Short term rental statistics and data: Kenya - Kakamega
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Properties

There are 129 short term rentals properties in Kakamega
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Hosts

In this area there are 107 unique hosts and 5 Superhosts
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Instant Booking

52 listings in Kakamega have Instant Booking turned on.
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Reviews

All Kakamega listings received 481 reviews.

MonthAvailabilityMedium Price
July 202590.18%€ 37.9
August 202591.67%€ 32.21
September 202595.04%€ 32.13
October 202596.77%€ 31.59
November 202598.41%€ 31.14
December 202597.87%€ 31.56
January 202698.8%€ 31.69
February 202698.36%€ 31.68
March 202698.36%€ 31.73
April 202692.37%€ 30.32
May 2026100%€ 28.87


In the next year, in Kakamega, the short term rental higher medium price is € 37.9, and the higher medium price looking only at available listings is € 36.65. Instead the lowest medium price is € 28.87 and the lowest medium price of available listings is € 28.87.
Availability of short term rental available properties in Kakamega from July 2025 to May 2026 varies between 90.18% and 100%.
Consider that many short term rental hosts do not open their booking calendars too far in the future. Opening your calendar for 12 months or more could be a great business opportunity.
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Properties and rooms

In the "Kakamega" area 21.71% of short term rental properties are classified as Entire home, 20.16% are classified as Entire rental unit, 6.98% are classified as Entire bungalow, 5.43% are classified as Entire condo, 4.65% are classified as Private room in bed and breakfast, 4.65% are classified as Private room in bungalow, 4.65% are classified as Private room in home, 3.1% are classified as Private room in townhouse, 2.33% are classified as Entire townhouse, 2.33% are classified as Farm stay, 2.33% are classified as Hotel, 2.33% are classified as Private room in farm stay, 2.33% are classified as Private room in rental unit, and 17.02% of short term rental properties are classified in minors categories.

Rooms in non exclusive use properties are divided according to the following types: 100% are "Private rooms", 0% are "Hotel rooms" and 0% are "Shared rooms"
Bedrooms and beds

Of those properties 36.43% have 1 bedroom, 25.58% have 2 bedrooms, 16.28% have 3 bedrooms, 4.65% have 4 bedrooms, 3.88% have bedrooms, 2.33% have 5 bedrooms, 2.33% have 6 bedrooms, 2.33% have 7 bedrooms, and properties having a different number of bedrooms are 6.19%.

Also, the number of beds in each property varies as follows: 3.88% have 0 beds, 34.11% have 1 bed, 26.36% have 2 beds, 17.83% have 3 beds, 4.65% have 4 beds, 2.33% have 5 beds, 2.33% have 6 beds, and all other properties are about 8.51%.

94.57% have beds, 5.43% have Real bed beds, 0% have Others,
Bathrooms

The number of bathrooms for property is distributed as follows: 18.6% have bathrooms, 35.66% have 1.00 bathroom, 15.5% have 2.00 bathrooms, 6.2% have 3.00 bathrooms, 2.33% have 4.00 bathrooms, 15.5% have 5.00 bathrooms, and properties having a different number of bathrooms are 6.21%.

Note: A half bath value means it is just a toilet and sink. There isn't a shower or tub in it, so a house with 1.5 baths has one full bathroom and one-half bath.
Max guests capacity

Regarding the number of people that the accommodation facilities are able to accommodate, in the "Kakamega" area's, we have the following segments: 2.33% can accomodate up to 1 guest guests, 3.88% can accomodate up to 10 guests guests, 4.65% can accomodate up to 12 guests guests, 3.88% can accomodate up to 16 guests guests, 35.66% can accomodate up to 2 guests guests, 10.08% can accomodate up to 3 guests guests, 20.93% can accomodate up to 4 guests guests, 4.65% can accomodate up to 5 guests guests, 9.3% can accomodate up to 6 guests guests, 2.33% can accomodate up to 7 guests guests, and 2.31% can accomodate a different number of guests.
Cancellation policies

"Kakamega" area's hosts apply cancellation policies for their properties as follows: 84.5% apply Flexible policy, and hosts applying different policies are 15.5%.