35 UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHS
The house, the shared pool and the Watamu days around them.
Explore 35 selected photographs shared by the owners, from the house and resort setting to coastal days and personal details. Identical uploads appear only once.
Captions stay close to what each photograph shows. Coastal scenes are grouped as “around Watamu” rather than being assigned to an unconfirmed beach, creek or venue.
35 selected photographs from the owner collection
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A small hand-painted sign reading “GeGi” in red, flanked by two green palm trees, hangs on a white wall beside a distressed white wooden door. A perforated silver wall light is mounted above the sign.
Verified context: The sign identifies GeGi House.
Topics: GeGi House sign, white interior, painted palm trees, distressed wooden door
Inside GeGi House
Inside GeGi House
Bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, terrace dining, outdoor lounge and the painted GeGi sign.
A bright bedroom with a white four-poster bed and mosquito net.
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A bright all-white bedroom centres on a four-poster double bed draped with a mosquito net. Folded towels form two swans on the bed inside a heart of red petals, with a distressed wardrobe, ceiling fan and small bedside table around it.
Verified context: This is one of GeGi House’s two double bedrooms.
Topics: double bedroom, four-poster bed, mosquito net, towel swans, ceiling fan
A four-poster bedroom with a mosquito net and aqua curtains.
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A white four-poster double bed with a loose mosquito net fills a bright bedroom. Aqua curtains frame a bank of louvred windows and cover an open storage area, while towel swans, red petals, a wooden stool and a bench add detail.
Verified context: This is one of GeGi House’s two double bedrooms.
Topics: double bedroom, four-poster bed, mosquito net, aqua curtains, louvred windows
A bathroom with toilet, bidet, mirror and louvred window.
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A compact neutral-toned bathroom contains a white bidet and toilet beneath a round hanging mirror. Daylight enters through a louvred window, with towels on wall hooks, a narrow shelf, dark fittings and a black floor mat completing the room.
Verified context: GeGi House has two bathrooms.
Topics: bathroom, toilet, bidet, round mirror, louvred window
The compact kitchen, with counters, hob, refrigerator and storage.
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A narrow open kitchen has pale worktops on two sides, a gas hob with a moka pot, a sink and a tall silver refrigerator. Woven baskets and wooden drawers provide storage below, while jars, utensils and small appliances sit along the counters and shelf.
Verified context: This is GeGi House’s equipped kitchen.
Topics: equipped kitchen, gas hob, refrigerator, woven storage baskets, moka pot
A four-seat dining table on the covered terrace.
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A white rectangular table is set for four on a covered open-air terrace with a dark stone floor and exposed thatch overhead. Distressed white doors open to the house, while a cushioned wooden lounge and a view across tropical rooftops extend behind the dining area.
Verified context: The dining area is on GeGi House’s private terrace.
Topics: private terrace, outdoor dining, table for four, thatched roof, open-air living
The open-air terrace lounge with wooden seating and a tropical outlook.
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An open-air terrace lounge contains two substantial wooden sofas with white cushions around low wooden tables. A thatched roof, tied-back white curtains and branch-pattern railings frame an elevated view over white resort buildings and tropical greenery.
Verified context: This lounge is on GeGi House’s private terrace.
Topics: private terrace, wooden lounge seating, white cushions, thatched roof, resort view
Shared pool & resort
Shared pool & resort
Arrival, landscaped grounds, the relaxation pavilion and every supplied angle of the shared pool by day and night.
The illuminated thatched building beside the shared pool after dark.
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A blue-lit swimming pool with an irregular dark stone pattern fills the foreground at night. Beyond banana plants and path lights stands a warmly illuminated two-storey white building with tall columns, open terraces, tied white curtains and a steep thatched roof.
Verified context: The pool is shared by guests of the resort; it is not private to GeGi House.
Topics: shared resort pool, night scene, blue pool lighting, thatched building, banana plants
A landscaped courtyard framed by thatched buildings in daylight.
