A one bedroom apartment on Munae Road in Ngara and the Globe, positioned for Aga Khan hospital and Gigiri. The kitchen, the parking and the non smoking rule settle it: this suits a driver who wants a self contained base, not someone who wants the centre at the door.
01What it is
The 1bedroom Apartment near Aga Khan hospital & Gigiri is a four star self contained flat, not a hotel room. The list holds a kitchen with an oven, microwave and refrigerator, a bathroom with shower, WC, bidet, hairdryer, towels and toiletries, and a living space with air conditioning, a fan, a TV, wifi and a safe. A balcony and a terrace are listed, along with free car parking, an iron and board, coffee and cleaning. Family rooms and non smoking rooms appear. What is thin is service: no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no reception desk named anywhere in the list.
What that adds up to is an apartment you run yourself, in a quarter that does not run late. The 1bedroom Apartment near Aga Khan hospital & Gigiri works for a driver with business at the hospital or Gigiri who wants a kitchen, a parking space and quiet at night. It does not work for anyone relying on their feet after dark. Ngara and the Globe is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so you cross it by car. If you want to walk out to dinner, this is the wrong booking.
02The supplier's photographs
0331 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Ngara and the Globe
Ngara and the Globe is the northern edge of the CBD, where the grid loosens and the roads north begin. A flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does: that is the street feel here, and it holds all day. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge, the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, and Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line. Early markets and the walk up to the National Museum are what this quarter is best for.
After dark it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so cross it by car. The halls and market stalls shut, and the roundabout turns into a place you pass through, not a place you linger. This suits you if you want the fruit market at first light or a base on the northern side of the centre. It does not suit anyone who wants an evening on foot, and it does not suit a trip built around being out after dark.
Read the whole of Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Book this one only if you are arriving with a car, since the free parking and the kitchen are the reasons to take it over a hotel room. 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 the apartment?+
It sits on Munae Road at Booster Apartments, in the quarter called Ngara and the Globe. That is 1.5 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 19 minutes on foot in a direct line, so the very centre is walkable in a straight line by day but not a doorstep location.
What does the apartment actually have in it?+
A kitchen with oven, microwave and refrigerator, a bathroom with shower, WC, bidet, hairdryer, towels and toiletries, and air conditioning, a fan, wifi and a TV. A balcony, a terrace, free car parking, an iron and board and a safe are listed. There is no restaurant or bar.
Can I walk into the centre from here?+
The apartment lies 0.99 km from the centre of Ngara and the Globe, but the street there is a flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does. After dark it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so cross it by car rather than on foot.
How do I check whether it is free?+
Availability and the booking itself run through app.impt.io, where the apartment is listed. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so you can hold a date and change your mind without losing the booking. Check the calendar there for the nights you need before you commit.
