A five star hotel in Upper Hill, built for the car and the conference room, not for wandering. It suits you if your day is meetings on the ridge and your evening is dinner in the hotel and a ride after that. It does not suit a holiday spent on foot.
01What it is
136 Boutique Address Hotel lists the full room kit: bathroom with WC, shower, sink and toiletries, plus towels, slippers, sheets and water. There is coffee, a desk, a TV, a telephone, a fan, and wake-up service. Rooms are non smoking, pets are allowed, and parking is free. Outside the room the list holds a garden. That is the whole of it, and it is thin on anything beyond a comfortable bed and a place to work.
What 136 Boutique Address Hotel adds up to is a quiet, well equipped base in a quarter where new concrete stands on a ridge and everything is arranged around cars and meetings. The room itself wants for nothing basic, and the free parking matters if you have a vehicle. It suits a conference visitor or a business traveller who wants the centre close but not underfoot. It does not suit anyone planning to spend the trip on foot, because after dark the area offers hotel bars and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
0320 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Upper Hill and Community
Upper Hill and Community sits on the western ridge, not the CBD proper but the ridge immediately above it, and the place most of the CBD's office space has been moving to since the 2000s: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. The quarter lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
It is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. That suits people here to work and people who want their evening contained. It does not suit anyone expecting street life outside the door. The streets are built for the car and the conference room, so plan to move by vehicle once the working day ends.
Read the whole of Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book 136 Boutique Address Hotel if your trip is built around Upper Hill meetings and you want the car parked on site. 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 136 Boutique Address Hotel?+
It sits in Upper Hill and Community, 0.52 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community. Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue is 2.33 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 30 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street here is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
What does the room actually include?+
Each room lists a bathroom with WC, shower, sink and toiletries, along with towels, slippers, sheets and water. You also get coffee, a desk, a TV, a telephone, a fan and wake-up service. Rooms are non smoking. The property lists a garden, free car parking and pets allowed. There is no restaurant or gym on the list.
Is it walkable into the centre of Nairobi?+
The centre is reachable, but the walk is a long one and the area is built around cars. After dark the quarter is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. If you are in Nairobi for meetings on the ridge, the location works. If you want to be on foot among shops and restaurants, it does not.
How do I check availability and hold a room?+
Availability is checked through app.impt.io, where the property takes its bookings. Most rooms there can be cancelled free. Pets are allowed and parking is free, so mention both when you book if they matter to you. The hotel sits in Upper Hill, which is a short drive from the central business district rather than a stroll.
