A four star apartment-style place in Ruaka, north west of the centre, with a pool, a garden and its own kitchen. It suits people whose business is at the UN or along Limuru Road, and it does not suit anyone who wants to step out of a lobby into the middle of town.
01What it is
The Loftel Ruaka Rosslyn Slaughter Off Limuru Road is a four star property in Greater Nairobi, listed with an outdoor pool, a fitness centre, a garden and a terrace. Rooms come with a kitchen or kitchenette, a washing machine, a desk and a balcony, which is the apartment side of the offer, and there are family rooms, cots and sofa beds for people travelling with children. Parking is free and there is wifi. Pets are allowed, and the list covers the small things as well: bathrobe, slippers, toiletries, iron and board, safe. Where the list thins out is dining and drink. Bars are listed; restaurants are not. There is no spa, no airport transfer and nothing said about a shuttle, so plan your own transport.
For someone staying here, The Loftel Ruaka works as a contained base rather than a place you drop into the middle of the city from. You get a kitchen, so you are not dependent on hotel food, and you get parking, so a car makes the location manageable. The trade is distance. This is Greater Nairobi, 9.24 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and the street outside is a flyover, a roundabout and a market that starts before the light does. It suits UN staff, longer stays, families and self drivers. It does not suit anyone who wants to walk out into the Central Business District.
02The supplier's photographs
0335 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 Ngara and the Globe, and they are not in any of the ten quarters this site covers. They sit a long way out, in the wider city, and Ngara and the Globe is only the nearest of the ten. Treat that as the honest starting point: you are outside the centre, and anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and back out again.
The quarter itself is the northern edge, where the grid loosens and the roads north begin. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge, the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, and Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. The street feel is a flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does. It suits early markets and the walk up to the National Museum, and it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, crossed by car. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line, but that measures the quarter, not your hotel.
Read the nearest quarter, Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Book this one if you want a self contained apartment north west of the centre and you have a car or a driver to cover the distance. 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 The Loftel Ruaka Rosslyn Slaughter Off Limuru Road?+
It sits in Ruaka, on the Limuru Road side of Greater Nairobi. It is 9.8 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 123 minutes on foot in a direct line. The nearest of the ten quarters this site covers is Ngara and the Globe, at 9.24 km. Treat it as a car address, not a walking one.
What facilities does the property list?+
A pool, a fitness centre, a garden and a terrace, plus free parking and wifi. Rooms have a kitchen or kitchenette, a washing machine, a desk, a balcony and a safe, with bathrobe, slippers and toiletries supplied. Family rooms, cots and sofa beds are listed. Bars appear on the list, restaurants do not.
How do I get into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
You do not walk it. The entry for this area reads: a transport edge rather than an evening one, cross it by car. Use a car or a ride for the run down Limuru Road and plan around traffic. Once you are in the Central Business District, expect a daytime quarter, the halls shut in the late afternoon.
How do I check availability?+
Availability and room types are shown through app.impt.io, which is where bookings for this property are handled. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold a date while you settle your plans. Check the listing there for what is open on the nights you want.
