This is an exquisite 1.68-acre beachfront property for sale in Shela, Lamu, just steps away from the seashore. This freehold property boasts a beautifully designed 4-bedroom main house and a charming 3-bedroom guest house. At the entrance, a gazebo with a built-in stone bench and table provides a perfect spot to relax, overlooking the sea. The property also includes a private dhow that seats up to 10 people and a jetty built by the owner, which is accessible to the public.
You can access the property directly from the beach or via the wide, sandy Shela-Lamu Road at the back. Its prime location offers convenience, with Shela town within walking distance and Lamu town just 2 kilometers away, providing easy access to banks, clinics, hotels, and restaurants.
The land, rectangular in shape, consists of sandy soil with imported garden soil from Manda Island, perfect for nurturing the lush greenery. The property is a nature lover’s paradise, with an array of fruit trees, including coconuts, mangoes, tamarind, and guavas, along with flowering shrubs like hibiscus, bougainvillaea, and jasmine. Casuarina trees line the boundary wall, adding to the estate’s natural beauty.
The 4-bedroom main house features a ground floor with an open courtyard, a spacious sitting room, a dining room, a large kitchen with a pantry and a store. The ground floor also includes one ensuite bedroom and two additional bedrooms sharing a bathroom. Upstairs, there is a large ensuite bedroom, and all but one of the bedrooms offer stunning sea views. The house has two large sea-facing terraces and one garden-facing terrace on the first floor, perfect for enjoying the tranquil surroundings.
The 3-bedroom guest house offers a cosy sitting room, a dining room, a kitchen, and a store on the ground floor, with an ensuite bedroom. The first floor has two additional bedrooms that share a bathroom and a sea-facing terrace for guests to enjoy.
Some of the available amenities include a perimeter brick wall, three wells producing fresh water, a KPLC power connection, a small generator for emergencies, and a standalone sewage facility. The property also includes staff quarters for 5.
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