Located directly on the beach, just steps from the front door!
ABOUT THE HOUSE
Jahazi House, available for rent, sits on one of the Africa’s most beautiful and private beaches. Kizingoni beach which is only accessible by boat is for that reason free of the normal traffic of other beaches. Lamu Island, sufficiently special to be made a UNESCO heritage site lies alongside Pate and Manda Islands in the Lamu Archipelago on the Kenya Coast.
Jahazi House, named after the historical sailing dhows that brought Lamu its trading wealth, stands right on the edge of the Indian Ocean in a large garden of frangipani, fruit trees and shrubs. From the expansive, first floor makuti-covered veranda you can watch the dhows come and go, collecting sand and delivering fish. The house is designed along traditional lines around an inner courtyard, which holds a very private swimming pool, cooling the public rooms and bedrooms.
LOCATION
Jahazi House is located on Kizingoni Beach, Lamu Island, Kenya
ON ARRIVAL
On arrival by boat, it's just a few steps up the beach to the house, past 2 giant cycads and footbaths with floating frangipani flowers, onto the welcome shade of the wrap-around terrace. When you enter the house, you can see right through it, across the internal courtyard and pool with its fragrant frangipani tree into the garden beyond. The entry hall has a baraza area, a large cushioned day sofa and a dining area, leading into the inner courtyard with its beautiful deep clear pool.
Layout & Amenities
LAYOUT
The four ground-floor guest bedrooms are all accessed from the inner courtyard and are stylishly furnished with ensuite shower rooms and their own private verandas. The verandas feature writing desks, occasional tables, chairs and a traditional Lamu day bed. There is a covered baraza area behind the pool that can also be used for sleeping. It leads through an ancient carved door onto a wooden deck with two swinging beds overlooking the garden.
The roof is one huge terrace, partially covered with makuti to provide a shaded bar, eating and sitting area. Here, overlooking simply everything, including the beach and sea views, is a wonderfully cool and spacious master wing, with its private library and bedroom, ensuite dressing room and bathroom area.
The kitchen and staff area is separate and holds staff bedrooms, seating areas, washrooms and storerooms. Frangipani, jasmine and lime trees have been planted in abundance around the house, which comes fully staffed with a cook, room/table steward, laundress, boat captain and gardener.
AMENITIES
4 Double Bedrooms ensuite with private terrace
1 Bedroom ensuite with 2 twin beds with private terrace
3 Dining areas
3 Baraza areas
1 Guest cloakroom
2 Swinging beds
2 Hammocks
Pool 10m. 8'4" deep.
Fully-equipped separate kitchen
Large planted garden
Beach shower
Beach towels
Powered by solar panels
Solar hot water
Safety box
Snorkeling equipment
Water skis
Banana boat
4G Telecom network
Free 4G WIFI
Free laundry
