A three star apartment block on Hendred Rd, out on the ridge in Greater Nairobi, with breakfast, parking and lifts but no restaurant or bar of its own. The distance from the centre and the car built street are what decide whether it works for you, not the room.
01What it is
Bella Shared Apartment lists the practical things: free wifi, free car parking, breakfast, housekeeping, dry cleaning service, lifts and luggage storage. That covers the basics of a working stay, and the parking and lifts matter in a low rise, car oriented part of the city. Where the list is thin is anything you would use in the evening. There is no restaurant, no bar, no pool, no gym and no meeting space named, so the apartment is somewhere to sleep and store luggage, not somewhere to spend the day.
What that adds up to is a straightforward three star base on a ridge of new concrete, in a quarter built for the car and the conference room. Staying at Bella Shared Apartment suits someone with a vehicle, a longer booking, or business in the Upper Hill direction. It does not suit a first visit built around walking the central business district, because the centre is a real journey away, and after dark the area is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
037 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 Bella Shared Apartment if the address on Hendred Rd works for your plans, and check the cancellation terms 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 exactly is Bella Shared Apartment?+
It stands on Hendred Rd in Greater Nairobi. The site measures it at 6.18 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 78 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 4.78 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street itself is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
What facilities does the property list?+
The list covers breakfast, free wifi, free car parking, housekeeping, dry cleaning service, lifts and luggage storage. It is a three star list with no restaurant, bar, pool or gym attached. The parking and lifts are the two items that matter most in this car oriented part of Greater Nairobi, since you will be arriving and leaving by vehicle.
Can I stay here without a car?+
You can, but you will be relying on rides for almost everything. The quarter is built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. If your trip is about walking the central business district, an address this far out works against you.
How do I check availability for Bella Shared Apartment?+
Availability and cancellation terms are shown when you search the booking page at app.impt.io. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so you can hold a booking while you settle your plans. There are no rates published on this site, and the booking page is where the current terms for your dates appear.
