A three star apartment block on Mbaazi Road in Lavington, set up for longer, self-catering stays with a kitchen and a pool, well outside the centre. The question is whether you want a base in Greater Nairobi or a bed you can walk out of into the Central Business District.
01What it is
Astoria Apartments Lavington lists what an apartment needs to run itself: kitchen and kitchenette with microwave, refrigerator and toaster, washing machine, iron and board, and cleaning. Bathrooms come with bath, shower, WC, toiletries and towels. There are lifts, free wifi, a desk, a safe, non smoking rooms, laundry service, luggage storage, express check in, and 24H. Security with smoke detectors and security features. Outside: balcony, garden, terrace, outdoor pool, smoking area. The list is thin on anything beyond the unit and its grounds, so treat it as a place to cook, sleep and swim rather than a serviced hotel.
For a stay in Astoria Apartments Lavington, the kitchen, washing machine and pool do the real work, and the security and lift make the block practical for a longer booking. It sits at 5.29 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 6.72 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 84 minutes on foot in a direct line. 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. Suits self-catering visitors with a car who want space and a pool. Does not suit anyone who wants to step out into the centre.
02The supplier's photographs
0334 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 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 Astoria Apartments Lavington direct if you want the kitchen and the pool confirmed before you commit. 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 Astoria Apartments Lavington?+
It is on Mbaazi Road in Lavington, in Greater Nairobi. The site measures it at 5.29 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Lavington is a residential ridge area, so you are outside the centre rather than in it.
What do the apartments include?+
Each unit lists a kitchen or kitchenette with microwave, refrigerator and toaster, plus a washing machine, iron and board, and cleaning. Bathrooms have a bath or shower, WC, toiletries and towels. The block adds free wifi, a desk, a safe, lifts, 24H. Security and an outdoor pool.
Can I walk from the apartment into central Nairobi?+
You can, but plan for it. The site gives the distance as 6.72 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 84 minutes on foot in a direct line. A car or a ride is the practical way to reach the centre, and the return trip after dark is by vehicle.
How do I check availability at Astoria Apartments Lavington?+
Use the booking page on this site to see open dates for the apartment block and to confirm a room. Availability shows there, and most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold dates while you arrange the rest of the trip.
