Description
Sleeping up to eleven guests, Beach House offers four double and one triple, en-suite bedrooms. On the first floor, raised above beach level, there is an edgeless, freshwater swimming pool. A bar area and low, comfortable baraza seats make it a lovely spot to curl up with a book … or a pre-dinner drink. Up the first flight of stairs is a large dining and living room leading out onto a terrace. Another door leads onto the wooden deck over the pool and to 2 double bedrooms with their own private terraces. The third floor comprises 3 bedrooms and an open terrace. From the rooftop you can enjoy panoramic views of the whole Lamu Channel.
Wander through the tangle of narrow sandy lanes, tall stone houses, mosques, and market stalls that make up Shela, a sleepy village whose inhabitants include gentle donkeys, weathered fishermen, the occasional beach boy and the absorbed visitor. The houses are the epitome of Swahili style, all very different and each equally stunning, sleeping from just 4 to 12 people. They are fully staffed and can be priced with or without catering.
Guide price
£9,520
per person
£9,520 pice based on a family of 4 sharing the house on a full board basis for 7 nights including international and domestic flights and transfers.
Accommodation
4 double rooms, 1 triple room, all en-suite
Childcare
Welcome but no facilities except babysitting
Facilities
Swimming pool
Services
Minimum of 3 staff. The resident manager will help to ensure you have everything you need, assist you with menus and also help organise local excursions.
When to travel
The rainy season on the Kenyan Coast is generally May/June. So from July onward the weather is gradually getting hotter and dryer until March/April when it reaches the high 90's (over40 degrees C). Christmas/New Year is generally considered the peak season and the weather is lovely then with constant sunshine and gentle off shore breezes. If you want clear seas for diving then make your trip after August/Sept.
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Location and directions
Lamu, Kenya
Shela Beach House is located in Shela Village on Lamu Island off the coast of Kenya, 100km from Mombasa. Lamu Archipelago, lies 2 degrees south of the Equator along Kenya’s coast. The archipelago is a chain of islands separated from the mainland by a narrow channel bordered with dense mangrove forest and protected from the Indian Ocean by coral reefs and large sand dunes.
How to get there
8.5 hour flight from London to Nairobi. There are three daily scheduled flights between Nairobi and Lamu. The flight takes between 1hr 40mins and 2 hrs, depending on the aircraft used. From Lamu its then a 15 minute transfer by boat to Shela Beach House.
