Cozy Nest is a three star apartment address in Mellow Heights Apartments, close to the City Square and KICC quarter. The list is thin and plain, and the one thing that decides it is whether you want to be in this institutional part of the centre in daylight and out of it after dark.
01What it is
Cozy Nest lists free car parking, a garden, lifts, a picnic area and a terrace, and it carries a three star rating. For a visitor the parking and the lifts are the parts that matter: the lifts keep the upper floors usable, and the parking means you can arrive with a car and leave it. The garden, the picnic area and the terrace are all outdoor space, and the terrace is the one you would notice. That is the whole list. There is no restaurant, no gym, no pool and no meeting space on it, so do not come expecting the service range of a full hotel.
What Cozy Nest adds up to is an apartment address with a car park and some outdoor space, in the City Square and KICC quarter, and nothing beyond that. It suits someone in the centre on business in daylight hours who wants parking, a lift and a place to sit outside, and who is content to eat and drink elsewhere. It does not suit anyone who wants a bar, a restaurant or a front desk that runs the day for them, and it does not suit a leisure stay built around the evenings, because this part of the centre is institutional and empty once the offices close.
02The supplier's photographs
035 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in City Square and KICC
This hotel sits in City Square and KICC, the civic centre of the grid. The streets here are open paving, flags, and the one tower in Nairobi that everybody can name: the state's block, Parliament, the Supreme Court, City Hall, the Kenyatta mausoleum and the 1973 conference centre whose amphitheatre roof and rooftop deck give the best view of the city there is. It is best for the rooftop view and the shortest walk between the civic landmarks. The quarter lies 0.53 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 7 minutes on foot in a direct line.
After dark it is institutional and empty after office hours. Go in daylight, when the deck is open. If you want somewhere to eat or drink in the evening, this is not it. It suits anyone here for the KICC viewing deck, Parliament or the Supreme Court, and it does not suit anyone who wants company after five.
Read the whole of City Square and KICC05Booking it
Book Cozy Nest directly for the dates you want rather than leaving it to the last minute, since the apartment floors and the parking are the point and both are finite. 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 Cozy Nest?+
Cozy Nest is at Mellow Heights Apartments in Nairobi, in the City Square and KICC quarter. It stands 0.36 km from the centre of City Square and KICC, and 0.86 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street there is open paving, flags, and the one tower in Nairobi that everybody can name.
What does Cozy Nest actually have on site?+
The listed facilities are free car parking, a garden, lifts, a picnic area and a terrace, and the property is a three star. The lifts and the parking are the practical ones for a stay. Everything else on the list is outdoor space. There is no restaurant, bar, gym or pool listed, so plan to eat and drink elsewhere.
Is the area around Cozy Nest busy in the evening?+
No. The City Square and KICC area is institutional and empty after office hours, and the deck is open in daylight. Go in daylight, when the deck is open. If you want an evening out, plan to ride somewhere else rather than walk the streets around the tower after the offices shut.
How do I check whether Cozy Nest has rooms for my dates?+
Check availability through app.impt.io, where the rooms are booked. Enter your dates there and it will show you what is open at Cozy Nest. Most rooms at this property can be cancelled free, so you can hold dates while you settle your plans before you travel.
