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3-star hotels in Homa Bay
A shortlist of 3-star stays in Homa Bay, ranked by guest rating and built from the booking supplier's records. It is for travellers using the town as a base for Lake Victoria, the islands and Ruma National Park.
Staying in Homa Bay
Homa Bay is the county seat of Homa Bay County, on the shore of Lake Victoria. Visitors come here for the lake itself, for Rusinga and Mfangano islands along the water, and for Ruma National Park nearby. The town is the base for all of it, and the site lists 24 places to stay. Every rate is left open: availability is checked live for your dates.
The hotels on this shortlist sit along the roads that lead out of the town centre and along the lake: the Kendu Bay road, the Rongo road and the Kisumu road, with others off Hospital Road, on Bank Road in Homabay Town, and further out at Rodi Kopany, Ring Road and next to Ruma National Park. That spread suits couples and short-break visitors who want the lake close, families passing through on the road from Nairobi, and business travellers who need to be in the town itself.
The shortlist
Ranked by hotel class, then guest rating and number of reviews.
The Golden Rays Resort
Homabay Kendu Bay Rd
Why stay hereThe Golden Rays Resort sits on Homabay Kendu Bay Rd in Homa Bay. As a 3-star hotel it has earned a 4.3 out of 5 guest rating from 288 reviews, the strongest guest score among the 3-star hotels listed in Homa Bay. It suits travellers who want a consistently well-rated base in the town and are happy to make their own way along Kendu Bay Rd. Given those review numbers, it fits guests who read ratings before they book.
See The Golden Rays ResortHoma Bay Tourists Hotel
Homa Bay Rongo Road Homa Bay 40300
Why stay hereHoma Bay Tourists Hotel is a 3-star hotel on Homa Bay Rongo Road Homa Bay 40300. With 855 reviews and a 3.8 out of 5 guest rating, it carries the largest review count of the 3-star hotels in this shortlist, which makes it the easiest of the group to judge from past guests' stays. It suits travellers who prefer a hotel with plenty of feedback to draw on and a location on the Rongo road.
See Homa Bay Tourists HotelHotel Hippo Buck
Homa Bay Rongo Rd
Why stay hereHotel Hippo Buck is a 3-star hotel on Homa Bay Rongo Rd, putting it on the road that runs out of town towards Rongo. Guests have scored it 3.8 out of 5 across 381 reviews, a solid, well-tested score for this class. It suits visitors who want a 3-star hotel in Homa Bay with a substantial review history and a straightforward road-side address rather than a town-centre setting.
See Hotel Hippo BuckHotel Staridge
Homabay Rongo Road
Why stay hereHotel Staridge is a 3-star hotel on Homabay Rongo Road. Its 3.7 out of 5 guest rating is drawn from 537 reviews, giving it a large body of guest feedback for a hotel of this class in Homa Bay. It fits travellers who are content with a mid-range, well-reviewed hotel on the Rongo road and who value knowing what many earlier guests made of their stay before booking.
See Hotel StaridgeVilla Rosa Mystica Hotel
Homabay Kisumu Rd
Why stay hereVilla Rosa Mystica Hotel is a 3-star hotel on Homabay Kisumu Rd, the road linking Homa Bay with Kisumu. It holds a 4.0 out of 5 guest rating, one of the higher scores among the 3-star hotels here, though it rests on only 9 reviews. It suits travellers heading along the Kisumu road who want a well-scored 3-star stop and accept that the guest feedback is still limited.
See Villa Rosa Mystica HotelRusinga Island Lodge
Ring Road
Why stay hereRusinga Island Lodge is a 3-star hotel on Ring Road. For travellers whose Homa Bay trip is really about the island and the lake rather than the town itself, this places them on Rusinga's ring road. No guest rating or review count is recorded for it here, so it suits guests who choose a 3-star hotel by its island location and are ready to book without the reassurance of a published guest score.
See Rusinga Island LodgeACK Guesthouse Homa Bay
Off Hospital Road Homa Bay Kenya
Why stay hereACK Guesthouse Homa Bay is a 3-star guesthouse off Hospital Road Homa Bay Kenya. Its setting just off Hospital Road in Homa Bay makes it a practical choice for travellers with business in that part of town. No guest rating or review count appears in the data, so it suits visitors who are comfortable booking a 3-star guesthouse on the strength of its address alone.
