A church-run guest house on Bishop Road in Upper Hill, plain and orderly, with a garden, a restaurant and free parking. The location decides it: you are in the conference and hospital quarter on the ridge, 0.52 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community, and you take a ride for anything else.
01What it is
ACK Guest House Nairobi is a three star property on Bishop Road in Upper Hill, and what it lists is the ordinary furniture of a working guest house rather than anything designed to impress. You get free wifi, free car parking, a 24 hour front desk, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, lunch and a buffet, laundry service, a shuttle service, non smoking rooms, family rooms, a garden and a terrace. Rooms carry a desk, a fan, a TV, a telephone, a safe, a shower and a WC, with towels, toiletries and slippers. The list is thin in the places that matter for a long stay: no gym, no pool, no air conditioning, and nothing said about room service or a lift.
What that adds up to at ACK Guest House Nairobi is a place built for function: you sleep, you eat, you park, you leave for your meeting. Upper Hill is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. This suits the conference delegate, the hospital visitor and the family passing through who want quiet, a gate, and a space for the car. It does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot, nightlife at the door or design in the room. For those, stay north of here and pay for it.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Upper Hill and Community
Upper Hill and Community sits on the western ridge, not the CBD proper but the ridge immediately above it, and the place most of the CBD's office space has been moving to since the 2000s: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. The quarter lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
It 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. That suits people here to work and people who want their evening contained. It does not suit anyone expecting street life outside the door. The streets are built for the car and the conference room, so plan to move by vehicle once the working day ends.
Read the whole of Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book ACK Guest House Nairobi direct through the link below and confirm your dates against the desk, since the free parking and family rooms are the two things worth securing early. 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 ACK Guest House Nairobi?+
It is on Bishop Road in Upper Hill, in the area known as Upper Hill and Community. That puts it 0.52 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community. The address is a short run from the hospitals and office towers on the ridge, and the property has free car parking on site.
What does the guest house actually provide?+
Free wifi, free car parking, a 24 hour front desk, a restaurant and bar, breakfast, lunch and a buffet, laundry service, a shuttle service, a garden and a terrace. Rooms have a desk, fan, TV, telephone, safe, shower, WC, towels and toiletries. There is no gym or pool.
How do I get from Upper Hill into the centre of Nairobi?+
You take a ride. The property sits 1.73 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 22 minutes on foot in a direct line, and the walk is not the point of staying here. Upper Hill is built for the car and the conference room, so plan on taxis or the shuttle.
How do I check availability and cancel?+
Use the booking link on this page to see live room availability for your dates. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so check the terms on the room you pick before you confirm. The 24 hour front desk can handle arrival questions once your booking is through.
