A two bedroom master ensuite apartment at Valley Heights Apartments in Kilimani, on the ridge south west of the centre. It is a four star serviced unit with parking, wifi and a full kitchen. The deciding question is whether you have a car or a driver, because this address is built around the car and the conference room.
01What it is
A Contemporary 2 Bedroom Master Ensuite Unit Kilimani is listed as a four star serviced apartment at Valley Heights Apartments. The facilities a visitor would actually notice are the free wifi, free car parking, lifts and wheelchair access, plus a full kitchen with a refrigerator, microwave, toaster and coffee, a washing machine, iron and board, hairdryer, toiletries, towels and slippers, a desk and a TV, and a balcony. Cleaning is listed too, which matters for a longer stay. The list is thin on anything outside the unit itself: no restaurant, no bar, no gym and no pool appear, so the building is somewhere to sleep and cook rather than somewhere to spend an evening.
What that adds up to for someone staying here is a self contained flat in a part of Greater Nairobi that is 5.41 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 68 minutes on foot in a direct line. Kilimani is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. A Contemporary 2 Bedroom Master Ensuite Unit Kilimani suits two people or a small family with a car, or anyone on business who wants a kitchen and a washing machine for a week or more. It does not suit a visitor who wants to walk to the centre, the museums or the nightlife, and it does not suit anyone counting on the building itself for meals or company.
02The supplier's photographs
0327 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
Book this one only once you have settled how you will get around, because the address rewards a car and punishes a pedestrian. 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 A Contemporary 2 Bedroom Master Ensuite Unit Kilimani?+
It is at Valley Heights Apartments in Kilimani, in Greater Nairobi. It sits 4.05 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and it is a ridge address of new concrete built for the car, so plan on driving or being driven rather than walking to most things.
What is actually in the apartment?+
A two bedroom master ensuite unit with a kitchen, refrigerator, microwave, toaster and coffee, a washing machine, iron and board, hairdryer, toiletries, towels and slippers, a desk, a TV, a balcony, free wifi, free car parking, lifts and wheelchair access. Cleaning is listed. There is no restaurant, bar, gym or pool on the list.
Can I walk into central Nairobi from here?+
The centre is some way off. The unit is 5.41 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 68 minutes on foot in a direct line, and the route is not designed for pedestrians. Treat a car, a driver or a ride as part of the stay, and treat the apartment as your base rather than a starting point for a walk.
How do I check availability and cancel if plans change?+
Availability is shown when you book through app.impt.io, which is where this property is listed. Most rooms there can be cancelled free, so the terms are visible before you commit. Check the dates you need against the listing rather than assuming the unit is open.