See ACK Guesthouse Homa BayRuma River Lodge
Next To Ruma National Park
Why stay hereRuma River Lodge is a 3-star hotel next to Ruma National Park, so it places guests at the edge of the park rather than in Homa Bay town. It suits travellers whose main reason for the trip is wildlife and who want a 3-star base close to the park gate. No guest rating or review count is recorded for it here, so the choice rests on the location.
See Ruma River LodgeCosmos Masawa
Homa Bay
Why stay hereCosmos Masawa is a 3-star hotel in Homa Bay, so it keeps guests within the town for their stay. No guest rating or review count is given in the data, which means it is a booking made on the strength of its class and town location rather than past guest scores. It suits travellers who want a 3-star hotel in Homa Bay and are ready to decide without published reviews.
See Cosmos MasawaStay.Plus Arujo Apartment Homa Bay
Homa Bay
Why stay hereStay.Plus Arujo Apartment Homa Bay is a 3-star property in Homa Bay, offering apartment-style accommodation rather than a conventional hotel. That makes it a fit for travellers who want to stay in the town with the greater independence an apartment gives, whether for a few nights or longer. No guest rating or review count is recorded here, so the decision rests on the apartment format and the Homa Bay location.
See Stay.Plus Arujo Apartment Homa BayBelmont Hotel Homabay
Rodi Kopany
Why stay hereBelmont Hotel Homabay is a 3-star hotel at Rodi Kopany, placing guests in the Rodi Kopany area rather than in Homa Bay town itself. It suits travellers with reason to be in or around Rodi Kopany who want a 3-star hotel there. The data carries no guest rating or review count, so guests choosing it do so on the basis of the location and the 3-star class.
See Belmont Hotel HomabayLux Suites Zion Apartments Homabay
Off Hospital Road Homa Bay
Why stay hereLux Suites Zion Apartments Homabay is a 3-star apartment property off Hospital Road Homa Bay. The apartment format suits travellers who want their own self-contained base in town, and the Hospital Road position keeps them within easy reach of that side of Homa Bay. No guest rating or review count is recorded in the data, so the choice rests on the address and the apartment style of stay.
See Lux Suites Zion Apartments HomabayKey Villa
Homabay Mainstage Homa Bay
Why stay hereKey Villa is a 3-star property at Homabay Mainstage Homa Bay, so it sits right by the town's main stage. That position suits travellers arriving or departing by public transport who would rather not add a further journey once they reach Homa Bay. The data records no guest rating or review count, so the mainstage location is the reason to pick it.
See Key VillaCold Springs Hotel Homabay
Bank Road Homabay Town Homa Bay Wilaya Ya Homa Bay 40300
Why stay hereCold Springs Hotel Homabay is a 3-star hotel on Bank Road Homabay Town Homa Bay Wilaya Ya Homa Bay 40300, an address in the heart of the town. It suits travellers who want to be on a central Homa Bay street and within the town for the length of their stay. No guest rating or review count appears in the data, so the town-centre setting is what the choice rests on.
See Cold Springs Hotel HomabayBarracuda Resort
Homa Bay
Why stay hereBarracuda Resort is a 3-star hotel in Homa Bay, placing guests within the town for their stay. The name suggests a resort-style property, and it suits travellers who want a 3-star base in Homa Bay rather than out at the park or on Rusinga Island. No guest rating or review count is recorded here, so guests pick it on the strength of its Homa Bay location and class.
See Barracuda Resort
How to choose
Top guest ratings
The Golden Rays Resort carries the strongest guest score of the shortlist, 4.3 from 288 reviews. Villa Rosa Mystica Hotel follows at 4.0 from a much smaller base of 9 reviews. Both are 3-star, and together they are the picks for travellers who start with the score.
Most reviewed
Homa Bay Tourists Hotel has 855 reviews behind its 3.8 score, the largest base here. Hotel Staridge holds 537 reviews at 3.7, and Hotel Hippo Buck 381 at 3.8. Choose these three when you want a widely tested stay rather than a lightly reviewed one.
