A three star house on Mokoyeti East Road, close enough to Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street to walk in, with parking and a garden behind the door. The location decides it: you get the loudest pavements in Kenya on foot, and you take a car after dark.
01What it is
Back to Africa House lists breakfast, free car parking, a garden, a smoking area and wheelchair access, and it carries a three star rating. Breakfast and parking are the two that matter most here, because a car solves the evening problem and breakfast saves you hunting the pavements at the start of the day. The garden is the other real asset: somewhere to sit that is not Moi Avenue. The list is thin on the practical side. There is no restaurant beyond breakfast, no gym, no meeting room, no airport transfer, and nothing to say how the rooms are set up.
What that adds up to is a straightforward place to sleep within walking distance of the centre rather than a place to spend a day. Back to Africa House suits someone who wants Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street on foot, keeps a car for the evening, and treats the room as a base. It does not suit anyone who needs the hotel to be the point of the trip, or who plans to be out late on the street. The smoking area and the wheelchair access are listed plainly; ask about both before you commit.
02The supplier's photographs
035 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street
Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street is the busy grid, and it is the loudest, fullest pavements in Kenya: hawkers, phone shops, preachers, and a bus every few seconds. Two parallel streets carrying most of the pedestrian traffic in the country. The National Archives sits at the Moi Avenue end in the old Bank of India building, and the whole stretch is shops at street level with offices stacked above. It is best for street life, errands, and the Archives gallery in the middle of it. The quarter sits 0.27 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 4 minutes on foot in a direct line.
After dark it thins out fast after the commute and is better avoided late. Take a car after dark. That is the trade: you are paying for the heaviest footfall in the country, and the same footfall disappears by evening, leaving pavements you should not cross on foot. It suits anyone who wants the day to happen at street level and is happy to retreat behind a door at night. It does not suit anyone who wants an evening on the pavement outside.
Read the whole of Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street05Booking it
Book Back to Africa House directly if you want the centre on foot and a car space waiting, and confirm the room setup and access needs while you do it. 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 Back to Africa House?+
The address is Mokoyeti East Road, Nairobi. It is 0.09 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 2 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 0.18 km from the centre of Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street. Those are the two reference points to use when you place it.
What does the property actually provide?+
Breakfast, free car parking, a garden, a smoking area and wheelchair access, under a three star rating. There is no restaurant beyond breakfast and no gym or meeting room on the list, so plan your meals and any work elsewhere in the centre.
Is the Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street area safe at night?+
It thins out fast after the commute and is better avoided late. Take a car after dark. In daylight the pavements are the loudest, fullest in Kenya: hawkers, phone shops, preachers and a bus every few seconds, so keep your things close.
How do I check availability and cancel if plans change?+
Availability and room details are shown when you book through app.impt.io. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so check the terms on the room you pick. Confirm any access requirements, such as wheelchair access or the smoking area, before you complete the booking.
