 High
on the slopes of Africa's second highest mountain,
The Mount Kenya Safari Club straddles the Equator in
a glory of luxurious cottages and elegant buildings
set amid manicured lawns and decorative ponds. Ever
since the club was founded in 1959 by the late film
star William Holden, eccentric American Ray Ryan, and
Swiss financier Carl Hirschmann, it has been a Passion
for the international jet set - its list of members
reads like a Who's Who of royalty, aristocracy, and
the rich and famous.
 Whether
visiting Kenya at a leisurely pace or stopping simply
for lunch, the Mount Kenya Safari Club maintains
an immutably majestic presence and is a touching
reminder of the vision of its creators. Mount Kenya
Safari Club is a two and a half hour drive from Nairobi.
Alternatively, it is a fifty-minute flight to Nanyuki
airstrip and a fifteen-minute transfer drive to the
club.
Mount Kenya Safari Club's history
is as colorful and exciting as its members, guests
and visitors from the pioneers who made the homestead
and the farm, their own, through its conversion into
an upcountry hotel, to the uproarious narrative of
the three hell-raisers who bought it on a whim and
launched a legend.
 Mount
Kenya Safari Club has a variety of rooms located
in the 100-acres of beautifully manicured lawns,
which vary according to their location. One can visit
the types of bedrooms on a sweeping circle of the
magnificent grounds: the Club Rooms in the main building,
to the Garden Cottages by the tennis courts, around
the William Holden Cottages, by the Riverside Cottages
along the River Likii, returning back up the hill
via the Luxury Villas to the main building. The club
has 114 ensuite rooms, each room, with its own club-like
charm, has a log fireplace, which is lit every evening.
Luxury Villas: "Batian" with 2 twin-bedded rooms and 1 double bedded
room. "Lenana" with 1 twin-bedded room and 1 double-bedded room. "River
House" with 1 suite with twin beds and sitting room, 1 double-bedded
room, 1 twin-bedded room. Each of the villas has large sitting rooms
with fireplace, private verandah overlooking Mount Kenya, dining area
and kitchen. The mini-bars can be stocked on request.
William Holden Cottages : There are 12, each with 1 twin-bedded and 1
double-bedded room, a large sitting room in the center, Roman-style bathrooms
and fireplace. The mini-bar can be stocked on request.
Garden Suites : Mount Kenya Safari Club has 8 garden suites, with 1 twin-bedded
room, large sitting room and fireplace.
Club Building: The Club Building comprises: 6 suites with large sitting
room, fireplace, a bar, 1 double-bedded room and private verandah looking
out to Mount Kenya - the mini-bars are stocked on request - and 22 Club
Rooms, 21 of which are twin-bedded and 1 double-bedded, each with a fireplace.
 Riverside
Cottages: Mount Kenya Safari Club has 13 riverside cottages,
each unit comprising of 1 suite and 2 studio suites - this means
there are 39 rooms here in total. The suites have a twin-bedded
room, with fireplace, one sitting room, a fully stocked mini-bar,
private verandah overlooking the river and Mount Kenya, and a
large bathroom with sunken bath. The Studio Suites each have
double bed and fireplace, private verandah overlooking the river
and Mount Kenya, sitting area, a large bathroom with sunken bath.
The amenities in each room are furnished with rugs, bedside lamps, dressing
tables and built-in wardrobes, and a fireplace. In every bathroom there
is a 115 / 240v shaving socket. The bathrooms are provided with Mount
Kenya Safari Club shampoo, body lotion, bath and shower gel and bathrobes.
Each bathroom has overhead showers and bathtubs, flush toilets, washbasin,
freshly laundered towels, hot and cold running water, boiled water and
glasses
Conferences: A choice of five conference and meeting rooms are available,
which seat from 15 to 120 people. The two larger conference facilities
open out onto the Club's lawns. Each room has a full range of audio-visual
presentation equipment.
Club Restaurant: Overlooking a courtyard, the Club Restaurant serves
a buffet breakfast, buffet lunch and 9-course dinner to guests. Each
day of the week, except Monday, Mount Kenya Safari Club's Kirinyaga Resident
Band entertains guests throughout dinner and afterwards provides dance
music. The menu is a cosmopolitan combination of European, African and
Asian dishes, made from the abundance of fresh Kenyan produce. A full
vegetarian menu is available for all the meals. Seating Capacity is 180
people. Opening hours are: Breakfast 7.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.; Lunch 12.30
p.m. to 2.30 p.m.; Dinner 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
Members Dining Room: Elegantly placed black and white photographs of
celebrities who have been guests of the club cover the walls. Open for
dinner only, Club Members can enjoy a superb dinner in delightful surroundings.
Non-members can now enjoy dinner in the Members Dining Room at a supplementary
charge. Dress is smart casual. The menu is a gourmet 9-course a la Carte,
with a choice of 6 starters, 6 main courses and 6 desserts. Seating capacity
is 70 people. Opening hours are 7.30 p.m. to 09.30 p.m.
A wealth of activities and facilities are available at the Mount Kenya
Safari Club including: Swimming pool - Tennis court - Horse riding -
Putting green - 9-hole golf course - Bowls - Croquet - Trout fishing
- Art gallery - Health and beauty center - Club shops - Club chapel -
Game viewing platform - Bush dinner on the banks of the River Likii -
Maze.
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