A three star conference and guest house complex on Milimani Road in Upper Hill, built for meetings, groups and church business rather than for a night on the town. The deciding question is whether you want a quiet, functional base close to the Upper Hill offices, or a doorstep in the middle of the city's evening life.
01What it is
Adventist LMS Guest House & Conference Centre is a three star property on Milimani Road, and the listed facilities read like a place organised around people who are working: a business center with copy facilities, express check in, a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, banquet and conference space, a restaurant, bars and a snack bar, breakfast in room, lunch, buffet, special diets, room service, free wifi and free car parking. The rooms carry the practical list: desk, telephone, TV, safe, iron and board, carpeted floors, bath or shower, WC, towels, toiletries, slippers, non smoking rooms, family rooms and wheelchair access. Some rooms add a kitchenette, microwave and refrigerator. The list is fuller on work and catering than on leisure. There is a garden, terrace and patio, a lounge, laundry and a shuttle service, and aerobics among the activities on file, but you will not find a gym, a pool or a spa in it.
What that adds up to is a quiet, orderly base in Upper Hill and Community, and the trade is clear. Advertised facilities on paper, and the gap between a hotel that entertains you and one that puts you near your meeting, are what you are weighing. Adventist LMS Guest House & Conference Centre suits conference delegates, church and institutional groups, families needing room to spread out, and anyone whose Upper Hill business is within reach of the address. It does not suit you if you want the centre's bars and clubs at the door: this stretch is safe and dull after dark, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. It is also a dry, observant property in spirit, so do not come expecting a late licence.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 20 more on the supplier's own record. 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 this one directly if you want the conference block, the parking and the quiet, and confirm the room type first, because the kitchenette and family rooms are not the standard. 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 Adventist LMS Guest House & Conference Centre?+
It is on Milimani Road in Upper Hill, Nairobi, 0.76 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community. That puts you among the offices and institutional buildings on the ridge rather than in the retail centre of the city. The street feel is new concrete built for the car and the conference room.
What facilities does the property actually list?+
The listed facilities cover a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, free wifi, free car parking, a business center, banquet and conference space, a restaurant, bars and a snack bar, breakfast, lunch, buffet, room service, laundry, a lounge, a garden, terrace and patio, family rooms, non smoking rooms and wheelchair access. Rooms add desk, TV, safe, iron and board, bath or shower, toiletries and, in some cases, a kitchenette.
Is Upper Hill and Community a good base for seeing central Nairobi?+
By the site's own reading, this is a daytime quarter where the halls shut in the late afternoon, and after dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. It sits 1.72 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 22 minutes on foot in a direct line. It suits office and conference days rather than evenings out.
How do I check availability and cancellation terms?+
Availability and room types are shown through app.impt.io, where you can compare what is open for your dates. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so check the terms on the specific room before you confirm. If you need a kitchenette or a family room, look for it in the room description rather than assuming it comes as standard.
