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Small boutique hotel in Shela<\/h3>\n

The elegant Dhow House<\/strong> is beautifully situated on a cliff of Lamu<\/strong>, a sun-drenched island off the Kenyan coast<\/a> where ancient settlements, pearly white beaches and pristine nature set the scene. This small-scale boutique hotel is situated on the coast of Shela town, just steps from a traditional dhow-building workshop. The whitewashed exterior is dominated by a charming, quirky tower, and the interior features recessed seating areas, ornately carved furniture and carefully chosen artwork. Surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens, here you will enjoy – as one of the few homes in the area – a luxurious infinity pool and exclusive beach access. In short, a wonderful private place to stay, relax and recharge. Where the world can’t find you…<\/em><\/p>\n

Tips & tops from Dhow House:<\/h4>\n
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  • Seven double en-suite rooms spread over three floors of living space, all with private bathrooms<\/li>\n
  • Lounge in the stylishly decorated dining room and on the spacious terraces in frangipani-scented gardens<\/li>\n
  • An experienced staff team of six, including a chef who prepares traditional Swahili meals using local produce<\/li>\n
  • Yoga classes and Thai, Swedish and deep tissue massages are offered<\/li>\n
  • Activities include swimming at Shela beach, dhow tours and snorkeling, cultural visits and lounging by the pool<\/li>\n
  • Visited by such celebrities as Tracy Emin, Marianne Faithful and Paul Allen<\/li>\n
  • Meet giant tortoise Mary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Elegant beach house on Lamu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":307970,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[220],"highlight_category":[603],"continent_category":[186],"class_list":["post-308024","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-kenya","highlight_category-accommodatie-en","continent_category-africa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/308024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/308024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=308024"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=308024"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=308024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}