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Located in Shela, near Manda Beach and Mnarani House, Shiban House is a recently renovated property, featuring free WiFi, a fitness centre and terrace. The homestay features family rooms.

At the homestay, all units are equipped with a private bathroom.

Friendly, helpful and accommodating staff.

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8.9
Excellent
110 reviews
Price from
$45
per night

Situated in Shela, Shela Bahari features a restaurant and sea views, 100 metres from Manda Beach and 300 metres from Shela Beach. Set on the beachfront, this property has a shared lounge. Staff on-site can arrange airport transfers.

For a genuine and memorable Swahili experience in an iconic location, you must stay here. Barack and Tawfiq were the most generous of hosts, always available to assist with travel plans and share local knowledge.

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8.2
Very Good
52 reviews
Price from
$115
per night

Offering sea views, Furaha House is an accommodation located in Shela, 60 metres from Manda Beach and 200 metres from Shela Beach. This beachfront property offers access to a balcony. The accommodation provides free WiFi throughout the property, as well as a terrace and a restaurant.

Our host Kazunga was fantastic! He cooked delicious meals for us, set up tours, and showed us around town.

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8.9
Excellent
14 reviews
Price from
$75
per night

Situated in Shela, 600 metres from Manda Beach and 300 metres from Mnarani House, Kilele House offers a private beach area and air conditioning. Beauty services is available for guests. The holiday home features a sun terrace, a 24-hour front desk, and free WiFi is available throughout the property.

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10
Exceptional
1 reviews
Price from
$550
per night

Set within 100 metres of Shela Beach and 100 metres of Manda Beach in Shela, Deuli House provides accommodation with seating area. This beachfront property offers access to a balcony. The apartment features family rooms.

Beautiful house, spacious room and very attentive staff. I was taken care of very well. Chui helped us plan our activities very well. The tours and boat trips were fun and organized.

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8.8
Excellent
4 reviews
Price from
$90
per night

Situated within 200 metres of Manda Beach and 200 metres of Mnarani House, Royal House Shela features rooms in Lamu. This 5-star hotel offers room service and free WiFi. The hotel has family rooms.

Rooms have a private bathroom with free toiletries, while certain rooms come with a terrace and others also boast sea views. The rooms will provide guests with a wardrobe and a kettle.

One of the best places I have stayed in lamu

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7.3
Good
43 reviews
Price from
$80
per night

Located in Shela, 2 minutes' walk from Shela beach and a 10 minutes' boat ride from Lamu Town UNESCO Heritage Site, Msafini Hotel offers an outdoor pool and a restaurant. Free WiFi access is available.

I had a great stay. Excellent quality-price ratio. Great staff as well. Quiet at night.

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7.5
Good
259 reviews
Price from
$81
per night

Located 400 metres from Manda Beach, Jannataan Hotel offers 2-star accommodation in Lamu and has an indoor pool, a garden and a terrace. Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, a 24-hour front desk and room service, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The bed and breakfast features family rooms.

The location ,great staff very helpful

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7.3
Good
37 reviews
Price from
$30
per night

Situated within 500 metres of Manda Beach and 500 metres of Shela Beach in Lamu, Jua House provides accommodation with seating area. Housed in a building dating from 2015, this bed and breakfast is 200 metres from the Mnarani House. The bed and breakfast features city views and a sun terrace.

Absolutely amazing place. Lots of nice pockets to sit and relax, the rooms and the whole hotel are beautiful, and Amani, who runs it, is lovely and incredibly helpful -- we were met at the airport even though we forgot to share our flight time! Could not recommend more.

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9.2
Wonderful
273 reviews
Price from
$80
per night

Featuring an outdoor swimming pool, Banana House and Wellness Centre is located in Shela village, Lamu 2.7 km from Gallery Baraka. The property is set 2.8 km from Lamu Fort. The property features garden and sea views, a barbecue, and free WiFi is available.

The position close to the beach , the staff were exceptional

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8.7
Excellent
243 reviews
Price from
$83
per night

Looking for a beach hotel?

There’s nothing like waking up to the sound of crashing waves and the sea air floating into your bedroom window. Beachfront accommodations come in a variety of forms, from all-inclusive resorts to secluded homestays and villas. Beach hotel amenities can include air-conditioned rooms, private terraces overlooking the sea, and outdoor pools with attached bars.
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Beach Hotels That Guests Love in Shela

  • Avg. price/night: $115
    8.2
    Scored 8.2
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 52 reviews
    Fantastic location in traditional Swahili house right on the seafront next to the beach. Balcony overlooking the boats.
    Catherine
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $57
    8.9
    Scored 8.9
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 110 reviews
    Joseph is the man. Catered for every little whim we had. Picked us up, brought us food, carried our bags. We made sure his efforts didnt go to waste. That queen bed is something else. Beyond comfy/huge. Try and catch the sunset over the dunes on the rooftop.
    EM
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $115
    8.2
    Scored 8.2
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 52 reviews
    Perfect location. Nice building. N
    Emanuele
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $115
    8.2
    Scored 8.2
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 52 reviews
    The location is perfect with an awesome oceanic view from both the hotel room and restaurant. Our selfless host Tawfiq received us warmly and paid attention to finer details during our stay to ensure we had a memorable holiday.
    Christopher
    Family with young children
  • 9.0
    Scored 9.0
    Wonderful
    Rated wonderful
     · 1 review
    Mellisa was very helpful, giving us local contacts to make our stay easier and more relaxing. The apartment was spacious and comfortable and had everything we needed. It was within walking distance to both the village and the beach. The locals were also very friendly and helpful.
    Marie
    Solo traveler
  • Avg. price/night: $115
    8.2
    Scored 8.2
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 52 reviews
    The staff, especially Barack, are amazing. Incredibly professional and helpful in organizing activities such as sunset boat cruise or tour of old town. The view from room and location were superb. The vibe is nice and relaxing, and breakfast was also made to order and quite good.
    Megsy27
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $115
    8.2
    Scored 8.2
    Very Good
    Rated very good
     · 52 reviews
    For our short stay it was really appreciated the small additional services Shela Bahari’s team provided: the pot with a tea just to bed :))) and late check out to fit our departure. Than you a lot! And a view from our private balcony was really amazing! Lamu town in 30-35 minutes of walk when beaches just in a minute
    A
    Anonymous
    Travelers with friends
  • Avg. price/night: $57
    8.9
    Scored 8.9
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 110 reviews
    We had a great amount of space, and access to the terrace outside our room and the rooftop upstairs. Quick 6/7 minute walk to the beach and close to a little shop that sell amazing early morning snacks and a fridge full of cold drinks. The room (ours was top floor room) had wonderful air flow, and constant breeze which was very welcome in the heat. Staff were all great and very kind. Quiet streets after 10pm with only the sound of the donkeys and the odd cat. Very cool.
    Menzona
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $57
    8.9
    Scored 8.9
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 110 reviews
    Shiban House is a beautiful place to stay with Swahili style architecture and decoration. Joseph, the manager was extremely helpful with showing us around and setting up activities like sunset dhow, visiting takwa ruins, etc. Highly recommend to anyone visiting Lamu.
    Eli
    Young couple
  • Avg. price/night: $57
    8.9
    Scored 8.9
    Excellent
    Rated excellent
     · 110 reviews
    very spacious, super friendly staff, near the sand dunes and the ocean side beach
    Andrei
    Solo traveler
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