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Jasmine House Lamu has five bedrooms and four bathrooms. The master bedroom is en suite and has a king-size bed and private sitting area and terrace. The first floor bedroom at Lamu Jasmine house the top of the stairs is a twin room as and shares the bathroom with shower and bathtub with the second double bedroom which also has couches suitable as kid's beds.
This room with its raised walls, louvered windows and a high English ceiling supports a rooftop terrace that is accessed by a bridge from the master bedroom stairs. Perfect for sun downers!
The annex wing has two bedrooms. The downstairs bedroom, accommodates a double bed and has a huge bathroom and separate w/c. This room is the most suitable for anyone who prefers not to tackle too many stairs. The upstairs annex room is also a double room and is again complemented by a newly renovated neru plastered bathroom and private terrace overlooking the pool garden.www.crocodileracers.com
The kitchen at Jasmine house Lamu is plastered in the neru style with new work surfaces, recessed alcoves, niches and windows opened up for light and ventilation. In 2005 it was refitted with an additional gas and electric oven, two new fridges in addition to the existing fridge which has been kept for drinks in the pool garden) a deep fat fryer and all new appliances, pots, pans and utensils.
Crockery, cutlery and glassware have been replaced to a high standard for ten people with extra in case of guests and there are also unbreakable plates and picnic ware for kids, outings and pool use.
In its new configuration Jasmine House Lamu can accommodate ten adults in one King, three Double and two twin beds, and in addition there are extra mosquito nets, pillows and sheets to allow for kids to sleep on the cushioned cement couches of the master, first floor and upper annex bedrooms and the pool garden barazza, though we would not recommend exceeding ten adults and four children purely due to overcrowding and bathroom facilities.
The sitting room has been opened up and adjoins a new terrace area next to the dining room which combines a comfortable cushioned area for breakfast and drinks. New soft furnishings throughout are of simple cotton whites and colors that complement the 'Swahili-Maroq' mood of the house. All mattresses are new and pillows replaced with a choice of polyester or duck down. The bed linen is 200 thread per inch Egyptian cotton percale.
Peter Buya, who looks after Jasmine house Lamu for us is not professionally trained in the hospitality business, but is one of the most hospitable people we know, and will assist you with anything you need in and around the house and Shela village.
Horace, the chef, will work with you to suggest and produce your own choice of menu and to run the kitchen as you wish. He is great with kid's food too. Dominic moves through Jasmine like a friendly ghost tidying the rooms and collecting laundry. For larger groups we bring in more help and can arrange child care too!
The Jasmine house Lamu has all new equipment from the furniture, mattresses, bed linen and soft furnishings to cutlery, crockery and kitchenware.
