JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge
A proper safari camp, tents and all, on the Talek River in the Masai Mara, a long way from the brand's urban beginnings.
JW Marriott · The Mara Reserve & Talek · Masai Mara & Nairobi
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because it is a long way, literally and figuratively, from the brand's urban luxury-hotel beginnings — a proper safari camp, tents and all, right on the Talek River in the Masai Mara National Reserve, with suites that in the luxury-camp tradition stretch the definition of a tent almost to the limit, lavish en-suite bathrooms with indoor-outdoor showers beneath the canvas and a jacuzzi on the private deck, an open-air restaurant and lounge as the social center and a spa waiting at the end of a long day on safari — and the house is listed at exactly the tier it holds.
- On the Talek River inside the Masai Mara National Reserve; JW Marriott house.
- Tented suites with a jacuzzi on the deck; the open-air restaurant and lounge; the spa; game drives in the reserve; the river at the door.
- Two MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 selection; holds four-star standing.
The neighborhood
The Mara Reserve & Talek
The national reserve itself — the open plains of the films and the migration's crossings from July to October. Through it run the Talek and Mara rivers, with the camps on their banks.
- The Talek River and its animals, below the decks.
- The migration's crossings on the Mara River, an hour's drive in season.
- The Mara's airstrips, thirty minutes; Nairobi, forty-five minutes by air.
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