Anga Nest is a one bedroom apartment off Ngong Road in Racecourse Gardens, on the ridge south west of the centre in Greater Nairobi. It is a four star serviced unit with a kitchen, a pool and parking. The one thing that decides whether it is right for you is whether you will have a car.
01What it is
Anga Nest lists a full set of the things a longer stay actually needs: a kitchen with an oven, a microwave and a refrigerator, air conditioning, free wifi and internet access, a desk, an iron and board, a hairdryer, towels, a safe and a TV. The building adds lifts, 24 hour security, free car parking, a laundry service and a fitness centre, plus an outdoor pool. It also allows pets. Where the list is thin is on the working side of a hotel: there is no restaurant, no bar and no room service named, so the kitchen is not a bonus here, it is the point.
For someone on a conference week or a longer posting, Anga Nest does the job: you cook, you park, you swim, you sleep, and the security and the lifts mean the building works at odd hours. It is not for a first time visitor who wants the centre on foot. This is Greater Nairobi, not the CBD, and the quarter it sits nearest is Upper Hill and Community, so a car, a driver or a rideshare account is close to essential. Treat Anga Nest as a base for a stay with its own rhythm, not as a hotel you walk out of into the city.
02The supplier's photographs
0326 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
Book Anga Nest if you want a self contained one bedroom with parking and a kitchen rather than a serviced room. 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 Nest?+
It is off Ngong Road in Racecourse Gardens, in Greater Nairobi rather than the central business district. The site measures it at 9.71 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 122 minutes on foot in a direct line. The nearest of the ten quarters covered here is Upper Hill and Community.
What does the apartment actually have in it?+
A one bedroom with a kitchen: oven, microwave, refrigerator, plus a desk, air conditioning, a balcony, a safe, a TV, towels and a hairdryer. The building has free wifi, lifts, 24 hour security, free car parking, a laundry service, a fitness centre and an outdoor pool. Pets are allowed.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
Yes, it helps a great deal. The street 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. Parking is free and on site, so arriving with your own vehicle is the simplest arrangement.
How do I check availability and hold a room?+
Go to app.impt.io. Availability for Anga Nest is shown there, most rooms can be cancelled free, and the booking is confirmed through the app. Nothing is charged at this stage and there are no rates published on this page to compare against.
