 188 kilo meters squared. The park offers a variety number of animalslike; Impalas, antelopes, Buffaloes, wathrogs, waterbucks, white rhinos, Girraffes, Leopard, enlands, baboon, lions ,Zebra, Wild dogs etc and over 450 different bird species like; Flamingos , starling birds, White pelican etc. The park is famous for huge number of attracting flamingos and being the soda lake. There are several accommodations in lake Nakuru national park ; budget , mid-range and luxury accommodation which are all friendly and convenient to guests visiting lake Nakuru national park. There are different activities to do while in Lake Nakuru national park; Game viewing, you spot various animals in the park, boat cruise at lake Nakuru, hot air ballooning, bird watching/birding since the park contains more bird species, nature walks in the park, , flying safaris, cultural visit in the Community , visiting Makalia falls, horse riding in the park , Tree planting , and many more activities. Jan, Feb ,March -July ,September ,October and December and the best month to visit lake nakuru national park.
