A three star studio on a ridge in Greater Nairobi, with a kitchenette, a desk and parking. It suits a longer stay with a car, and it does not suit anyone who wants to step out of the door into the centre.
01What it is
Cosy Studio with Workspace is a three star apartment at Racecourse Gardens Apartments on Mama Wahu Road, in Greater Nairobi rather than the centre itself. The list is built around a self contained stay: a kitchenette with microwave and refrigerator, a desk, free wifi, a safe, an iron and board, towels and toiletries, a shower, a WC and slippers. The building adds a garden, a terrace, a balcony, lifts, free car parking and an outdoor pool. Some entries on the list are duplicates worded differently, and there is nothing here about the size of the studio or what the view from it looks like, so you are choosing on the facility list alone.
What that adds up to is a practical base for someone who is in Nairobi for more than a night or two: you can cook, work at the desk, park the car and get laundry and cleaning done. Cosy Studio with Workspace sits 8.71 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 109 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 7.18 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The area is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Book it if you want space and parking and will drive. Do not book it if you want to walk out into the centre.
02The supplier's photographs
0334 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
Book this one for the nights you want a kitchen and a parking space rather than a lobby, and check the studio's own layout with the property before you commit. 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 Cosy Studio with Workspace?+
It is at Racecourse Gardens Apartments on Mama Wahu Road, in Greater Nairobi. That puts it on a ridge outside the centre, in an area described as new concrete built for the car and the conference room.
How far is it from the centre of Nairobi?+
It is 8.71 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 109 minutes on foot in a direct line. It is 7.18 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What is in the studio itself?+
A kitchenette with microwave and refrigerator, a desk, a safe, an iron and board, towels and toiletries, a shower, a WC and slippers, plus a balcony. The building has a garden, a terrace and an outdoor pool.
How do I check availability?+
Availability and dates are shown on app.impt.io, where you book. Most rooms can be cancelled free, and the booking terms are set out there before you confirm.
