A three star studio apartment block off Ngong Road, in the new concrete part of Greater Nairobi where buildings come with parking and little else on foot. The kitchenette is what decides it: cook for yourself and the distance from the centre stops mattering, plan to eat out and it starts to.
01What it is
Beta Studio Apartment is a 3 star apartment property off Ngong Road Racecourse Gardens, in Greater Nairobi rather than the centre. The list is a working flat's list: a kitchen, kitchenette, oven, microwave, refrigerator and water, plus a bathroom with shower, WC, toiletries, towels and slippers, and carpet underfoot. There is free wifi, internet access, a TV, an iron and board, cleaning, lifts, non smoking rooms, a balcony, patio and terrace. Free car parking is listed, which matters here. The list is thin on services: no restaurant, no bar, no gym, and the swimming pool is the one resort-style extra on it.
For a self-catering stay, Beta Studio Apartment covers the practical ground, and the free parking plus the kitchenette are the two items that make it work as a base. It sits 7.18 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, so you are outside the centre and will drive in. The street feels like 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. Beta Studio Apartment suits a driver who wants a kitchen and quiet. It does not suit anyone coming to walk a quarter.
02The supplier's photographs
0328 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 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 Beta Studio Apartment if you want a kitchen and free parking more than you want to be inside the centre. 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 Beta Studio Apartment?+
It is off Ngong Road in Racecourse Gardens, in Greater Nairobi rather than the central business district. The site records it as 8.71 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 109 minutes on foot in a direct line, and the nearest of the ten quarters covered here is Upper Hill and Community. Assume you are driving.
Can I cook for myself at Beta Studio Apartment?+
Yes. The property lists a kitchen and kitchenette with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and water, so self-catering is the point of the place. The list carries no restaurant or bar, so most people who stay here buy food and prepare it themselves rather than expecting meals on site.
What is there to do around Racecourse Gardens after dark?+
Not much. The area is described as safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride needed for anywhere else, and the street is new concrete on a ridge built for the car and the conference room. Treat the apartment as a quiet base and plan your evenings elsewhere, or stay in.
How do I check availability at Beta Studio Apartment?+
Check dates and room types through app.impt.io. The property has seven photos on file and lists free wifi, free car parking, a balcony and a terrace alongside the kitchen facilities, so compare what is included before you confirm. Availability moves with the conference calendar in this part of Greater Nairobi.
