A 3 star block on Ole Sangale Road in Upper Hill, with a pool, lifts and parking on site. It suits people who are driving and want the conference quarter on their own terms. It does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot, because the walk into town is long and the streets here empty out after dark.
01What it is
Deluxe Homes lists free wifi, free car parking, parking, lifts, a wheelchair accessible route and dry cleaning service, which is the shape of a building that expects you to arrive with a vehicle, park it and get up to your floor without stairs. It lists an outdoor pool, which is unusual for a three star property in this quarter and is the one thing here that is not purely functional. The list is thin on everything else. There is no restaurant, no bar, no gym, nothing about food or how you spend an evening once you are back. Dry cleaning is the only service of its kind named, so treat the facilities as the basics plus a pool and plan the rest of your day elsewhere.
What that adds up to is a straightforward place to sleep and leave from. Deluxe Homes sits on new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, so if your day is meetings in Upper Hill and your evenings are somewhere else, it covers the practical side well: you park, you have a lift, you have wifi, and you have a pool if the afternoon is free. If you want to walk out for dinner or drinks, this is not the address. The quarter is a daytime one, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Take Deluxe Homes if you are mobile and self-contained. Leave it if you want the centre on foot.
02The supplier's photographs
037 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 Homes is the kind of property where the room type and the parking matter more than anything else, so it is worth checking both before you commit. 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 Deluxe Homes in Nairobi?+
It is at 99A Ole Sangale Road in Upper Hill and Community, on a ridge of new concrete built for the car and the conference room. That puts it 1.5 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community, and 2.99 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 38 minutes on foot in a direct line. Plan on driving or taking a ride rather than walking into town.
What facilities does Deluxe Homes have?+
The property lists free wifi, free car parking, parking, lifts, a wheelchair accessible route and dry cleaning service, plus an outdoor pool. It does not list a restaurant, bar or gym, so the facilities are the practical basics with a pool on top. Check with the property directly if you need something specific during your stay.
Can I walk from Deluxe Homes into the centre of Nairobi?+
It is 2.99 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 38 minutes on foot in a direct line, so the walk is possible but not the way most people here get around. The street itself is built for the car, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
How do I check availability at Deluxe Homes?+
Check availability and room types through app.impt.io before you travel, since the property lists parking and lifts but the details of what is free when you arrive are best confirmed at the point of booking. Pick your dates, compare the rooms on offer, and confirm the ones that fit how you are getting there and what you need on site.
