A three star bed and breakfast on Star Road South C, in the Five Star Estate, four kilometres out from the centre and built for the car. The deciding fact is that you need one: the street is safe and dull, and getting anywhere else means a ride.
01What it is
Bid B&B lists the plain working set. Free wifi, free car parking, housekeeping, non smoking rooms, a bathroom with a shower, towels, slippers, an iron and board, dry cleaning service, and a smoking area for those who need one. The list is thin on anything beyond the room and the parking bay: there is no restaurant, no gym, no airport transfer and no shuttle named, and the surcharge line is the only mention of anything costing extra. What you are looking at is a three star stop with the essentials covered and little else promised.
That makes Bid B&B a fit for a self driving visitor or a small work group who wants a quiet ridge outside the centre and a guaranteed parking space at the end of the day. The free wifi and the iron and board suit a short working stay, and the non smoking rooms and dry cleaning service cover the basics. It does not suit anyone who wants the Central Business District on foot, or an evening that continues past the hotel bar. Bid B&B is a base, not a destination, and the car is the whole of the arrangement.
02The supplier's photographs
0312 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 Bid B&B if the address and the parking are what you need, and check the room type against the short facility list before you confirm. 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 Bid B&B in Nairobi?+
It is on Star Road in South C, inside the Five Star Estate, in the Greater Nairobi area. The site measures it at 4.14 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 52 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 3.24 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What facilities does Bid B&B actually list?+
Free wifi, free car parking, housekeeping, non smoking rooms, a bathroom with a shower, towels, slippers, an iron and board, dry cleaning service, and a smoking area. There is a surcharge line but the list names no restaurant, no gym and no transfer. Three star is the rating given.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
Yes, for anything beyond the hotel itself. The street here 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. Free parking is on the list. Walking into the centre is not the practical plan.
How do I check availability at Bid B&B?+
Use the booking link on this page. Availability, room types and cancellation terms are shown when you search, and most rooms can be cancelled free. Bid B&B has twelve photos on file here so you can see the rooms before you commit. There are no prices on this site.
