A two bedroom apartment on a ridge in Greater Nairobi, built into a new concrete development made for cars and conference visitors. What decides it for you is the car: with one, the space and the parking work; without one, you are relying on rides for everything.
01What it is
The 2 Bedroom Skyview Retreat at GoldPark Homes by Lulu Homes is a four star serviced apartment, and the facilities list is long on the practical side. There is a full kitchen with an oven, microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, iron and board, and a balcony. Free wifi and internet access are listed, along with free car parking, lifts, luggage storage, non smoking rooms and pets allowed. Bedrooms come with sheets and towels, a hairdryer, slippers, toiletries, a shower and a WC, plus a fan and a cot for a child. Where the list thins out is the extras: no restaurant, no gym, no pool, no bar, nothing to do on site beyond the apartment itself.
For the right visitor, the 2 Bedroom Skyview Retreat at GoldPark Homes by Lulu Homes does what a hotel room cannot: two bedrooms, a kitchen you can actually cook in, laundry, and parking at the door. It suits a family, a small group, or anyone in town for a conference who wants to come back to a self contained flat rather than a lobby. It does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot. The setting is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. After dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
0329 facilities the supplier lists
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
Book the 2 Bedroom Skyview Retreat at GoldPark Homes by Lulu Homes if the self contained flat is the point of your stay, and check the calendar for the nights you need before you commit. 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 2 Bedroom Skyview Retreat at GoldPark Homes by Lulu Homes?+
It sits at Goldpark Homes in Greater Nairobi. By the site's own measure it is 4.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 53 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 2.89 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
Is there parking, and do I need a car to stay here?+
Free car parking is listed, and the development is built for the car and the conference room, so a car makes the location work. Without one you are taking rides for the centre, meals and anything after dark, because the immediate area is hotel bars and not much else.
What is in the apartment itself?+
Two bedrooms with sheets and towels, a kitchen with oven, microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, iron and board, a balcony, free wifi, a TV, a fan, a hairdryer, slippers and toiletries. A cot is listed, and pets are allowed. There is no restaurant, pool or gym on site.
How do I check availability and cancel if plans change?+
Availability and dates are shown on app.impt.io, where you book. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so check the terms on the room you pick before confirming. The booking page is the place to confirm what is open for your nights.
