How a floating hotel 'gamble' has paid off

Hotelier Fridah Njogu. [Robert Menza, Standard]

The premises are located in the middle of the ocean off Lamu island and are a floating platform on pressurised plastic drums with authentic Makuti thatch to give it the Swahili architecture.

It lies in the middle of the channel between Lamu Old Town and Shella-Manda, 700 metres from the shore, where you need a boat to ferry you over.

"We offer a variety of foods and drinks to give you a taste you will remember. Mostly, we have varieties of food like seafood, African, and Swahili cuisines, and drinks -beers and a variety of Lamu-inspired cocktails using Lamu ingredients like Lamu limes, tamarind, coconut, and baobab. We are mostly open throughout serving a few lunches, and the vibes start during sunset time when we have the magical Lamu sunsets from the floating bar serving the magical cocktail," she said.