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Kijani Hotel

3.0 star property
3-star beachfront hotel with snorkeling

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Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View
Breakfast, lunch served; local and international cuisine, pool views
Reviews
9.4

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • PoolPoolPool
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  • SpaSpaSpa
  • Breakfast includedBreakfast includedBreakfast included
  • BarBarBar
  • LaundryLaundryLaundry

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Off Corniche Path, Shela Village, PO Box 266, Lamu, 80500
  • Popular LocationShela Beach4 min walk
  • Popular LocationOld Mosque5 min walk
  • Popular LocationManda Beach8 min walk

Room options

View all photos for Standard Twin Room, Ocean View, Beachside

Terrace/patio

Standard Twin Room, Ocean View, Beachside

10/10 Exceptional
  • 30 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View, Sea Facing | Terrace/patio

Standard Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Ocean View, Sea Facing

  • 3 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed, Ocean View

  • 5 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, rollaway beds

Classic Suite, Ocean View, Beachfront

10/10 Exceptional
  • 30 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Pool View, Poolside

Standard Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Pool View, Poolside

10/10 Exceptional
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Lamu

On the beach.Within a 5-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find Shela Beach and Old Mosque. Also, Manda Beach is within half a mile (1 km) and German Post Office Museum is within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Shela Beach - 4 min walk
  • Old Mosque - 5 min walk
  • Manda Beach - 8 min walk

Restaurants

  • Lamu Palace Hotel Restarant
  • Petley's Inn, Lamu
  • Seafront Café
  • Moonrise Restaurant
  • Hapa Hapa Restaurant

About this property

Kijani Hotel

3-star beachfront hotel with snorkeling
Kijani Hotel offers its guests a full-service spa and an outdoor pool. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A business center and a meeting room are available. A library, a terrace, and barbecue grills are also featured at the business-friendly Kijani Hotel. A roundtrip airport shuttle is free (available 24 hours).

This 3-star Lamu hotel is smoke free.

  • 10 guestrooms or units
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Business facilities
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
Kijani Hotel offers 10 accommodations with safes and complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include massages. The spa is open daily.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Swahili

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Free 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Art gallery
  • Boat tours
  • Boating
  • Canoe available
  • Designer stores
  • Fishing
  • Full-service spa
  • Kayaking
  • Motor boating
  • Outdoor pool
  • Paddleboards on site
  • Playground
  • Public winery tours
  • Rafting
  • Shopping mall
  • Snorkeling
  • Surfing/body boarding
  • Water skiing

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Ceiling fan
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Outdoor space

  • Furnished balcony or patio

More

  • Desk
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Kijani Hotel

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 115.0 per day.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 115.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and cash.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

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Kijani Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 16 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Kijani is a beautiful hotel on the water’s edge in Shela Village, Lamu. Traditional Swahili architecture, simple rooms, verandahs with daybeds suspended from the roof from which you can also gaze at the stars at night; gracious staff and good food make for a perfect stay. Superb yoga classes are nearby at Banana House and Lamu town is a walk, boda ride or boat ride away. Bougainvillea and coconut palms are Abu sang in the garden- and there’s a small pool for cooling off if you don’t fancy the beach. A really beautiful and peaceful location.
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tatiana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfect! Exceeded expectations. Perfect location, lovely staff, great restaurant. We want to come back for sure
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Damian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little slice of heaven that we returned to again
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

daniel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely small hotel, right on the seafront in Shela. Attentive, friendly staff and delightful gardens including a small pool. The food is excellent and the rooftop restaurant is relaxed with fabulous views across the bay. My room was clean and spacious, with a ceiling fan, safety deposit box and comfortable king size bed. The hotel is well located in Shela village - the main Shela beach, often deserted, is spectacular and is a five minute wall away. and Lamu town is a 20 minute walk away or can be reached by boat taxi. Delightful place - highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect place to relax
We had such an amazing stay - the room was comfortable, the breakfast was delicious and all the staff were so friendly and helpful. The hotel is located right on the beach - you can swim here, or its just a 10min walk to the amazing Shela beach. If you are a light sleeper, just be aware that there is a mosque nearby which may wake you up with the call to prayer - I didn't mind this at all as it's all part of the cultural experience. Just flagging to those who might want to bring earplugs! All in all - we really had such a great stay. I can't wait to return.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very charming!
Kijani is a super-charming hotel with a good restaurant and a really helpful staff. The only issue we had was that the power went out one night that we were there, leaving us too hot and sweaty to sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rudolph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely location
Kijani is located in Shela, a quick water taxi ride to/from Limu and the airport. We enjoyed the hotel and the surrounding neighborhood.It was comfortably low key during our "low season" stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019