A one bedroom condo on a ridge in Kilimani, with a kitchen, a balcony and city views. The deciding fact is the location: this suits you if you have a car, and it does not if you want to walk out of the door into the centre.
01What it is
Cozy 1BR Condo Kilimani Nairobi with city views is a four star apartment on the fifth floor of Spanish Villas, Lenana Valley Heights. The listed facilities run to a full kitchen, a washing machine, iron and board, a safe, a TV, free wifi and a balcony and terrace, so it works as a base for several nights rather than one. The building adds a twenty four hour front desk, express check in, housekeeping, room service, laundry, lifts, free car parking and round the clock security. There is a fitness centre, a garden, a smoking area, a barber or beauty salon, bars, a market and car rental, plus breakfast and a shuttle service. The list is thin on two things: nothing here is described as a restaurant for a full meal, and the wheelchair accessible entry is the only detail given for step free movement.
What that adds up to is a self contained flat on a ridge, in an area of new concrete built for the car and the conference room. Cozy 1BR Condo Kilimani Nairobi with city views sits 5.41 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 68 minutes on foot in a direct line. It is 4.05 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. After dark the area is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Book it if you are driving, working from the flat or staying a few days. Do not book it if you want to step out into the centre. Kilimani is a daytime quarter, the halls shut in the late afternoon.
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 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 want a kitchen and a parking space rather than a lobby to sit in. 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 condo?+
It is on the fifth floor of Spanish Villas, Lenana Valley Heights, in Kilimani, Greater Nairobi. That puts it 4.05 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. It is not in the central business district, so plan for a car or a shuttle.
Can I cook for myself here?+
Yes. The listing includes a kitchen, a washing machine, an iron and board, and a safe, so the flat is set up for a longer stay rather than a single night. A market is also listed on the property, which keeps shopping simple. Nothing on the list is described as a full restaurant.
What does it cost and how do I check availability?+
There are no prices on this site. Availability and the current rate are confirmed at the point of booking through app.impt.io, where most rooms can be cancelled free. The booking is confirmed there, and the CO2 and credit terms apply to that confirmed booking.
Do I need a car to stay in Kilimani?+
It helps. The listing includes free car parking, car rental and a shuttle service, which tells you how most people get around here. After dark the area is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. It sits 5.41 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 68 minutes on foot in a direct line.
