A three star guest house on Argwings Kodhek Road in Upper Hill and Community, with a garden, a restaurant and free parking. Free wifi and a 24 hour front desk cover the basics. The deciding thing is the car. This is a conference ridge and you will want wheels for anything after dark.
01What it is
Ain Guest House is a three star property on Argwings Kodhek Road in Upper Hill and Community. The listed facilities are broad but ordinary: a 24 hour front desk, breakfast, free wifi, free car parking, a garden, laundry service, luggage storage, one or more restaurants and a smoking area. Wheelchair access is listed. A surcharge applies somewhere, though for what is not itemised. Note what is absent: no gym, no pool, no bar, no airport transfer, no workspace. There are twelve photos on file. The list is thin on anything beyond beds, food, parking and a desk that never closes.
For someone staying here, Ain Guest House is a workable base if you have a car and a reason to be on the Upper Hill and Community ridge. The garden and the restaurant keep you fed and outside without moving, and the front desk covers late arrivals. It suits conference delegates, consultants on short assignments and drivers who want their vehicle behind a gate. It does not suit anyone wanting to walk to the centre for dinner or drinks, because Upper Hill and Community is a daytime quarter and the halls shut in the late afternoon, and after dark it is hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
0311 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
You book Ain Guest House the same way you book anything on this site, through the link below, and the listing is worth a look before you commit because the room types are not spelled out above. 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.
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06Questions
Where is Ain Guest House in Nairobi?+
It is on Argwings Kodhek Road in Upper Hill and Community. That puts it 1.36 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community, and 3.04 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 39 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
What does Ain Guest House list as facilities?+
A 24 hour front desk, breakfast, free wifi, free car parking, a garden, laundry service, luggage storage, one or more restaurants, a smoking area, wheelchair access, and a surcharge somewhere in the arrangement. That covers the basics and not much more. There is no pool, no gym and no bar on the list.
Can you walk from Ain Guest House into the centre of Nairobi?+
The distance to Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue is 3.04 km, which is 39 minutes on foot in a direct line, so it is a walk rather than a stroll. Upper Hill and Community is a daytime quarter, and after dark the area is hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Most people here drive.
How do you check availability at Ain Guest House?+
Availability and room types are checked through the booking link on this page, which goes to app.impt.io. Most rooms can be cancelled free. The listing does not break down every room category, so if you need something specific, confirm it before you travel rather than on arrival.
