Kaskazi House – Lamu Hotels

Accommodation

Having stayed in a good many tropical beach houses, we agreed that this was our loveliest ever.
Max Hastings, SUNDAY TIMES

Kaskazi House is the latest and greatest of the Kizingoni Beach houses. It is named after the northerly monsoon wind which blows in the summer months, and which for thousands of years carried dhows to Lamu from India and Arabia, laden with treasure for trade. Kaskazi is imaginatively designed and sits back from the beach with wonderful sea views and is surrounded by landscaped tropical gardens.

The house consists of four towers, around an elevated, 16m infinity pool. The two front towers house four spacious bedrooms, while the back two towers house the communal areas, kitchen and the sumptuous master bedroom, with its star- gazing bathtub and outside shower. Shady makuti-covered terraces run between the four areas, providing privacy for the pool area, while allowing the breeze to blow through and gently sway the hanging beds.

Entertainment areas abound, with a welcoming bar and baraza seating area by the entrance, a large lower dining area, a rooftop dining/recreation area and plenty of room around the pool for sun worshiping and dining under the stars. Each bedroom has a private terrace and its own special bathroom. Nothing has been spared to ensure that Kaskazi House is as comfortable, functional and luxurious as possible

Features

Double Bedrooms ensuite: 4
Triple bedrooms ensuite:1
Massage room ensuite:1
Dining areas: 2, upper dining terrace with separate kitchen staircase and lower dining terrace
Swinging beds: 3
Baraza areas: 2
16m infinity pool
Guest/pool changing room
Office/TV room with DSTV
Basement games room with table tennis and darts
Fully-equipped kitchen
Large planted garden of 1.5 acres (0.6 hectares) with established coconut trees
Laundry room
Powered by wind turbine and solar panels
Solar hot water

About Kizingoni Luxury Beach Houses

Kizingoni Beach is a collection of seven beautifully designed, privately owned, secluded beachfront houses on Lamu Island, part of the Lamu archipelago off the north coast of Kenya. Kizingoni Beach offers a perfect venue for both active and relaxed beach holidays: tropical weather, warm safe seas, friendly people and luxurious accommodation.

Each Kizingoni Beach house has its own privately captained Yamaha 31 canoe with an 85Hp engine. Perfect for day trips and water-sports, house speedboats are charged for the fuel used per litre.

Mobile phone coverage is good, for both Zain and Safaricom. A wireless internet linked to a satellite dish allows for web and email access.