A four star apartment property on the Southern Bypass, listed as The Curve By The Park, with a pool, a spa and full kitchen kit. It is 4.41 km from The Railway Quarter. The deciding fact is the street: industrial land, unlit in stretches, so this is somewhere you drive to, not wander out of.
01What it is
A Scenic Escape within Nairobi is a four star property whose listed facilities lean residential. The apartments come with a kitchen, oven, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, washing machine, toaster and coffee, plus a balcony, patio or terrace, a bath, a shower, a desk, a safe and a TV. There is an outdoor pool with a pool bar, a spa, a fitness center, a restaurant, a bar, room service, breakfast in room, free wifi, free car parking and a garage. The on site sport list is long: tennis court, squash, table tennis, mini golf, bowling, aerobics and horse back riding. Where the list is thin is the centre: it is not in the Central Business District, and the address is the Southern Bypass, so no part of this is a walk to Kenyatta Avenue.
What that adds up to for A Scenic Escape within Nairobi is a self-contained stay rather than a base for the centre. You get a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, lifts, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, luggage storage, a business center with copy and fax, a banquet room, family rooms, non smoking rooms and a smoking area. It is 5.27 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 66 minutes on foot in a direct line, and the street is wide industrial land, sheds, and the reason any of this is here. Suits people with a car who want an apartment, a pool and quiet. Does not suit anyone planning to walk into the Railway Quarter or the centre.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 34 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 the centre. They sit well outside it, in the inner suburbs, past the ten quarters this site covers. The nearest of those quarters, for orientation only, is The Railway Quarter, on the southern edge of the grid, and that is as close as the connection goes. You are in the wider city here. Anything in the CBD means travelling in and out, so plan the day around that rather than around a short step from your room.
The Railway Quarter itself is wide industrial land, sheds, and the reason any of this is here, the museum, and understanding the city's whole layout in one afternoon. Nairobi exists because the Uganda Railway stopped here in 1899 to gather strength for the Rift; the 1929 station, the old yards and the museum of locomotives sit on the CBD's southern boundary, ten minutes below Kenyatta Avenue. After dark it is industrial and unlit in stretches, so keep it to daylight and a car back.
Read the nearest quarter, The Railway Quarter05Booking it
For this property the address matters more than the room list, so decide on the car before you decide on the dates, then book. 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 Scenic Escape within Nairobi?+
The listed address is The Curve By The Park, Southern Bypass, in Greater Nairobi. The site puts it 4.41 km from The Railway Quarter, the nearest of the ten quarters covered, and 5.27 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 66 minutes on foot in a direct line. It is not in the Central Business District, and the street is wide industrial land with sheds.
What does the property list for longer stays?+
The apartment facilities cover a kitchen, oven, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, washing machine, toaster and coffee, with a balcony, patio or terrace and a dining desk. Housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, iron and board, towels and luggage storage are also listed. There is an outdoor pool, a spa, a fitness center and a restaurant on site, with free car parking and a garage.
Can you walk from here into the centre?+
The site's own line about the area is that it is industrial and unlit in stretches, daylight only, and a car back. Combined with the 4.41 km to The Railway Quarter and the 5.27 km to Kenyatta Avenue, this is a driving address. Treat a car as part of the booking rather than an optional extra, and do not plan on foot after dark.
How do I check availability for the dates I want?+
Availability, room types and the cancellation terms for A Scenic Escape within Nairobi sit in the booking system rather than in the room list. Pick your dates, check the apartment and family room options, and read the cancellation line before you confirm. Anything the property lists beyond that, including the pool, spa and parking, stays the same whichever room you take.
