About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: JamboHouse Lamu in Lamu offers a bed and breakfast experience with private bathrooms featuring showers. Each room includes a balcony, providing a pleasant outdoor space. Essential Facilities: Guests enjoy a sun terrace and free WiFi, ensuring a relaxing and connected stay. Additional amenities include a beauty salon, games room, tour desk, and luggage storage. Local Attractions: Lamu Fort is a 3-minute walk away, while Gallery Baraka lies 300 metres nearby. Lamu Museum is a 5-minute walk, and the 18th Century Swahili House Museum is 500 metres from the property. Guest Services: The property offers yoga classes and a tour desk, catering to active and cultural travellers. Highly rated for its breakfast and attentive host, JamboHouse Lamu provides a memorable experience.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Free WiFi
- Airport shuttle (free)
- Non-smoking rooms
- Breakfast
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
Claudia
Spain“Arnold the host is the best! They provide everything you need to make your stay in Lamu great! The breakfast is delicious with vegan options. Although the host is German, he knows everything and everyone, so I highly recommend this place if you...”- Maria
Norway“Arnold welcomes you with a drink and a map over Lamu, so helpful! The place is clean, Arnold very friendly and the breakfast is delicious. The rooms are fully equipped with everything you need. We really enjoyed our stay and would recommend...” 
Anne Norway“The host is very nice and helpful. The room is spacious, and have a comfortable bed with a fan. The roof terrace is great. The breakfast was good.”- Natascha
Germany“Best place in town. We had such a great time. Arnold is so helpful and you can ask him everything. He has the best tips , what to do. The breakfast is really good and Fred is such a lovely person. Its in the middle of the town you can reach...” - Ruth
Kenya“I had an absolutely wonderful stay in Lamu! The location was incredibly accessible, making it easy to explore the area. Our host was fantastic — welcoming, attentive, and always ready to help with any requests. The property was ideally situated...” - David
Belgium“JamboHouse is a great place to stay if you want to explore Lamu. It's in the middle of the Old Town and has a great terrace to relax and enjoy the views. Arnold is an amazing host and provides you with all the information you need to enjoy the...” 
Indy
Brazil“Arnold was extremely welcoming and made us feel at home. He gave us lots of information about the city which was invaluable. The neighbourhood is safe and close to the main attractions”
Sherine
Austria“Arnold gave us all the information we needed to navigate Lamu on arrival and organised some wonderful trips for us as well as a Swahili cooking lesson. Breakfast was generous and the rooms comfortable. I would definitely recommend JamboHouse! We...”- Runja13 Germany“The location is great for Lamu Town. Arnold is a great host, the breakfast was deliscious and I had a nice time enjoying the sunrise from the terrace. I was also working a bit from there, and the wifi was decent enough to support some calls. I...”
Nora
Hungary“Arnold is superhost, knowledgable, reliable and will make your holiday just perfect. I suggest takling breakfast there too, its nice and comfy to eat there. Lamu has a lot to offer and its amazing place for holiday, authentic and special. We...”
Quality rating
Hosted by Arnold
Property surroundings
House rules
Child policies
Children are not allowed.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
Please let us know if you are coming to Lamu by bus (which Bus Company & departure time from Mombasa or Malindi) or by plane (which airline & arrival time) so that we can wait for you at the jetty in Mokowe or Lamu or at Manda Airport. Guests only have to pay boat fare for themselves and if they need help with their luggage otherwise we don't charge anything for pick up.
Please inform JamboHouse Lamu in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.
