There is a wide variety of accommodation available on Lamu Island , from friendly, basic budget accommodation in small locally-owned guest houses, to exclusive accommodation in privately-owned houses and small boutique hotels.

BUDGET/Simple:
Pwani Guest House, Shela Village
Yumbe House Lodge, Lamu Town
Sunsail Hotel, Lamu Town
Jannat House, Lamu Town
Stone House Hotel, Lamu Town
Stopover Guest House, Shela Harbour
Bahari Guest House, Shela Village
The Island Hotel, Shela Village
Diamond Beach Village , Manda Island

MID RANGE:
Banana House, Shela Village
New Lamu Palace Hotel and Petley's Inn , Lamu Town
Baytil Amman, Shela Village

UP MARKET/Exclusive:
Fatuma's Tower & Yoga House, Shela Village
Salama House & Lamu Homes, Lamu Town
Baytil Ajaib, Lamu Town
Kijani House Hotel, Shela Village
Kizingo, Kizingo Point, Lamu Island
Peponi Hotel, Shela Beach
Kipungani Explorer, Kipungani Bay , Lamu Island
Munira Camp, Kiwayu Island
Manda Bay , Manda Island
Kiwayu Safari Village , Northern Lamu Archipelago


Lamu Town is ideal for those searching for the cultural experience of Lamu, shops open late in the evening, the local fish and vegetable market near the town square, the Old Fort and Museum, the busy dhow harbour, narrow cool streets, mosques, donkeys, carts and veiled women, and the atmosphere of an old town which has changed little in the last 200 years. If you are staying in Lamu Town you can visit Shela or Manda beaches by boat, as Lamu Town itself has no beach.

For those who prefer to be near the beach, and perhaps visit the town sometime during their stay in Lamu, Shela Village is 3kilometres South of Lamu town, or a 15 minute boat ride away. The fabulous 15kilometre Shela Beach starts here, the village is sheltered from the open sea, overlooking the channel between Manda and Lamu Islands .

For those who prefer complete privacy and seclusion, there is Kipungani and Kizingo on the South-Western tip of the island, about 40 minutes by boat from Lamu and Manda Airport, Kiwayu Island about 40 miles North of Lamu, or Manda Bay on Manda Island. Competitive Air Packages to all the following properties are available on request, from Nairobi , Malindi or Mombasa .. All these properties offer guided excursions and dhow trips, as well as boat transfers from Manda Airport .