A one bedroom apartment with a kitchen, a washing machine and parking, on a ridge in Karen. It sits 9.65 km from Upper Hill, the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, so a car decides whether it works for you.
01What it is
Arabella Alpha Modern & Homely 1 Bedroom Apartment in Karen lists a full kitchen and kitchenette, with an oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster and coffee, and a washing machine, iron and board, and laundry service behind it. The bathroom has a shower, WC, towels, toiletries, a hairdryer and slippers. There is a desk, a TV, a fan, a balcony and a garden, plus free wifi, free car parking and 24H. Security with a smoke detector and first aid. Cleaning and high chairs cover families, and the apartment is non smoking and carpeted. The list is thin on the things a hotel normally supplies: no restaurant, no gym and no reception staff named, so you look after your own meals and your own day.
What that adds up to at Arabella Alpha Modern & Homely 1 Bedroom Apartment in Karen is a self contained base rather than a serviced stay. You get the space of a whole apartment, a kitchen that works, a washing machine that makes a longer trip possible, and parking at the door. 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. That suits a driver in Karen for work, a family wanting room and quiet, or anyone who would rather cook than eat out. It does not suit a visitor who wants the centre on foot, nightlife below the window, or a lobby to sit in.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 1 more on the supplier's own record. 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 this apartment if you want a kitchen, parking and quiet on the ridge, and you are arranging your own transport. 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 is Arabella Alpha Modern & Homely 1 Bedroom Apartment in Karen?+
It is at 34 Silanga Close in Nairobi, in Greater Nairobi. The site measures it at 11.54 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 145 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 9.65 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What does the apartment actually include?+
A full kitchen and kitchenette with oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, iron and board, and a bathroom with shower, towels and toiletries. There is a desk, TV, fan, balcony, garden, free wifi and free car parking, with 24H. Security, cleaning and high chairs.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
Yes, practically. Free parking is on the list and the street is built for the car and the conference room. After dark the area is safe and dull, with hotel bars, and you take a ride anywhere else. A visitor wanting the centre on foot should look elsewhere.
How do I check availability?+
Availability for Arabella Alpha Modern & Homely 1 Bedroom Apartment in Karen is checked through app.impt.io, where the listing shows what is open for your dates. The property has twelve photos on file, so you can see the apartment and the garden before you decide.
