A four star apartment on the twelfth floor at Silverstone Apartments in Kilimani, with a balcony, a kitchen and an outdoor pool. What decides it is distance: you are in Greater Nairobi, not the centre, so you need a reason to be here rather than on Kenyatta Avenue.
01What it is
The apartment lists a full kitchen, washing machine, oven, microwave, toaster and refrigerator, so it works as a place to live rather than just sleep. There are separate bath and shower, bidet, hairdryer, iron and board, slippers and towels. The building has an outdoor pool, fitness centre, 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, free wifi, free car parking, lifts and luggage storage. Breakfast is listed, along with housekeeping, laundry service and a smoking area. What the list does not tell you is the size of the rooms or how the twelfth floor is arranged, and there is no guest score on file.
For a longer stay in Nairobi, 12th Flr Luxe Apt Kilimani City View & Pool NBO covers the practical side: you can cook, wash clothes and park a car without asking anyone. The pool and fitness centre are on site, and the 24 hour desk means a late arrival is manageable. It suits people who want an apartment with a kitchen and a car, and it does not suit anyone who wants to step out into the centre. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 13 more on the supplier's own record. Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing outside the ten quarters
These hotels are not in Upper Hill and Community, and they are not in any of the ten quarters this site covers. They sit just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten. That puts you in the wider city rather than in the grid itself, so anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby into it.
The ridge above the centre is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. It is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport, and after dark it is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line, though that is the quarter's own distance and not a walk from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Booking this apartment is worth doing once you have accepted that Kilimani is not the centre and that a car or a ride is part of the stay. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, and you book them through app.impt.io. Every confirmed booking removes one tonne of CO2, at no extra cost to you. Five percent of what you pay comes back as IMPT credit, out of the hotel commission rather than added to your bill.
Facts on this page come from the booking supplier's record: star class, address, photographs and facility list. Guest scores come from verified stays. Nobody from this site has stayed here; the quarter copy around it is this site's own.
06Questions
Where exactly is 12th Flr Luxe Apt Kilimani City View & Pool NBO?+
It is at Silverstone Apartments in Kilimani, in Greater Nairobi. That puts it 3.59 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 45 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 2.07 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
Does the apartment have a kitchen and a washing machine?+
Yes. The list includes a kitchen, oven, microwave, toaster, refrigerator, coffee, a washing machine, iron and board, plus towels, sheets, a hairdryer and slippers. There is also a bath, a shower and a bidet. What the list does not give is the size of the apartment or how it is laid out.
Can I get into the centre of Nairobi easily from here?+
Not on foot in any practical sense. The apartment is in Greater Nairobi, and the street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. A car or a ride is part of staying here.
What is on site at the building, and how do I check availability?+
There is an outdoor pool, a fitness centre, free wifi, free car parking, a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, lifts and luggage storage. Breakfast, housekeeping and laundry service are listed. To check dates and rooms, go to app.impt.io, where most rooms can be cancelled free.
