A four star hotel on Ralph Bunche Rd in Upper Hill, built around the conference room, the pool and the front desk that never closes. Whether it suits you comes down to whether you want a car and a quiet ridge, or a door on the centre itself.
01What it is
Deluxe City View is a four star property on Ralph Bunche Rd, 0.54 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community. The list runs long on the practical: 24 hour front desk, concierge, luggage storage, lifts, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, free wifi throughout, and free car parking with a garage on site. You also get a restaurant, a cafe, bars, a lounge, a business centre, a fitness centre and a spa. An outdoor pool is on the list, which is the clearest sign this was built for people with a day to fill between meetings. What the list does not tell you is anything about the rooms beyond sheets and towels, so read the facilities as breadth rather than detail.
For someone in Nairobi on business, Deluxe City View covers the things that go wrong: late arrival, wet laundry, a car with nowhere to sit, a laptop that needs a desk at an odd hour. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark the honest summary is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The property is wheelchair accessible and has a smoking area. If you want the centre on foot in the evening, this is not your base. If you want a quiet, well equipped four star with parking and a business centre, it is.
02The supplier's photographs
0328 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Upper Hill and Community
Upper Hill and Community sits on the western ridge, 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. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. The quarter lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
It 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. That suits people here to work and people who want their evening contained. It does not suit anyone expecting street life outside the door. The streets are built for the car and the conference room, so plan to move by vehicle once the working day ends.
Read the whole of Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Deluxe City View is a straightforward booking if you want the Upper Hill ridge rather than a room on the centre's doorstep. 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 Deluxe City View?+
It sits on Ralph Bunche Rd, 0.54 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community, and 2.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 28 minutes on foot in a direct line. The immediate surroundings are new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
What facilities does Deluxe City View actually have?+
It lists a 24 hour front desk, concierge, business centre, restaurant, cafe, bars, lounge, fitness centre, spa and an outdoor pool, with free wifi and free car parking including a garage. Lifts, housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning and luggage storage cover the practical side, and the property is wheelchair accessible.
Is Upper Hill a good base for seeing central Nairobi?+
It is a daytime quarter with new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. After dark it is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. You can walk to the centre in a direct line, but most people here take a car for that.
How do I check availability at Deluxe City View?+
Use the booking link on this page to see what is open for your dates. You pick a room type, enter your details, and confirmation follows. If your plans are firm, book early, since the business centre and conference trade here keeps the front desk busy on weeknights.
