A four star three bedroom apartment on Riara Lane in Mideya Gardens, on the ridge side of Greater Nairobi. It is set up for a group or a family with a car, and it decides the stay on one thing: you get a full kitchen and space, and you give up walking distance to the centre.
01What it is
The Art inspired 3BR Apartment is a four star apartment rather than a hotel room, and the list reads that way: a kitchen with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and washing machine, plus a lounge, a balcony, a dining desk and air conditioning. Bedrooms come carpeted, with a cot and high chairs available, and the bathrooms carry a shower, a bidet, towels and toiletries. Building services include 24 hour security, security features, smoke detectors, lifts, free wifi, free car parking, laundry service, car rental and a shuttle service, and the property is wheelchair accessible with non smoking rooms and a smoking area. The thin part is the leisure list: aerobics, bowling, a golf course and horse back riding are named, and the playground and garden are the only ones on the property itself.
What the Art inspired 3BR Apartment adds up to is self contained space in a low density pocket, not a base you walk out of. Riara Lane sits on new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark the area is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. If you are a family, a group of colleagues or anyone staying more than a night or two who wants a kitchen and a washing machine, this works, provided you have a car or are happy to use the shuttle and car rental the property lists. If you want to step out of a lobby into the centre, or you are here for one night, this is the wrong shape of stay.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 13 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 well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters. That matters more than it sounds: you are staying in the wider city, and anything in the CBD means travelling in and out for it. The ridge itself is new concrete built for the car and the conference room, and most of the CBD's office space has been moving up there since the 2000s, which is why you find the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies and an expressway ramp to the airport on it. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Upper Hill and Community 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. If you want the centre on foot, this is not the right base.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book the Art inspired 3BR Apartment directly if your dates are fixed, and check the apartment type before you confirm, because a three bedroom unit is what you are booking, not a 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 is the Art inspired 3BR Apartment?+
It is on Riara Lane in Mideya Gardens, in Greater Nairobi. The site measures it at 5.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 73 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 4.26 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
Is this an apartment or a hotel room?+
It is an apartment. The listing is for a three bedroom unit with a kitchen, oven, microwave, refrigerator and washing machine, plus a lounge, balcony and air conditioning. Hotel style services are limited to things like laundry, cleaning and a shuttle, so expect to look after yourself more than in a full service hotel.
What is the area like at night?+
The site's own line is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Riara Lane is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. Plan on driving or taking a shuttle in the evening rather than walking out to find something nearby.
How do I check availability and cancel?+
Availability and apartment types are shown on app.impt.io, where you complete the booking. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so check the cancellation terms on the unit you pick before you confirm. The property lists express check in, which shortens the arrival process once you reach Riara Lane.
