A three star apartment block in Greater Nairobi with a pool, free parking and a front desk that stays open. It is a long way from the centre, so it only makes sense if you have a vehicle or a reason to be out this way rather than in the middle of town.
01What it is
City Airport Apartment Nairobi lists the basics you would expect at three stars: free wifi, a 24 hour front desk, breakfast, dry cleaning, free car parking and a pool. There is wheelchair access, and the listing notes a surcharge, though it does not say what for. Nothing here is described in detail: no room types, no kitchen or laundry arrangements, no explanation of how the front desk handles arrivals or what the pool area is like.
Taken together, what City Airport Apartment Nairobi offers is parking, a pool and a desk that never closes. That is useful if you are driving and want to leave the car somewhere, or arriving late and needing someone at the desk. It is not much use if you plan to spend your days in the centre: the property is 13.84 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 173 minutes on foot in a direct line. Suits drivers and people with business in Greater Nairobi. Does not suit anyone expecting to walk to the city centre.
02The supplier's photographs
038 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 Muthurwa and the east markets, 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 Muthurwa and the east markets is only the nearest of the ten. That is the whole point of the distinction: you are sleeping outside the grid, and you will be travelling in and out for anything in the CBD.
The quarter itself is the eastern edge of the grid: wholesale produce, bus termini, before dawn. Trucks, handcarts and the entire city’s vegetables changing hands at 5am. It is the wholesale edge, where Muthurwa’s market and the country bus termini push up against the railway land, and it feeds the rest of the grid. Best for an early-morning market walk with someone who knows it. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be, and mornings are the only sensible time. Muthurwa sits 1.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 16 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that figure describes the quarter, not your journey from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Muthurwa and the east markets05Booking it
Book City Airport Apartment Nairobi once you have settled how you will get into the centre and back, because that decides whether the location works for you at all. 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 City Airport Apartment Nairobi?+
It is on Green City Gardens in Greater Nairobi, well outside the central business district. It sits 12.74 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Plan on a vehicle rather than a walk into town.
What does the property actually list?+
Free wifi, a 24 hour front desk, breakfast, dry cleaning, free car parking, a pool and wheelchair access. The listing also notes a surcharge without saying what it covers. There is no detail on room types or what the pool and breakfast actually involve.
What is the area around it like, and is it safe after dark?+
The street is a market and freight scene: trucks, handcarts and the entire city's vegetables changing hands at 5am. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be. This is a mornings only location, so do not plan on walking out in the evening.
How do I check availability and cancel if my plans change?+
Availability and rooms are shown through app.impt.io, where you complete the booking. Most rooms there can be cancelled free, so check the terms on the room you pick before confirming. The 24 hour front desk handles arrivals once you have a confirmed booking.
