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About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Sai Shanti House in Lamu offers a two-bedroom apartment with a balcony. The property features a fully equipped kitchen, dining table, and a washing machine. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, private check-in and check-out services, and family rooms. The apartment includes a walk-in shower, refrigerator, and free toiletries. Prime Location: Manda Beach is a 3-minute walk away, while Mnarani House lies 656 feet nearby. The reception staff speak English and Spanish. Highly Rated by Guests: Sai Shanti House receives excellent reviews for its comfortable accommodations and excellent service.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.4 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.5)


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Accommodation Type
Number of guests
 
Bedroom 1
1 king bed
Bedroom 2
1 queen bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Maria
    Greece Greece
    Everything! It is such a lovely place that will make your stay in Shela a beautiful memory. Super cozy, spacious, full of light, with all amenities, drinking water, non stop electricity even during power cuts, great ventilation, chilled vibe ...
  • Marie
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great location, easy to get local Swahili cuisine / health food stores and to walk to the hotels or beach or sand dunes. Good amount of space for kids to run around inside and friendly neighbours. Great communication with Chris and his team. We...
  • Hailyu
    China China
    unbelievable beautiful designed apartment in the maza of shela, but still easy to find. the host and housekeeper are all very kind and being responsible, always check what we need.
  • Jahid
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Chris is a wonderful human being and goes above and beyond to make the stay in Shela a pleasant one. He was always clear with communication and looked after us with care. The properly is one of the highlights of our visit to Shela and Lamu. Shanti...
  • Alexandra
    Greece Greece
    Coming from Amu house,where they saw me As dollars nit as human being ,I found this Place paradise ! Chris is such a lovely person ‘ God blesses him! The place is perfect , very spacious , Comfortable , Beautiful
  • Tony
    Kenya Kenya
    Excellent centrally located, nicely equipped apartment, wonderful host Chris. I’ll be back for sure
  • Pincerato
    Italy Italy
    La casa era rifornita di tutto il necessario per cucinare. L'esposizione delle finestre sui quattro lati assicurava la ventilazione anche senza bisogno dell'aria condizionata! Reuben, che ci ha accolte, è stato sempre super disponibile e ci ha...
  • Lukáš
    Czech Republic Czech Republic
    Nádherný dům, kousek na pláž, majitel poradí se vším co potřebujete vědět.

Hosted by Chris Hawley

10
Host Review Score
Chris Hawley
The first-floor, two-bedroom apartment in Sai Shanti House has its own entrance. It has a fully equipped kitchen. There is solar hot water and solar power for lighting, fans and kitchen equipment. Filtered drinking water is provided. King-size beds are provided with mosquito nets. There is a small balcony on which to enjoy the breeze. A large dining table provides sitting for 8 people and there is a comfortable lounge area. There is a view of the dunes from the dining room/sitting room windows.
I am a retired Chartered Accountant, having worked in the UK and then in Nairobi, before operating a hotel in Shela Village, Lamu. I am a watercolour artist, writer and poet.
Sai Shanti House is situated in a quiet neighbourhood of Shela Village, about 8 minutes' walk to the 12-kilometer beach and Peponi Hotel.
Languages spoken: English,Spanish

Area info

House rules

Sai Shanti House takes special requests – add in the next step!
Check-in
From 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
From 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children over 2 are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests need be quiet between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM.
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Sai Shanti House of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 08:00:00.