Shiptons Mountain Hut 4200mt
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At 4,200 meters, it's your last shelter before summiting Mount Kenya, with basic bunks, no heating, and decade-old mattresses shared with rats. Bring a warm sleeping bag and earplugs, and remember you came here for the views, not the comfort.
Google reviews
- The A.Google review · 26 Jun 2025
Another very scenic spot in Mount Kenya National Park! We didn't sleep in the huts but our guides pitched our tents nearby and we were able to use the refectory to eat inside. It's a pity they put something in the windows that keeps us from seeing the landscape outside while we eat. The huts have flush toilets in each compartment. Many rock hyraxes around. No phone or internet network around this area. Hikers usually climb Lenana peak from here.
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- Pierre-Vincent J.Google review · 21 Jan 2025
Last stop before the final climb, I spent a wonderful and quiet night in the middle of all mount Kenya summits. Basic comfort, but you don't come here to find a 5 stars hotel. A safe harbor when you come down too, to eat, rest a bit, and finally go down to the base camp. At 4200m high, it gives you enough time to acclimatize and you share nice moments with other people that have the same objective, the Lenana summit
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- T K.Google review · 8 Nov 2021
Not very clean, mattresses were so old there was basically no mattress left. No electricity so no lights in the room, cold, rats everywhere. However good views. Not worth 20 dollars but oh well.
- Patrick S.Google review · 19 May 2018
How do you describe the most basic of accommodations for a mountain climb, that has no heating, no electricity (only shortly at night) and decade of mattresses in dorms, but does what it should: provide you with shelter, a place to sleep, and a basic fresh water supply? Make no mistake: this is no cozy Swiss Alpine Hut, but a basic shelter to climb point lenana. It sleeps and hosts a good 40 people during dry season, and way less during rain season ( which I preferred). It's damp and cold, so bring extra clothing in case you get wet, sufficient own supplies, a battery pack for your phone ( no electricity except for a generator for 1hr at night, and no plugs), and a warm sleeping bag!!!
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- A H.Google review · 29 Mar 2016
very basic hut. Mixed rooms with around 20 bunk beds with smelly old mattresses and hardly any space. Only one toilet per room. No shower and only one sink for the whole Hut. It gets very cold during the night so make sure to bring a warm sleeping bag. Earplugs are also a good idea.
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Location
Sirimon Route Mount Kenya Forest, V857+JRC, Mount Kenya, Kenya
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