The hotel opened in December 1999 and offers a wide range of facilities in addition to the magic Indian Ocean “Spice Island” itself. The hotel is situated on the most beautiful 25 acre site with its bedroom cottages located on rising ground overlooking verdant gardens, the public areas, the pool, the more than 1,000 beautiful palm trees, the sparkling white beach and the azure sea with its coral reef offering particularly warm and safe swimming.

Rooms

The hotel offers:
· 74 superior rooms
· 6 garden rooms
· 6 deluxe rooms
· 2 sultan suites

All rooms and suites have:

In addition to the above features, the Deluxe- and Garden rooms have:

· Spacious lounge
· Larger veranda

The Deluxe rooms have special feature of an outside double shower in a private garden and a sunken bath in the very spacious bathroom.

The Sultan Suites have direct access to a private beach and butler service.

Restaurant & Bars

· The MAKUTI Restaurant enjoys magnificent views over the swimming pool to the ocean beyond. It offers breakfast and dinner within the meal plan arrangements. All served in buffet style with a different theme each day.
· The POOL Bar located at the swimming pool serves a full range of wines, spirits and mineral waters, as well as different coffees, including cappuccino.
· The BAHARI BEACH Bar is an ideal place for guests to sip cold drinks, ice creams and mild shakes or to have a meal of seafood specialties, pizza or sandwiches, all served in an informal setting with toes in the sand and the ocean right in front during lunch time until 1600hrs.
· In the evening the BAHARI GRILL and BEACH Bar is transformed into an exclusive haven offering you a fine dining experience. Bookings are required.

Shops

The hotel operates a high quality, tastefully decorated and stocked boutique. There are garments and accessories that come primarily from the East African region. There is also a general supplies shop offering a wide range of products from African books to postcards and suntan lotion to toiletries.

Conference Room

The hotel boasts a fully air-conditioned Conference Room able to hold a maximum of 80 people.

Equipment available:
· Slide projector
· Video projection system
· Overhead projector
· PA system

Guest Services/Business Centre

A fully equipped business centre is available to guests and offers the following facilities:
· Secretarial services
· Computer centre
· E-mail access
· Fax and photocopier
· Mobile phone rental service

Sports and Health Facilities

· The hotel boasts the most fantastic spa in East Africa, offering different treatments and treatment rooms overlooking the beach and the turquoise ocean beyond. The adjoined fitness centre features a range of modern equipment manufactured by ‘technogym’ of Italy.
· Tennis court with flood lighting and equipment
· Diving centre
· Water sports centre with windsurfing facilities, canoes and sail boats.
· Table tennis
· Snooker and billiards
· Daily beach volley ball and football facilities

Other Facilities

The hotel offers the following additional facilities:

· Open air discotheque
· A large screen TV located in the conference room
· Fresh water swimming pool with adjoining open air Jacuzzi
· Children’s playground
· Well equipped Dispensary with one nurse on call

The Environment

Bluebay Beach Resort is an environmentally friendly holiday destination. The following are some of the steps we are taking to protect our environment:

· We have installed a waste recycling plant that takes care of all room, kitchen and laundry waste. The clean water is reused to water the beautiful tropical gardens.
· We have installed an incinerator, which is used to incinerate all garden and kitchen rubbish. This is the only one of its kind on the island.
· Generators are installed in soundproof structures in order to prevent noise pollution.
· All refrigerators and air conditioners comply with the latest regulations concerning the use of CFCs and other ozone harmful gases.
· The electrical and plumbing installations have been designed by European engineers and are conform to the latest EU specifications.
· All guestrooms are fitted with modern energy saving devices and all electrical installations employ the latest in energy efficient technology.
· All solid roof areas are designed to allow for the collection of rainwater. This is stored, treated and used to supplement other water supplies.
· The gardens have been landscaped using indigenous trees, plants, shrubs and ground cover to attract the varied birds of the island and to provide an insight to visitors of the diverse tropical vegetation on the island.