On the town roads
Homa Bay Tourists Hotel and Hotel Hippo Buck share the Rongo road, as does Hotel Staridge. Villa Rosa Mystica Hotel is on the Kisumu road, and Cold Springs Hotel Homabay on Bank Road in Homabay Town. All five keep you on Homa Bay's own road network.
Homa Bay Tourists Hotel · Hotel Hippo Buck · Hotel Staridge · Villa Rosa Mystica Hotel · Cold Springs Hotel Homabay
Away from the centre
Rusinga Island Lodge sits on Ring Road, Ruma River Lodge next to Ruma National Park, and Belmont Hotel Homabay at Rodi Kopany. The Golden Rays Resort is on the Kendu Bay road. These four suit guests whose plans are the lake, the park or the islands rather than the town centre.
Rusinga Island Lodge · Ruma River Lodge · Belmont Hotel Homabay · The Golden Rays Resort
Where to stay in Homa Bay
Rongo Road
A road out of town carrying three of the shortlist's most reviewed 3-star hotels: Homa Bay Tourists Hotel, Hotel Hippo Buck and Hotel Staridge. Homa Bay is reached by road from Nairobi, about 275 km west of the capital in a straight line, so this side of town is on the arrival route.
Our picks here: Homa Bay Tourists Hotel · Hotel Staridge
Rodi Kopany
Belmont Hotel Homabay is at Rodi Kopany, away from the streets of Homabay Town and the lakefront addresses. Ruma National Park is nearby, and Rusinga and Mfangano islands lie along the lake, so this is a base for travellers heading out rather than staying in town.
Our picks here: Belmont Hotel Homabay
Plan your stay
Getting there and around
Homa Bay is reached by road from Nairobi; the straight-line distance is about 275 km west of the capital. The town sits on the shore of Lake Victoria, and the shortlisted hotels line the roads in and out of it: the Rongo road, the Kendu Bay road and the Kisumu road, with others off Hospital Road and on Bank Road in Homabay Town. Stays in the centre are searched and booked through IMPT, the booking partner behind this site. Beyond the town, Ruma National Park is nearby, and Rusinga and Mfangano islands lie along the lake.
Things to do near Homa Bay
Questions, answered
Which is the best-rated 3-star hotel on this shortlist?
The Golden Rays Resort, on Homabay Kendu Bay Rd, scores 4.3 out of 5 from 288 reviews. Villa Rosa Mystica Hotel is next at 4.0, from 9 reviews, followed by Homa Bay Tourists Hotel, Hotel Hippo Buck and Hotel Staridge, all at 3.8.
Which hotels are closest to the centre of Homa Bay?
Cold Springs Hotel Homabay, on Bank Road in Homabay Town, and Key Villa, at Homabay Mainstage, carry the most central addresses on the shortlist. Lux Suites Zion Apartments Homabay and ACK Guesthouse Homa Bay are both off Hospital Road.
Which hotels suit families?
Homa Bay Tourists Hotel and Hotel Staridge have the deepest guest review bases, 855 and 537 respectively, both 3-star on the Rongo road. Cold Springs Hotel Homabay on Bank Road is the option for families who want to stay in Homabay Town.
Are pets allowed at these hotels?
The booking records for these 3-star hotels do not list pet policies. It is best to ask the hotel directly before you travel with an animal.
Is there a pool or a spa at any of them?
No pool or spa is listed in the records for these hotels. Guests should plan on the lake and the surrounding area rather than on-site swimming or spa facilities.
Is breakfast included?
The hotel records here do not state breakfast arrangements. Check what your chosen hotel offers when you confirm availability for your dates.
Is parking available?
Parking is not listed among the facilities in these records. Since Homa Bay is reached by road from Nairobi, about 275 km west in a straight line, drivers should confirm parking with the hotel directly.
Which hotels are best for visiting Ruma National Park and the islands?
Ruma River Lodge stands next to Ruma National Park, and Rusinga Island Lodge is on Ring Road towards Rusinga and Mfangano islands along the lake. Belmont Hotel Homabay at Rodi Kopany also places you away from the town centre.