Shela Bahari

Fantastic location. Great balcony. Very friendly and helpful staff

No hot water first day and very weak water pressure. Hot later fixed and pressure a little better. No room safe. No hair drier. Air con only turned on in the evening.

The location is perfect with an awesome oceanic view from both the hotel room and restaurant. Our selfless host Tawfiq received us warmly and paid attention to finer details during our stay to ensure we had a memorable holiday.

The staff were helpful and very friendly. The food was fresh, delicious and finger licking good. Looking forward to visiting again and again.

Breakfast was basic and fine. Owner is caring and friendly

Very old and run down rooms. Guest kept leaving their clothes to dry in the common space making it unusable. Only 1 plug per room. The bathroom smells of sewer.

The staff, especially Barack, are amazing. Incredibly professional and helpful in organizing activities such as sunset boat cruise or tour of old town. The view from room and location were superb. The vibe is nice and relaxing, and breakfast was also made to order and quite good.

Power cut, not fault of hotel, in area for about 13 hrs made one night incredibly hot. A rechargeable fan on hand in case would go a long way.

View from balcony was very good but be aware that this is also the point for local boat transport to stop and moor. That makes it a convenient location but also noisy. Staff were helpful but got a little upset if/when you went to eat somewhere else. They can organise sunset sail and other activities for you at reasonable prices. They can also arrange alcohol for you since Lamu is predominantly muslim/dry community. Bathroom/shower was very good. Private balcony was good, as was communal balcony. If there were other people staying in the rooms off the communal area then it would be different. Location was good in that it was very easy to go around the corner to where the long open beach started, for a walk or swim. Very close to another fancy hotel (forget the name) which is very popular, where you can eat and drink.

I don't think this is good value for money compared to other parts of Kenyan coast. Its a beautiful building but quite costly for the product. Not sure there's a lot of options though. Food was okay but got tired quickly. Wifi not very good at all.

Very courteous staff and very good food. The owner made us feel at home at very comfortable

For our short stay it was really appreciated the small additional services Shela Bahari’s team provided: the pot with a tea just to bed :))) and late check out to fit our departure. Than you a lot! And a view from our private balcony was really amazing! Lamu town in 30-35 minutes of walk when beaches just in a minute

The room was spacious and clean. The food was nice. Friendly staff

Nothing. All was exceptional