A one bed apartment on Muthithi Road in Greater Nairobi, run by YourHostNairobi, with a full kitchen, a washing machine and free parking. It is a 3 star listing with no dining room and no scored guest reviews on file, so the kitchen and the parking space are what decide whether it suits you.
01What it is
Capital M Sapphire Line 1 bed by YourHostNairobi is a 3 star one bed apartment at 30 Muthithi Road in Greater Nairobi. The list is strongest on long-stay self-catering: a kitchen with oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster and dishwasher, a washing machine, iron and board, and a safe. There is a desk, free wifi and internet access, a TV, a balcony, and a bathroom with bath, shower, bidet, WC, towels and toiletries. Lifts serve the building, and there is free car parking on site alongside the general parking.
Capital M Sapphire Line 1 bed by YourHostNairobi is a practical base for someone who wants to cook, wash clothes and keep a car in Greater Nairobi rather than live out of a hotel. It suits two people staying several nights, a work trip with a vehicle, or anyone who would rather not eat every meal out. It does not suit anyone who wants a bar downstairs, a restaurant in the building or a doorman, because none of those appear on the list. The lack of a guest score means you book on the facilities alone.
02The supplier's photographs
0327 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing outside the ten quarters
These hotels sit outside the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. Biashara Street and City Market is only the nearest of the ten, and it is where you would be heading, not where you are sleeping. Take that as the shape of your stay: you are in the wider city, just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby.
The quarter itself is the market one, 0.63 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 8 minutes on foot in a direct line. The oldest retail streets in the city: Biashara for cloth and haberdashery, Muindi Mbingu for flowers, and the 1930s City Market hall behind them for produce, curios and a fish counter. Jamia Mosque's three silver domes close the block. The streets are narrow, shaded, and the only part of the centre where the shops are still one-family wide. It suits kikoi and kitenge cloth, curios without the tour-bus markup, and an hour of architecture. It is a daytime quarter: the halls shut in the late afternoon and the streets empty with them, so plan the return before that.
Read the nearest quarter, Biashara Street and City Market05Booking it
Book this one through the link below rather than by messaging the host, and read the cancellation terms before you commit to dates. 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 the apartment?+
It sits at 30 Muthithi Road in Greater Nairobi, the part of the city the site covers outside the centre. It is 2.74 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 35 minutes on foot in a direct line. A car makes the location far easier than walking.
What is in the kitchen?+
The kitchen has an oven, a microwave, a refrigerator, a toaster and a dishwasher, plus coffee making and the usual crockery and cutlery. There is a washing machine and an iron and board for longer stays. This is a self-catering apartment, so you buy and cook your own food.
Is parking included?+
Free car parking is listed, along with general parking on the property. The apartment is in Greater Nairobi rather than the centre, so a car is realistic here, and the building has lifts to the floors. Do not assume a reserved bay unless it is confirmed in writing.
How do I check availability?+
Use the booking link on this page to see live dates for Capital M Sapphire Line 1 bed by YourHostNairobi. The listing is a single one bed unit, so the calendar fills quickly. If your dates are open, book through the link and read the cancellation terms before you pay.
