D2W Residency Suites is a three star apartment style property on Katani Road in Greater Nairobi, well outside the centre and set up for guests who have their own transport, want a kitchen, and are content to treat the CBD as a daytime destination rather than a doorstep.
01What it is
D2W Residency Suites lists the practical end of the scale: free wifi, 24 hour front desk, 24H. Security, free car parking, housekeeping, laundry service, room service and a concierge. Rooms come with a desk, a safe, a fan, a TV and DVD player, a balcony or terrace, and a private bathroom with bath or shower, WC, sink, towels, toiletries, hairdryer and slippers. There is a kitchen or kitchenette with a refrigerator, microwave, oven, toaster and coffee, plus a washing machine, iron and board, and family rooms with cot and sofa bed. The list also carries banquet space, a bar, a garden, a lounge, a market and a barber and beauty salon. It is thin on the central things a city hotel usually leans on: no restaurant is named, no pool, no gym, no business centre, and no airport transfer beyond a general shuttle service.
What that adds up to for someone at D2W Residency Suites is a self contained stay in a residential edge of Greater Nairobi rather than a hotel in the middle of things. The kitchen and washing machine make it work for longer stays, families and anyone who would rather cook than eat out every night, and the parking and 24 hour security matter if you are driving. It does not suit a visitor who wants to step out of the lobby into the Central Business District, the bars and the restaurants: the address is 16.4 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 205 minutes on foot in a direct line. Book it if you have a car, a reason to be on this side of the city, and a plan for the evening.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 21 more on the supplier's own record. Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing outside the ten quarters
These hotels are not in Muthurwa and the east markets, 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 Muthurwa and the east markets is only the nearest of the ten. That is the whole point of the distinction: you are sleeping outside the grid, and you will be travelling in and out for anything in the CBD.
The quarter itself is the eastern edge of the grid: wholesale produce, bus termini, before dawn. Trucks, handcarts and the entire city’s vegetables changing hands at 5am. It is the wholesale edge, where Muthurwa’s market and the country bus termini push up against the railway land, and it feeds the rest of the grid. Best for an early-morning market walk with someone who knows it. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be, and mornings are the only sensible time. Muthurwa sits 1.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 16 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that figure describes the quarter, not your journey from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Muthurwa and the east markets05Booking it
Book D2W Residency Suites through this site if the Katani Road address suits your plans, and check the room type carefully so you get the kitchen and bedding setup you need. 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 D2W Residency Suites?+
It is on Katani Road in Nairobi, in Greater Nairobi rather than the Central Business District. It sits 15.23 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, so plan on driving or taking a shuttle for anything in the centre.
What facilities does D2W Residency Suites have?+
The property lists free wifi, 24 hour front desk and security, free car parking, housekeeping, laundry, room service, a concierge, a bar, banquet space, a garden and a barber and beauty salon. Rooms include a kitchen or kitchenette, washing machine, desk, safe, TV and balcony or terrace.
What is the area around D2W Residency Suites like?+
The street itself is working: trucks, handcarts and the entire city's vegetables changing hands at 5am. After dark the area is closed and dark and not a place to be. This is a mornings only location, so keep your evenings in the centre or another part of the city.
How do I check availability at D2W Residency Suites?+
Use the booking link on this page to see current availability and room types at D2W Residency Suites. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold a reservation while you sort out transport and confirm that the Katani Road location fits your plans.
