Location

Very delicious breakfast, friendly staff, perfect location and beatiful local architecture.

Family room was not ready (specifically bed for child and no mosquito net). Little renovation needed

The location is great and the rooms and the hotel itself is beautiful.

It was hot during the night (june) and there is no AC, only a ventilator that wasnt providing much fresh air

The place was great...clean, comfortable, beautifully designed, good food, nice staff.

Loved everything

An absolute dream of a hotel; beautiful architecture, in walking distance of all the sights in Lamu old town, and a roof top terrace that will blow your mind.

A wonderful stay in a beautifully decorated house in the heart of Lamu. Brian the owner was incredibly accomodating and helpful, Moses was a the perfect host and available for any queries. The rooftop is very much appreciated in the evenings after a hot day, and the breakfast was great! The best place to stay in Lamu, excellent value for money and stunning rooms. Thank you for everything! We will come again.

style and vibe

all good

Moses is very friendly and helpful breakfast is lovely, lots of fresh fruit rooms are clean accommodation is safe

house could use a bit of TLC and maintenance ground floor room is not as nice as the other ones, could be offered at a different price Lamu is very noisy, although I think everywhere has this problem

The interior was very tasteful and the room very spacious, Moses was very kind and the breakfast healthy with lots of fruits

You will wake up every night between 4am - 5am because there is a mosque right next to the apartment and the Muezin will basically scream in your ear.

Nice location, Moses (staff) was very kind, the room very nice

1. There is no sign, you can’t find the hotel because there is no sign nowhere. We were out of the hotel and we didn’t knock the door because we thought it’s a house. 2. During the night Imamis (the Muslim priest) was announced sermon twice and the loudspeaker was net to the room….. very annoying

wow! really exceeded my expectations. beautiful swahili chic architecture and interiors. Moses was also great!

Great breakfast with fresh passion juice, fresh tropical fruits, great coffee & tchai. Moses was very helpful whenever we needed him. Very nice rooftop/chill hammock area.

Low quantities of butter/jam/sugar. Maybe could also offer some honey ? Bed linens could be upgraded and bathroom low standard. Loud mosque chanting @ 4 am but it's all over Lamu, you eventually get used to it and go back to sleep. :)

Hotel is located close to the Lamu Town center, so it's convenient to walk into town. It's a small one with 4 or 5 rooms, and the local guy managing the hotel is just great and try to be helpful in any possible way. The house is a typical swahili, so lots of stairs but also nice rooftop terrace. The breakfast was good for Kenya standard, with options for western taste - lor of fruit, toast bread and and coffee.

The room was ground floor and very humid, there was a ceiling fan but was not really enough. Another problem of this room is that it had both windows at the sidewalk level, hence even small kids could look inside, zero privacy and that was especially a problem in the night as we had to keep the windows closed for that reason, and it was hot. The local manager upon request put some curtains, but still they were blocking all the breeze so was like staying with winodws closed - not his fault but just bad room design, too humid, too dark, zero privacy, I hated spending time in the room so I only used it to crash to bed in the evning.

Our host was super friendly and additionally organized the Sunset Dhow for us. Breakfast was included in the price and was super delicious. There was fresh fruit, Juice and Swahili tea every morning which was a new culinary experience for me. The Samaki house is even nicer than the pictures and super clean. I immediately felt at home and the people were friendly and very helpful. The restaurants and market were right outside the door and you could have a nice street food experience.

if you want to experience a real atmosphere Swaili Samaki house is perfect. Brian and his staff are perfect especially Moses. Thank you guys

Moses is a wonderful person, who made us enjoy our stay to a maximum. He made our laundry, on demand he prepared a very delicious dinner with fresh seafood he bought in the market etc. Our fantastic family room and the hotel with its huge and nice common areas on the roof top are nicely designed and furnitured in the typical Suaheli style. Nevertheless they are yet not as new as they appear on the fotographs.

in Lamu you have to expect the morning calls at +- 5.00 from the everywhere nearby mosques

We stayed two nights the whole family (5 persons) and we loved the house from the first minute. It was very clean and in perfect conditions of use. The decoration and distribution is really nice. The bath rooms in perfect conditions and very comfortable, also the bedrooms (the family room is incredible). But the best of all is Moses, who is very friendly and helpful and prepares amazing breakfast. And helped us to contact captain Bubu, who brought us in his dhow between the islands. Very recomendable if you go to Lamu.

Nothing

Great swahili house experience.

The breakfast was sufficient. This home is a beautiful Swahili gem with so much obvious thought and care put into furnishings.

The homes is quite dusty, the garden unkept, & the kitchen needs a deep clean.

Since it was low season, the house was all for us. We enjoyed most the terrace. Also it was very quiet, ideal for resting.

Too much flies during breakfast.

Lovely accommodation in a heritage building just off the center of Lamu Town. Very close to and easy to find from the pier but phone and they will pick you up at the pier. The terraces and rooftops are wonderful. Staff and owner very friendly and helpful. Lovely breakfast in the mornings. Would stay again.

Nothing, wonderful stay.

We were the only guests. We had our own beautiful Swahili house for our visit to the Swahili Coast. The (one) staff was helpful in every way.

Mosquitos. How did they get in the net?

The muezzin singing at 4AM

The experience of sleeping in a Swahili house is incredible, Moses is always there if you need something (just notice that he does not always have his phone available because of network - which is absolutely fine), the breakfast in the nice dining room is a pleasure and the rooftop for chilling /enjoy the view is very comfy.

no plug next to the bed - ask for an extension !