A four star garden and spa property on Korongo Road, out on the ridge in Greater Nairobi. The facilities list is deep and the setting is quiet, so it suits anyone who wants a pool, a sauna and a parking space more than a short walk to the centre.
01What it is
Blixen Resort & Spa lists a full set: an outdoor pool with a pool bar, a spa, a sauna, a jacuzzi, a restaurant, a bar, room service and a gym-free but otherwise complete wellness run, plus air conditioning, a desk, a TV, a refrigerator, a bath, a shower and a WC in the rooms. The list is strong on grounds and on practicalities: 24 hour front desk, concierge, laundry service, luggage storage, free car parking, free wifi, a shuttle service and car rental. Family rooms and non smoking rooms are named. It is thin on nothing much except detail, since no capacity, no floor layout and no room count is given.
For someone staying at Blixen Resort & Spa, the property is a self contained base in Greater Nairobi rather than a place to step out of and into the city. 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. That suits a conference stay, a family, or anyone who wants the pool, the garden and the spa and will take a car for everything else. It does not suit a visitor who wants the Central Business District on foot.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 7 more on the supplier's own record. 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
If you want the garden, the pool and the spa as the whole of your stay rather than a base for walking the centre, book Blixen Resort & Spa directly. 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 Blixen Resort & Spa?+
It is on Korongo Road in Nairobi, in the area this site calls Greater Nairobi. The property sits 13.18 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 165 minutes on foot in a direct line, so treat it as a car based address rather than a walkable one.
What does Blixen Resort & Spa list for guests?+
The listed facilities include an outdoor pool, a pool bar, a spa, a sauna and a jacuzzi, plus a restaurant, bars, room service, air conditioning, free wifi, free car parking, a garden, a terrace, family rooms and a 24 hour front desk. It is a four star property.
How do I get into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
The property is 11.33 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street itself is built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
How do I check availability for Blixen Resort & Spa?+
Use the booking link on this page to see which rooms are open for your dates and how they are configured. Family rooms, non smoking rooms and rooms with a bath are among the listed options, so check the room detail before you confirm.
