A one bedroom apartment in Westlands with a full kitchen, free parking and free wifi, at a plain three star standard. The deciding question is whether you want a self contained base near the centre rather than a serviced hotel room, because that is exactly what this is.
01What it is
Cosy Nairobi 1bdr Apartment for Two in Westlands is listed as a three star one bedroom apartment, and the facilities list is heavier on the domestic than the hotel: a kitchen with oven, microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, iron and board, hairdryer, towels and toiletries. There is free wifi and internet access, a TV, a balcony and a patio, free car parking, non smoking rooms, a smoke detector, and wheelchair access. Where the list is thin is anything a hotel would supply as a service: no restaurant, no bar, no front desk, no gym, no room service, no airport transfer. The Westlands Close address carries its own weight, since this site's other properties cluster closer to the centre.
For two people staying a few nights, the Cosy Nairobi 1bdr Apartment for Two in Westlands removes the usual hotel costs of eating out, because the kitchen is real and the washing machine means you pack less. The Westlands Close position is a residential one, and you should read the street note for this side of town before you commit: narrow, shaded, and the only part of the centre where the shops are still one-family wide. This apartment suits a couple or two colleagues who want a self catering base and will arrange their own transport and meals. It does not suit anyone who wants a lobby, a bar downstairs, or staff on hand at all hours.
02The supplier's photographs
0323 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 the Cosy Nairobi 1bdr Apartment for Two in Westlands directly, since there is no front desk to negotiate with on arrival. 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 Cosy Nairobi 1bdr Apartment for Two in Westlands?+
It sits on Westlands Close in Nairobi, on the west side of the centre. It is 2.29 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 29 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 1.74 km from Biashara Street and City Market, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What does the apartment actually include?+
A kitchen with oven, microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, iron and board, hairdryer, towels and toiletries. There is free wifi, a TV, a balcony and patio, free car parking, non smoking rooms, a smoke detector and wheelchair access. No restaurant, bar or front desk is listed.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
Free car parking is listed, which matters on Westlands Close because the area is residential rather than a hotel strip. If you are not driving, plan your own transport into the centre rather than relying on anything the property provides, since no shuttle or transfer service appears in the facilities.
How do I check availability and cancel if plans change?+
Availability and dates are checked through app.impt.io. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, and the booking terms are shown before you confirm. Check the cancellation window for your dates carefully, because this is an apartment rather than a staffed hotel and the terms are set by the operator.
