A ninth floor one bedroom at Kileleshwa, on a ridge built for cars and conference rooms. The kitchen, the washing machine and the free parking decide it: this suits you if you are driving and self catering, and it does not suit you if you want the centre on foot.
01What it is
Cityscape Haven 1 Bedroom at Kileleshwa 9th flr is a four star apartment on Gatundu Close with a full kitchen, a washing machine, a refrigerator and a microwave, so you can cook and do laundry rather than eat out and send clothes away. There is a balcony and a desk, free wifi, a TV, an iron and board, a hairdryer, towels and a WC. The building has lifts, luggage storage, free car parking and non smoking rooms, and pets are allowed. The list is thin on service: no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no pool, and nothing about housekeeping or a reception desk.
What that adds up to is a self contained floor in a residential block rather than a staffed hotel, and Cityscape Haven 1 Bedroom at Kileleshwa 9th flr should be read that way. The lift, the parking and the washing machine are the parts that matter day to day. It sits in Greater Nairobi, 4.51 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 57 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 3.57 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Take it if you have a car and want quiet and a kitchen; leave it if you want the centre at your door.
02The supplier's photographs
0320 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 Upper Hill and Community, and they are not in any of the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. They sit well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters. That matters more than it sounds: you are staying in the wider city, and anything in the CBD means travelling in and out for it. The ridge itself is new concrete built for the car and the conference room, and most of the CBD's office space has been moving up there since the 2000s, which is why you find the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies and an expressway ramp to the airport on it. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Upper Hill and Community 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. If you want the centre on foot, this is not the right base.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book this one if you are driving, because the free parking and the apartment's own kitchen are the two things that make the address work, and confirm the lift and the pet policy when you do. 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 Cityscape Haven 1 Bedroom at Kileleshwa 9th flr?+
It is on Gatundu Close in Kileleshwa, in Greater Nairobi, on a ridge the area notes describe as new concrete built for the car and the conference room. It is 3.57 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and further from the central business district.
What does the apartment actually include?+
A kitchen with a microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, an iron and board, a hairdryer, towels and a WC, plus a balcony, a desk and a TV. Wifi and internet access are free, as is car parking. The building has lifts, luggage storage and non smoking rooms, and pets are allowed.
Can I stay here without a car?+
It is possible but awkward. The distance from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue is 4.51 km, which is 57 minutes on foot in a direct line, and after dark the area is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. If you plan to walk into the centre daily, this is the wrong base.
How do I check availability?+
Availability and room types are shown when you book through app.impt.io. Most rooms can be cancelled free, and the listing covers a one bedroom on the ninth floor, so check that the unit offered matches what you need before you confirm, particularly if you are travelling with a pet.
