A four star apartment on the eighth floor of Roseville Apartments in Kilimani, on the ridge south west of the centre. Its own kitchen and a long list of fitness, business and housekeeping facilities are what decide whether it suits you, along with a location built for cars and conference rooms rather than for walking.
01What it is
806 Studio lists a broad spread of facilities: 24 hour front desk and security, free wifi, air conditioning, lifts, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, iron and board, a safe, smoke detectors, non smoking rooms and wheelchair access. There is a kitchen and kitchenette, room service, and breakfast served in the room. Fitness and leisure entries include a pool, aerobics, archery, a garden, a terrace and a picnic area. Business and practical travel are covered by a business centre, banquet space, concierge, currency exchange, car rental, bike rental and shuttle service, with free car parking, luggage storage and pets allowed. Breakfast, dinner, coffee, bars and restaurants are also listed. The list is thin on detail: it does not say which facilities sit inside the studio and which are shared across the building, and several entries, archery and aerobics among them, tell you nothing about how they are run or how often.
What that adds up to is a self contained apartment with hotel services attached, on a ridge south west of the centre. The kitchen and washing machine mean you can settle in rather than eat out every night, and the front desk, wifi and business centre mean you can keep working. That suits longer stays, families who need babysitting, and anyone combining a work trip with a few days of self catering. It does not suit someone who wants to step out of the door into the centre: the address is in Kilimani, a car oriented ridge, and after dark the honest description is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 17 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
Book 806 Studio if you want a serviced apartment in Kilimani with a kitchen and a pool rather than a room in the centre. 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 806 Studio?+
It is on the eighth floor of Roseville Apartments in Kilimani, in Greater Nairobi. It sits 3.44 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 43 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 1.79 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Plan on a car or a ride to reach the centre rather than a walk.
What facilities does 806 Studio list?+
The list is long but thin on detail: 24 hour front desk and security, free wifi, air conditioning, lifts, a kitchen and kitchenette, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, a business centre, banquet space, a pool, a garden, a terrace, a picnic area, free parking and pets allowed. Several leisure entries, such as archery and aerobics, come without any explanation. It is not stated which facilities are inside the studio and which are shared with the rest of the building.
How do I get into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
Kilimani is a ridge address, built for the car and the conference room, and the street itself is new concrete rather than a walking quarter. Count on a car, a shuttle or a ride for the centre. After dark the area is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The property lists a shuttle service, car rental and bike rental.
How do I check availability at 806 Studio?+
Availability and room types are shown when you book through app.impt.io, and most rooms here can be cancelled free. You cannot check dates from this page. The 4 star rating and the 12 photos on file give you a general idea of the place, but the app is where you confirm what is open for your dates.
