An apart-hotel on Kikambala Road in Greater Nairobi, three star, built around the car and the conference room. Self-catering space and a pool and jacuzzi carry it, and the location decides whether it is right for you.
01What it is
37 On Kikambala Apartments is a three star apart-hotel on Kikambala Road, and the list runs to the practical end of things: a kitchen and a washing machine in the unit, a balcony, a terrace and a garden, plus a swimming pool and a jacuzzi. Free car parking and further parking cover the car. Pets are allowed, the TV is listed, and twelve photos are on file. Where the list is thin is anything aimed at a visitor without a car: no restaurant, no bar and no airport transfer appear, so you are cooking for yourself and driving yourself.
What that adds up to is a self-contained base rather than a hotel with services around it. 37 On Kikambala Apartments suits people staying more than a night or two, families, people travelling with a pet, and anyone who wants their own kitchen and laundry and does not mind being outside the centre. It does not suit anyone who wants to step out of the lobby into the city, or who expects to be served. The area is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
02The supplier's photographs
0311 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 of the centre this site covers. They sit well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters. That matters more than it sounds: you are staying in the wider city, and anything in the CBD means travelling in and out for it. The ridge itself is new concrete built for the car and the conference room, and most of the CBD's office space has been moving up there since the 2000s, which is why you find the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies and an expressway ramp to the airport on it. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Upper Hill and Community 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. If you want the centre on foot, this is not the right base.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
37 On Kikambala Apartments is one to book by phone or online before you drive out, since there is no front desk to fall back on at short notice. 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 is 37 On Kikambala Apartments?+
It is on Kikambala Road in Greater Nairobi, on a ridge of new concrete built for the car and the conference room. It sits 4.59 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 58 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 3.46 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What is in the apartments?+
Each unit lists a kitchen and a washing machine, so you can cook and do laundry rather than eat out. There is a TV, and a balcony, terrace and garden give you somewhere to sit. The property also lists a swimming pool and a jacuzzi. What it does not list is a restaurant or a bar.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
Yes, it helps. Free car parking and further parking are listed, which tells you the place is set up for drivers. The area is built for the car and the conference room. If you are not driving, plan how you will get out and back, because this is not a quarter where you walk to dinner.
How do I check availability?+
Availability is checked online through the booking link on this page, where you enter your dates and see what is open. Since this is an apart-hotel rather than a staffed hotel, it is worth sorting your dates before you travel rather than arriving and hoping for a room.
