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Lamu Palace Hotel
This is a fairly
large hotel situated
on the waterfront.
The advantages of
this hotel are its
proximity to downtown
Lamu and the fact
that most of the
rooms have air conditioning
throughout. It has
a Lamu style décor.
There is a restaurant
with an extentsive
menu. You get free
transfers to Manda
Beach Club for leisure
and sunbathing and
has wonderful views
of the dunes of Shela.
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Petleys Inn
This old, well known
hostelry is on
the waterfront
near the museum.
It is steeped
in Lamu tradition.
The hotel has
11 bedrooms and
a three-room
family suite.
Some rooms have
air-conditioning
and others have
ceiling fans.
There are traditional
Lamu four-poster
beds and private
balconies. There
is a small swimming
pool taking up
most of the second
floor, a rooftop
restaurant and
a pub on the
ground floor.
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Kijani House
 Kijani House is a
first-class hotel
on Lamu Island.
On arrival on Lamu
Island, you will
be transferred
by a dhow, an only
form of transportation
to Shela (a 3 kilometre
ride). Most dhows
are constructed
from mangrove and
mahogany with towering
handmade sails
and are powered
by the strong coastal
wind and some are
motorized. Along
the way, you will
pass Lamu Town
where one can see
the Persian-influenced
architecture in
the old stone buildings
with their massive
carved thresholds,
built close together
so the streets
are cool despite
the midday heat,
like an Arab souk.
Ideally located
within walking
distance of both
Lamu town and Shela
Beach, Kijani House,
comprises the best
of traditional
local architecture
terraced around
two swimming pools
and gardens of
dripping orange
and pink bougainvillea.
Each of the ten
rooms has a veranda
roofed in makuti,
the traditional
method of mounting
plaited coconut
fronds on a wooden
frame. Inside the
rooms, white mosquito
nets veil carved
mahogany four-poster
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Peponi Hotel
 The hotel is right
at the water’s
edge in Shela
Village, a few
kilometers walk,
or a pleasant
20-minute dhow
ride from Lamu
Town. Part of
the appeal of
staying at Peponi
is arriving by
water. Most guests
fly to Lamu Airstrip
on Manda Island
and then board
the hotel’s
large wooden
dhow. You are
dazzled by the
whitewashed terraces,
blazing bougainvillea,
and tall waving
palm fronds.
There are 25
rooms, all with
private verandah
and pleasant
views. The rooms
are en-suite
and equipped
with fans. Other
facilities include
a dining room,
bar. The hotel
is closed in
May and June.
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Kipungani Explorer
 Overlooking a deserted
14 kilometre
beach on the
southwestern
tip of Lamu Island,
Kipungani Explorer
is a dream destination
for those seeking
true desert island
holiday. After
a 90-minute flight
from Nairobi,
you will be transferred
from Manda Island
by boat to the
lodge. Accommodation
is in 14 spacious
secluded chalets,
sitting above
the soft white
sands of Kipungani
Bay. The chalets
are constructed
from local materials,
with mkeka grass
floors and makuti
thatch roofs
woven by the
residents of
neighbouring
Kipungani Village.
Each chalet has
freshwater showers,
flush toilets,
and separate
dressing areas
with wash basins.
Other facilities
include a swimming
pool, lounge,
bar, dining room,
guest library
and a gift shop.
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