A three star on Hospital Road in Upper Hill and Community, close to the centre of that quarter, with a long facilities list built around meetings, food and drink rather than around the room. It suits people working at the hospital, the conference rooms and the surrounding offices who want the whole thing on one site.
01What it is
Capital Heights Hotel lists the full working set: 24 hour front desk, concierge, safe, luggage storage, laundry and dry cleaning, free wifi, meeting room, banquet, restaurant, bars, a pool bar and a night club. There is a garden, a smoking area, a barber and beauty salon, and wheelchair access. The list is thin on the quiet, ordinary things: nothing is said about parking, gym or breakfast, and the surcharge line is a warning rather than a facility.
What this adds up to at Capital Heights Hotel is a place organised around people with something scheduled. The front desk runs all night, the concierge can arrange things, and the shuttle service helps if you are moving between offices or the hospital. It is weaker as a holiday base. The night club and pool bar work against a quiet night, the address sits on a ridge built for cars, and the hotel bar is where the evening ends unless you take a ride.
02The supplier's photographs
0319 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Upper Hill and Community
Upper Hill and Community sits on the western ridge, 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. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. The quarter lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
It 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. That suits people here to work and people who want their evening contained. It does not suit anyone expecting street life outside the door. The streets are built for the car and the conference room, so plan to move by vehicle once the working day ends.
Read the whole of Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
The sensible reason to book Capital Heights Hotel is that it is the Upper Hill and Community address with everything under one roof, so you are not arranging dinner elsewhere after a late meeting. 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 Capital Heights Hotel?+
It is on Hospital Road in the Upper Hill and Community area. That address is 2.58 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 33 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street itself is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, so the setting is offices rather than a walking district.
What does Capital Heights Hotel list for guests?+
The facilities cover 24 hour front desk, concierge, safe, luggage storage, laundry and dry cleaning, free wifi, restaurant, bars, pool bar, night club, garden, smoking area, barber and beauty salon, meeting room, banquet, shuttle service and wheelchair access. Parking, a gym and breakfast are not named, and a surcharge is listed.
Can you walk into central Nairobi from the hotel?+
The hotel is 0.83 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community, which is the immediate quarter. Central Nairobi is further out. The area after dark is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Plan on a taxi or the shuttle for evenings in the centre rather than a walk.
What does the guest score mean?+
Capital Heights Hotel holds 4 out of 5 from 630 reviews. That is a solid score for a three star, and the volume of reviews suggests a steady flow of guests rather than a small sample. Treat it as reassurance that the basics work, not as a promise of anything more than a three star should deliver.