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A symmetrical resort courtyard is bordered by large white two-storey buildings with steep thatched roofs, open verandas and white curtains. Stone paths and steps pass through neatly planted tropical gardens toward a small reflective pool beneath a clear blue sky.
Verified context: This is the shared resort setting around GeGi House.
Topics: resort courtyard, thatched architecture, tropical garden, stone paths, white buildings
The long shared pool with thatched buildings and tropical planting.
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A long turquoise swimming pool runs diagonally past a two-storey white building with a very steep thatched roof, open verandas and white curtains. Banana plants line the poolside, a stone-and-timber deck borders the water, and clouds gather in the bright blue sky.
Verified context: The pool is a shared resort facility available to GeGi House guests.
Topics: long shared pool, turquoise water, thatched lodge, banana plants, pool deck
A wide view along the shared pool between thatched buildings.
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A wide-angle view looks along a large shared swimming pool whose pale-blue floor has dark stone motifs and a circular swirl design at the near end. White thatched buildings, tropical shrubs, banana and palm foliage, stone decks and a few distant people surround the water.
Verified context: The pool is shared by the resort and is not private to GeGi House.
Topics: shared resort pool, wide-angle pool view, stone pool pattern, tropical landscaping, thatched buildings
Tropical planting and thatched architecture beside the shared pool.
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The curved end of a turquoise pool with dark stone motifs sits in the foreground. Dense banana and palm foliage rises along the stone deck below a two-storey white building with open curtained verandas and a large thatched gable, while solar panels are visible on a distant roof.
Verified context: This is the shared resort pool area available to GeGi House guests.
Topics: curved shared pool, banana trees, palm foliage, thatched gable, solar panels
A curved section of the shared pool facing an open-front thatched building.
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A curved turquoise pool edge and wet stone path lead toward an open-front two-storey white building. The building has white columns, tied curtains, timber railings and an expansive thatched roof, with a small palm and banana plants beside the water.
Verified context: The pool shown is shared by guests of the resort.
Topics: curved shared pool, open veranda, white columns, thatched roof, wet stone path
A poolside view of a large thatched building and tropical planting.
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An outdoor tropical resort scene with a turquoise swimming pool in the foreground, lush banana trees and shrubs lining the poolside, and a two-story building with large thatched gable roofs and white columns in the background under a bright blue sky.
Verified context: This is the shared resort pool available to GeGi House guests.
Topics: outdoor, tropical resort, thatched roof, shared swimming pool, banana trees, poolside
A thatched entrance marked “Maisha Resort.”
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A carved wooden “Maisha Resort” sign is mounted on a white entrance pillar beneath a thatched canopy. Through the gateway, a curved stone path passes trimmed grass and flowering shrubs toward a white building with open verandas and tied curtains.
Verified context: The sign marks the entrance to Maisha residence inside Rafiki Tamu Resort, where GeGi House is located.
Topics: Maisha Resort sign, resort entrance, thatched canopy, stone path, tropical garden
An evening view of the shared pool and illuminated thatched building.
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At night, the curved patterned end of the swimming pool reflects warm lights from the surrounding paths and building. Banana and palm foliage partly screen a white two-storey structure whose columns, tied curtains and high thatched roof glow against the black sky.
Verified context: The illuminated pool is shared by guests of the resort.
Topics: shared pool at night, pool reflections, thatched building, banana plants, path lighting
The length of the shared pool lit in blue after dark.
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A long swimming pool glows bright blue under underwater lights at night, reflecting a row of warm bollard lamps. A large illuminated building with a steep thatched roof stands behind banana plants along the left side, while a small pavilion closes the far end.
Verified context: The night-lit pool is a shared resort facility.
Topics: long shared pool, underwater lighting, night reflections, thatched architecture, bollard lights
A closer daytime view of the shared pool and a thatched building.
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An outdoor tropical resort scene with a turquoise swimming pool in the foreground, lush banana trees and shrubs lining the poolside, and a two-story building with large thatched gable roofs and white columns in the background under a bright blue sky.
