Petley's Inn Hotel is said to be the oldest hotel in Lamu Island, Kenya. The delightful old building is furnished in Lamu style - a blend of African and Arabic. This beautiful and historic inn is the oldest Beach hotel accommodationplace on Lamu Island.

Lined on the waterfront near the museum. Just recently renovated after a fire destroyed much of the hotel, this old building is a typical 19th century colonial building with balconies and a palm-thatched roof. Ornately carved wood, fascinating artifacts, verandas and terrace come together to create a restful and stylish ambience. Petley's Inn Resort is a sister to The New Lamu Palace Hotel. This beautiful and historical luxury hotel was first opened in 1946 by Percy Petley who fell in love with Lamu Island whilst recovering from a Kenya safari accident (an Elephant stomped on him).

Petley's Inn Hotel Accommodation:
Petley’s Inn has 11 rooms which are self contained and have Air conditioning, Telephone, Cable/Satellite TV, Mini bar, Room service, Balcony/terrace
◙ Air conditioning
◙ Mosquito Nets
◙ En-suite Bathrooms
◙ Sea Views
Petley's Inn Hotel Facilities:
◙ Restaurant serving superb cuisines & sea food dishes
◙ Roof top bar
◙ Outdoor swimming pool
◙ Excursions to Nearby Islands & Lamu Stone-Town
◙ Private beach on Manda Island from where to enjoy:
- The Beach Bar,
- Swimming
- Sunbathing on the day beds &
- Lazing away on the hang-mat-beds
- Water Sports
- Manda Private Beach also offers impressive views over the dunes of Shela Island
The Petley's Inn Hotel is one of the only two places in Lamu Island where cold beer & alcoholic beverages are sold.

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Find East Africa beach hotels and resorts located near the area's finest beaches, entertainment, shopping, attractions, water sports and restaurants. If your vacation destination is Kenya you can use the resources below to find information on area accommodations so you can make your reservation today.

Hotel Kipungani Bay Lamu - The accommodation is all in beach cottages or grass villas. The walls and floors are made of local palm leaves and have thatched roofs. Each bed room has a ceiling fan and a verandah. The hotel has a main restaurant

and bar with a pool set amongst tropical trees. Platters of seafood, fish and fresh salads are flown in daily.

Hotel Chale Paradise - Chale Paradise Island Po Box 4 Ukunda,, Lamu (Kenya). the hotel is located 55 kilometers from Moi. Further amenities include a bar, swimming pool, volley ball, billiards, a boutique, beauty parlour and waterspouts. The hotel has 55 guest rooms with fans.

Hotel Peponi - This is a small hotel on the exotic island of Lamu, in the Indian ocean, off the coast of Kenya, the very root of Swahili culture. The move of the Oman Sultan from Lamu to further off shore Zanzibar left Lamu dormant in a time warp for three hundred years. There are still no cars on the island and the narrow streets of the old town are very much as they were.

Hotel Lamu Palace - the hotel is located in the main street in Lamu. Founded in the 7th century, Lamu still reflects the picture of the typical Arabic dhow port, with its 18th century stone houses and narrow streets with no other traffic than almost 4,000 donkeys. Lamu is the starting point for the famous island hipping trips to Pate or Manda Island with its enormous white sandy beaches and ancient town.

Hotel Stone House - The hotel offers a place to enjoy fresh air and tranquility. During the day guests could take a sailing dhow to Matodoni the place where the dhows are built, visit the 16th century Takwa ruins, go fishing or snorkelling at Manda Toto. The fabulous Shella beach is a 15 minute boat ride away, with its 14 km of golden sands backed by sand dunes.

Lamu Island Information on Holiday Vacation

First off there is no night life in Lamu Island. It is a strict Muslim culture and no alcohol can be consumed in view of the public. Therefore, there is no alcohol in any Muslim run hotels & restaurants, although they do amazing fresh fruit juices. So no bars or clubs anywhere.

You can get a beer at Petley's Inn hotel on the sea beach front near the jetty, but they quite often run out of spirits. At night the bars upstairs in Petley’s resort is open til late and quite lively with music but no frills ie no food not even a peanut! Only a couple of hotels have bars, i.e. Palace Hotel and Jannat House hotel.  Whispers cafe in the street behind Palace hotel has wine but they close at 9pm,

although there is talk of a new restaurant opening there soon.

There is a Friday night local disco at the Civil Servants HQ playing reggae (Bob Marley is very much alive in Africa) and R'n'B but be sure to take your mosquito repellent! In Shela, at the other end of the island, you can join the jet set and watch the sun go down with an 'Old Pal' cocktail on the terrace of Peponi's. Altho' if you are staying in Lamu town don't leave it too late to return as it is more difficult (tho not impossible) to get a boat to take you after dark.

A nice thing to do is organize your own beach party; get the local guys to help with food, drinks, a fire and drums.  Very few places in Lamu Island would say no to alcohol. People think by saying no to alcohol they will loose business. This is a fact because there is no search done to guests entering the houses and people end up hiding alcohol to their rooms. Beer bottles are found in every guest house. People have to be more open.

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