• Inside Treehouse Mbili: the bed under a mosquito net, seen past the sinks, with the garden all around
    Mbili Treehouse

Treehouse Mbili

Treehouse Mbili on stilts against the trunk of a huge baobab, among palms and garden plants

Our second house, Mbili, is nestled around an ancient and majestic baobab, the oldest in our lodge. This spacious treehouse sleeps up to four guests, with a king-size bed looking out into the branches and two twin beds tucked away upstairs. The room is half ensuite, with a toilet and two sinks up in the treehouse. To bring you closer to nature, the open-air shower is hidden in the garden, under the sky at the base of the towering baobab.
The view from Mbili is nothing short of breathtaking, looking out over the calm waters of Chole Bay. At night, the baobab leaves rustle gently in the breeze and lull you to sleep.

Like every house at Chole Mjini, Mbili was built by hand by Chole craftsmen (“fundis”) using traditional hand tools, from locally sourced wood, makuti roofing, reed mats and coconut rope, with no concrete.

The trunk of Mbili’s baobab lit at night, with lanterns along the sandy path Mbili’s bed under a mosquito net, with a hammock strung on the deck beyond The view from Mbili’s bed, past the mosquito net and over the deck railing into the treetops Mbili’s bathroom: two basins and a mirrored wooden wall under the thatched roof, open to the garden Two white basins on a wooden counter in Treehouse Mbili, with the garden beyond the railing The toilet in Treehouse Mbili, screened by a woven panel and open to the trees Mbili’s open-air shower seen from the inside: a round woven enclosure in the garden Mbili’s open-air shower seen from above: a round woven enclosure in the garden Mbili’s open-air shower seen from the inside: at night and with ambiance light

Details

Sleeps: 4

Amenities

  • Ensuite toilet
  • Ensuite sinks (2)
  • Open-air garden shower