A three star hotel on River Road, inside the loudest part of the city centre. The front desk and security run around the clock. It suits people who want to be in the middle of the commercial district. It does not suit anyone expecting quiet, calm or easy evening walking.
01What it is
Decasa Hotel is a three star property on River Road with a long and practical list. There is a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, free wifi, free car parking, air conditioning in some rooms and fans in others, and rooms set aside for non smoking and for families. You get a restaurant, a bar, a lounge, room service, breakfast in room, laundry, dry cleaning and housekeeping. There is an ATM, a concierge, a barber and beauty salon, a banquet room, car rental, a shuttle service and luggage storage. The thin parts are the ones you would expect at this level: the list promises comfort and function rather than anything rarer or more distinctive.
For someone staying here, that adds up to a hotel built around the working day of the central business district. You are 0.23 km from the centre of Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street, so shops, offices and transport are on the doorstep. The street outside is the loudest, fullest pavement in Kenya, and it thins out fast after the commute, so take a car after dark. Decasa Hotel suits people who want a base inside the commercial centre and will treat the evening as somewhere to leave. It does not suit light sleepers or anyone who wants to walk at night.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 14 more on the supplier's own record. Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street
Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street is the busy grid, and it is the loudest, fullest pavements in Kenya: hawkers, phone shops, preachers, and a bus every few seconds. Two parallel streets carrying most of the pedestrian traffic in the country. The National Archives sits at the Moi Avenue end in the old Bank of India building, and the whole stretch is shops at street level with offices stacked above. It is best for street life, errands, and the Archives gallery in the middle of it. The quarter sits 0.27 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 4 minutes on foot in a direct line.
After dark it thins out fast after the commute and is better avoided late. Take a car after dark. That is the trade: you are paying for the heaviest footfall in the country, and the same footfall disappears by evening, leaving pavements you should not cross on foot. It suits anyone who wants the day to happen at street level and is happy to retreat behind a door at night. It does not suit anyone who wants an evening on the pavement outside.
Read the whole of Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street05Booking it
Book Decasa Hotel if you want a working base on River Road and are ready for the street outside. 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 Decasa Hotel?+
It is on River Road, 0.23 km from the centre of Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street, which is the core of the commercial district. Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue is 0.36 km away, which is 5 minutes on foot in a direct line. The immediate street is the busiest in the city.
What does the hotel actually list?+
A 24 hour front desk and security, free wifi, free parking, air conditioning, a restaurant, bar, lounge, room service, laundry, dry cleaning, housekeeping, an ATM, a salon, a banquet room, car rental, a shuttle service and luggage storage. There are family and non smoking rooms, and breakfast can be served in the room.
Is the location good for getting around the centre?+
Yes, if your business is in the central business district. Moi Avenue and Tom Mboya Street are within a short walk, and the pavements there carry hawkers, phone shops, preachers and constant buses. The area thins out after the commute and is better avoided late, so take a car after dark.
What does the guest score mean?+
The score is 4.2 out of 5 from 1131 reviews. That points to a property that satisfies most people who book it for the location and the practical facilities rather than for quiet or luxury. Read it as a solid central option, not as a guarantee of calm.