Verified context: This is the shared resort pool available to GeGi House guests.
Topics: outdoor, tropical resort, thatched roof, shared swimming pool, banana trees, poolside
A closer evening view of the shared pool and illuminated building.
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At night, the curved patterned end of the swimming pool reflects warm lights from the surrounding paths and building. Banana and palm foliage partly screen a white two-storey structure whose columns, tied curtains and high thatched roof glow against the black sky.
Verified context: The illuminated pool is shared by guests of the resort.
Topics: shared pool at night, pool reflections, thatched building, banana plants, path lighting
A second vertical view of the entrance marked “Maisha Resort.”
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A carved wooden “Maisha Resort” sign is mounted on a white entrance pillar beneath a thatched canopy. Through the gateway, a curved stone path passes trimmed grass and flowering shrubs toward a white building with open verandas and tied curtains.
Verified context: The sign marks the entrance to Maisha residence inside Rafiki Tamu Resort, where GeGi House is located.
Topics: Maisha Resort sign, resort entrance, thatched canopy, stone path, tropical garden
A thatched pavilion with two massage tables in landscaped grounds.
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A freestanding open pavilion with a tall conical thatched roof shelters two massage tables, one topped with a rust-coloured cushion. White curtains hang between wooden posts, and a stone path curves past the pavilion through grass, banana plants and a low coral-stone wall.
Verified context: This is the resort’s shared relaxation and massage area; arrangements are checked during the stay.
Topics: shared relaxation area, massage tables, thatched pavilion, white curtains, tropical garden
Around Watamu
Around Watamu
White sand, tidal water, mangroves and sunset scenes from the owner’s Watamu collection.
White sand meeting blue and turquoise ocean water.
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A broad white-sand beach curves into the distance beside shallow pale-turquoise water that deepens to blue toward the horizon. Small groups of people walk along the far shoreline under a vast clear blue sky, with a thin line of trees at the left edge.
Verified context: An owner photograph published in the Watamu surroundings gallery.
Topics: Watamu beach, white sand, turquoise ocean, clear sky, tropical coast
Shallow turquoise water looking across to a white beach.
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Clear shallow tidal water fills the foreground in bands of pale turquoise and deeper blue. Across a narrow channel lies a long white beach with scattered walkers, small boats and loungers, backed by low green vegetation, dark coral rock and a few buildings.
Verified context: An owner photograph used to illustrate the Watamu coast at low tide.
Topics: Watamu coast, tidal channel, shallow turquoise water, white beach, coral rock
A broad stretch of pale tidal water with distant people wading.
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A wide expanse of very shallow, pale-turquoise tidal water reaches from wet white sand toward a low distant shoreline. Three people wade far from the camera beneath an overcast blue-grey sky, with darker reef and sea bands near the horizon.
Verified context: An owner photograph showing a low-tide walk in the Watamu surroundings.
Topics: low tide, shallow water, people wading, Watamu coast, overcast sky
A shaded path through loungers and umbrellas toward turquoise water.
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A stone path descends through a shaded beach seating area toward bright white sand and turquoise ocean. Rustic wooden loungers, pale umbrellas, low white stick fencing and wind-shaped coastal trees line both sides, while swimmers and kite sails appear in the distance.
Verified context: An owner photograph published as part of the Watamu surroundings guide.
Topics: beach access path, wooden loungers, sun umbrellas, turquoise ocean, coastal trees
Sunset over calm water with a small boat in silhouette.
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A round orange sun hangs just above a dark tree-lined shore and casts a long warm reflection across calm rippled water. A small narrow boat carrying several silhouetted people crosses the left side, while dark leafy branches frame the bottom edge.
Verified context: An owner photograph of a sunset on the water in the Watamu surroundings.
Topics: Watamu sunset, small boat, silhouetted passengers, calm water, sun reflection
An orange sun setting behind a dark tree line across the water.
