Apartments, villas and guest houses across East Africa — booked direct from local hosts, no reseller markup. One home for the region's best stays.
Short Stays is expanding across East Africa — the same direct-booking, deal-with-a-local-host model, now beyond Kenya. Pick a city below to find apartments, villas and guest houses, booked direct with no middleman markup.
Kenya is our home market (with M-Pesa payments built in); other markets are being onboarded now.
You book direct from a local host and deal with them directly. In Kenya you can pay by M-Pesa; in other markets you arrange payment with the host.
Kenya (live), plus Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan and Burundi being onboarded now.
We're onboarding hosts across the region — tell us your city and dates on WhatsApp and we'll match what's live and coming.
Yes — Short Stays is built by Infrawatchkenya (TENari), starting in Kenya and expanding across East Africa.
Tell us your city and dates — we'll match you with local hosts. Book direct.