A four star property on Gataka Road in Greater Nairobi, far enough out that you will drive everywhere, with an indoor pool and kitchens in the rooms. It suits people who want a base away from the centre and a car in the parking lot, and it does not suit anyone hoping to walk into the middle of Nairobi.
01What it is
Comfort and charm homes lists a long set of facilities that break down into four groups. Sleeping and living: air conditioning, carpeted rooms, family rooms, a TV, towels, slippers, toiletries, a safe and a smoke detector. Cooking and washing: a kitchen, a kitchenette, a microwave, water, housekeeping, cleaning and laundry service. Outside and around: a garden, free car parking, parking, a market and 24H security. Water and swimming: an indoor pool and a swimming pool. Free wifi and internet access cover the rooms. The list is thin on what a four star property usually names: no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no airport transfer, no workspace, and no business centre, so the conference room the street was built around is not on the property's own books.
What that adds up to is a self-contained place rather than a full service hotel. Comfort and charm homes gives you a kitchen, a pool, parking and a guard at the gate, and then leaves you to solve dinner, work and the trip into town yourself. The plot sits on a ridge of new concrete, built for the car and the conference room, and it is 13.25 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. That makes it right for a family group or a long stay where you want to cook and drive, and wrong for a first visitor who wants to step out of the door into the city. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
0331 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 a long way out, in the wider city, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters to them, which is not the same as being in it. Treat the quarter as a reference point, not an address. Anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and out.
The quarter itself is the western ridge above the centre: new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. It is 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. It is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The quarter lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
If you want a kitchen, a pool and a parking space more than you want to be near the centre, book Comfort and charm homes, and choose a room with the kitchenette if you plan to use it. 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 Comfort and charm homes?+
The property is on Gataka Road in Nairobi, in the Greater Nairobi area rather than the central business district. It stands 15.14 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 190 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 13.25 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What facilities does the property list?+
The list includes an indoor pool, a swimming pool, air conditioning, a kitchen, a kitchenette, a microwave, a garden, free car parking, 24H security, free wifi, housekeeping, laundry service and family rooms. It does not list a restaurant, a bar, a gym or a business centre, so plan meals and work accordingly.
Can you walk into the centre from Gataka Road?+
No. This is car country. The site puts it 15.14 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 190 minutes on foot in a direct line, and the street is built for the car and the conference room. Arrange a vehicle or a ride for anything beyond the property, especially after dark.
How do you check availability?+
Availability and room types are checked through app.impt.io when you book. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so you can hold a room while you sort out your transport into the centre. Pick a kitchenette room if you intend to cook during your stay.
