A three star camp on Rhino Park Road in Karen, out on the ridge among new concrete and conference rooms. The garden, the pool and the parking decide it: this suits you if you have a car and business in Karen, and it does not if you want the centre on foot.
01What it is
Anga Afrika Luxury Boutique Camp Nairobi lists the practical set for a working stay in Karen: free wifi, free car parking, a meeting room, a safe, luggage storage, a concierge and a cafe. Beyond that come the leisure and long-stay extras, a garden, a terrace, an outdoor pool, a picnic area, a smoking area, bars and breakfast, plus babysitting, laundry, dry cleaning and a surcharge line that tells you some of it costs more. There is no gym, no spa and nothing about the rooms themselves, so the list is thin on what you get inside the door.
What that adds up to at Anga Afrika Luxury Boutique Camp Nairobi is a grounded, car-dependent base. You get the pool, the garden and the parking without the noise of the centre, and you give up the centre itself. It suits conference groups, families with a driver, and anyone working in Karen or along the ridge. It does not suit a first-time visitor who wants the Central Business District on foot, or anyone without a car.
02The supplier's photographs
0318 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 Upper Hill and Community, 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 Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters to them, which is not the same as being in it. Treat the quarter as a reference point, not an address. Anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and out.
The quarter itself is the western ridge above the centre: new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. It is 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. It is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The quarter lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Anga Afrika Luxury Boutique Camp Nairobi sits well outside the centre, so book once your Karen or ridge plans are fixed rather than on the chance of moving around. 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 Anga Afrika Luxury Boutique Camp Nairobi?+
It is on Rhino Park Road in Karen, near Karen Hills and Resurrection Gardens, in Greater Nairobi. The site puts it 17.04 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 213 minutes on foot in a direct line. That is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What facilities does the property list?+
Free wifi, free car parking, a meeting room, a safe, luggage storage, a concierge and a cafe. There is also a garden, terrace, outdoor pool, picnic area, smoking area, bars and breakfast, with babysitting, laundry and dry cleaning. A surcharge line applies to some services, and nothing is listed for a gym or spa.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
Yes, practically. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Free parking is listed, and the centre is well away, so plan on driving or being driven.
How do I check availability at Anga Afrika Luxury Boutique Camp Nairobi?+
Use the booking link on this page. It shows live room availability, confirms which rooms can be cancelled free, and issues your confirmation. There is no guest score on file for this property, so weigh the listed facilities and the Karen location when you decide.
