A four star furnished studio on Lumumba Drive, out on the transport edge of Greater Nairobi. The kitchen, the desk and the parking are the reasons to take it. The reason to leave it is the position: you are not in the centre, and you will not be walking in.
01What it is
Chic Studio Furnished Apartment is a four star furnished apartment on Lumumba Drive in Greater Nairobi. The facilities list is long on the inside of the room and short on everything else. Kitchen, kitchenette, microwave and refrigerator put self-catering on the table. Desk, free wifi and internet access cover a working stay, with iron and board, hairdryer, toiletries, towels, slippers, shower and WC filling out the bathroom side. The rest is a garden, free car parking, lifts and non smoking rooms. What the list does not carry matters as much: no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no airport transfer, no reception desk described here, and nothing you could call a hotel service beyond the room itself.
That combination points one way. Chic Studio Furnished Apartment suits someone with a car who wants a contained, self-sufficient base and does not need the centre at the door. It is wrong for a first-time visitor who wants to step out into the middle of things, and wrong for anyone planning to walk to the Central Business District. Treat it as a stay you drive out of and return to, not one you drift in and out of on foot.
02The supplier's photographs
0325 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 Ngara and the Globe, and they are not in any of the ten quarters this site covers. They sit a long way out, in the wider city, and Ngara and the Globe is only the nearest of the ten. Treat that as the honest starting point: you are outside the centre, and anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and back out again.
The quarter itself is the northern edge, where the grid loosens and the roads north begin. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge, the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, and Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. The street feel is a flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does. It suits early markets and the walk up to the National Museum, and it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, crossed by car. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line, but that measures the quarter, not your hotel.
Read the nearest quarter, Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Ask about the studio you are shown before you confirm, because a furnished apartment is only as good as the unit behind the listing and the facilities list here is generic. 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 Chic Studio Furnished Apartment?+
On Lumumba Drive in Greater Nairobi, outside the Central Business District. It sits 9.68 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 10.37 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 130 minutes on foot in a direct line. Plan on a car.
What does the apartment actually include?+
The room side is well covered: kitchen, kitchenette, microwave, refrigerator, desk, free wifi and internet access, plus a bathroom with shower, hairdryer, towels, toiletries and slippers, and an iron and board. The property lists a garden, free car parking, lifts and non smoking rooms. It does not list a restaurant, bar or gym.
Can I walk into the centre from here?+
No, and the site's own note on the area says the same. The street is a flyover, a roundabout and a market that starts before the light does, and after dark it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, to be crossed by car. Budget for a vehicle for every trip in and out.
How do I check availability for my dates?+
Availability and cancellation terms are set per room, so the only reliable check is a live search for the nights you want. Put your dates in through app.impt.io and the returns will show what is actually open and what can be cancelled free. The facilities list is generic, so confirm the unit you are booking.
