Description

Shela House Management (SHM) has been running private holiday homes in Lamu since 1992. Our houses are designed to offer completely relaxing holidays in unusually luxurious settings. We support the Shela village economy by buying local produce and using local boats for our airport transfers and guest trips. SHM was a pioneer of the village clean-up committee, which still exists today and was also a founder member of the Shela Bursary Fund.

Resident managers, Angelika Schuetz and Bernedine Negara, are your first contact when you book a house and they are there for you whenever you need them. Both will ensure that visits to our houses exceed expectations.The many repeat guests are proof of the quality of our accommodation and service.

About Shela House

A restored colonial era village house of great character for nine to eleven (9 to 11) people, well shaded with plants and built on three floors around an open courtyard, the house well and an ancient gardenia. Old Lamu doors open into a hall and an open inner courtyard edged by a baraza sitting and eating area.

Two staircases lead to the five ensuite bedrooms — three double bedrooms, another with two large four-poster single beds and a smaller single bedroom. There is also a nursery room with a cot and two children beds adjacent to the master bedroom.

A second floor dayroom and terrace provide additional lounging areas with a small library of books for all ages. Most time is spent relaxing on the two rooftops in hammocks and sun beds or in the walled garden across the passageway. From here one has a view over Shela Village and the channel between Lamu and Manda Island. This is where our guests relax, play cards, listen to music, have their sundowner or just gaze out at the night sky.

The house is a two minute long walk away from the beach.

Rooms Types

Shela House Rooms

SLEEPS 9 people (up to 11 people possible, surcharge applies) bedrooms 3 doubles, 1 adjacent children’s twin, 1 twin, 1 single features 2 roof tops, dining & roof top bars staff