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An intense orange sunset fills the sky as the bright sun drops halfway behind a dark line of trees. The lower half of the vertical frame is rippled water reflecting copper and gold light, with two small clouds glowing near the top.
Verified context: An owner photograph of an evening waterscape in the Watamu surroundings.
Topics: orange sunset, tree-line silhouette, rippled water, gold reflection, evening sky
A low sunset reflected across calm water.
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A low orange sun sets behind a dark shore of palms and low buildings, sending a narrow golden reflection across gently rippled water. Fine clouds spread through a peach and grey sky, and the edge of a thatched roof enters from the upper left.
Verified context: An owner photograph of sunset over water in the Watamu surroundings.
Topics: sunset reflection, palm silhouette, calm water, clouded sky, thatched roof edge
Dusk over water seen past a rustic wooden railing.
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Calm water at dusk is viewed through a dark rustic wooden railing, with the fringe of a thatched roof across the top. The opposite shore forms a silhouette of palms and dense trees beneath layered grey, gold and mauve clouds.
Verified context: An owner photograph of a waterside dusk view in the Watamu surroundings.
Topics: dusk waterscape, rustic railing, thatched roof, palm silhouette, calm water
Sunset over water from a covered deck, with seated people in silhouette.
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The orange sun sets across calm water as seen from inside a shaded, thatched wooden deck. Dark posts and an X-pattern railing divide the view; plastic chairs, a table and a few seated people appear in silhouette, with two distant waders at far right.
Verified context: An owner photograph of a sunset stop in the Watamu surroundings.
Topics: sunset deck, thatched shelter, wooden railing, seated silhouettes, water view
Two distant people wading in calm water near mangroves.
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Two distant people stand waist-deep in broad, softly rippled water; one appears to hold a long pole or line. A dense band of mangroves forms the far shore, and the restrained grey-gold light suggests late afternoon or early evening.
Verified context: An owner photograph showing people in the water near mangroves in the Watamu surroundings.
Topics: mangrove shore, people wading, calm water, late-afternoon light, Watamu surroundings
Hosts & details
Hosts & details
Giovanna and Germano, a candid portrait and a beaded footwear detail.
Giovanna and Germano together beside a coastal rock formation.
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Giovanna and Germano stand close together in warm coastal light beside a large textured coral-rock formation. Both wear white tops; Giovanna wears sunglasses and smiles toward the camera while Germano rests an arm around her shoulders, with a softly blurred beach behind them.
Verified context: Giovanna and Germano are the hosts of GeGi House.
Topics: Giovanna and Germano, GeGi House hosts, coastal portrait, coral rock, warm light
A black-and-white portrait of Giovanna and Germano by the coast.
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A black-and-white coastal portrait shows Giovanna and Germano smiling at each other beside a rugged coral-rock formation. Germano has one arm around Giovanna’s shoulders, and the shallow focus softens the beach and sky behind them.
Verified context: Giovanna and Germano are the hosts of GeGi House.
Topics: black-and-white portrait, Giovanna and Germano, GeGi House hosts, coral rock, coast
The housekeeper takes care of cleaning, tidying and linen. On request, she can prepare breakfast, lunch or dinner: guests cover the cost of ingredients. She can also arrange a Kenyan cooking class.
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A smiling woman stands in a bright white interior wearing a white sleeveless top with crossed patterned trim, loose beige trousers and white sandals. Her braided hair is gathered up; behind her are a monochrome face painting, a sunburst mirror and a woven lidded basket.
Verified context: This is Catherine, the GeGi House housekeeper who welcomes guests and can arrange meals and a Kenyan cooking class on request.
Topics: Catherine, GeGi House housekeeper, welcome portrait, bright interior, woven decor
Leather sandals decorated with white-and-silver beadwork.
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A pair of reddish-brown leather thong sandals rests on a pale carved wooden table. Each sandal has a large layered flower ornament made from tightly arranged white, silver and black beads, with white stitching tracing the sole.
Topics: beaded sandals, leather footwear, white beadwork, flower ornament, carved wooden table
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