A quiet, fenced three star with a pool, parking and wifi. It sits far out in Greater Nairobi, so the only real question is whether you have a car: if you do not, this is the wrong side of the city for you.
01What it is
Three star and plainly specified: free wifi, free car parking and an outdoor pool. Those are the three things that matter to a driver arriving from elsewhere, and the list stops there. The pool is for daylight hours, the parking is the reason most people pick it, and the wifi is the standard offering you now expect. There is no restaurant, no bar and no shuttle, and nothing beyond those three items is claimed for Amani homestay. Treat the listing as complete, not as a sample of what is available when you arrive.
A car turns Amani homestay into a workable base in Greater Nairobi. The pool and the secure parking are the payoff for staying this far out, and the property is a homestay rather than a hotel, so the atmosphere is quiet and residential. The catch is the setting: the street here runs on trucks, handcarts and the entire city's vegetables changing hands at five in the morning. After dark it is closed and dark and not a place to be, mornings only. Suit self drivers and people with business on this side of town. Do not book it if you plan to walk or rely on the centre at night.
02The supplier's photographs
033 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 Muthurwa and the east markets, and they are not in any of the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. They sit a long way out, in the wider city, and Muthurwa and the east markets is only the nearest of the ten. That is the whole point of the distinction: you are sleeping outside the grid, and you will be travelling in and out for anything in the CBD.
The quarter itself is the eastern edge of the grid: wholesale produce, bus termini, before dawn. Trucks, handcarts and the entire city’s vegetables changing hands at 5am. It is the wholesale edge, where Muthurwa’s market and the country bus termini push up against the railway land, and it feeds the rest of the grid. Best for an early-morning market walk with someone who knows it. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be, and mornings are the only sensible time. Muthurwa sits 1.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 16 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that figure describes the quarter, not your journey from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Muthurwa and the east markets05Booking it
You book Amani homestay directly through the link below, and booking ahead matters because a homestay this size has few rooms. 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 Amani homestay?+
It is on Greencity Gardens Hse L3 in Greater Nairobi, well outside the central business district. It is 13.83 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 173 minutes on foot in a direct line. That figure tells you what you need to know: this is a drive in, not a walk in.
What facilities does Amani homestay list?+
Three, and only three: free wifi, free car parking and an outdoor pool. There is no restaurant, bar or gym on the list, so plan meals elsewhere. The parking is the item most guests are actually paying for, given how far the property sits from the centre.
How do I get into the city centre from Greater Nairobi?+
Plan on a vehicle. The property is 12.73 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Around the property itself the street runs on trucks and handcarts moving vegetables early, and after dark it is closed and dark, so arrange transport rather than walking.
How do I check availability for Amani homestay?+
Use the booking link on this page to see live availability for your dates. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold a room while you sort transport. If you are driving, book the parking with the room rather than assuming it will be free on arrival.
