A four star apartment block on Othaya Road in Kileleshwa, with a kitchen in the room and parking on site. What decides it is the car: this ridge is built for driving, not walking, and you will want one for the centre.
01What it is
Diamond in Kileleshwa Othaya Rd is a four star apartment property on Othaya Road in Kileleshwa, on the ridge. The list runs to self-catering: a kitchen with oven, microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, iron and board, and a bathroom with shower, WC, towels and toiletries. Rooms are carpeted and non smoking, with a balcony or patio and a TV. There is free wifi, free car parking, a lift, 24 hour security, a safe and smoke detectors. Leisure comes as a fitness centre, a swimming pool, a garden, a terrace, a picnic area and a playground, with family rooms and wheelchair access. Cleaning and laundry service are listed. The gym equipment is not listed, and nothing states whether the pool is heated or open year round.
For someone staying at Diamond in Kileleshwa Othaya Rd, that adds up to an apartment you can settle into rather than a room you sleep in and leave: you cook, you wash clothes, you park the car without hunting for a space, and the children have somewhere to go. It sits 5.17 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line, so the centre is a drive, not a stroll. It suits families, longer stays and anyone here to work in the conference rooms on this ridge. It does not suit a visitor who wants to step out of a lobby into the middle of town.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 2 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 Upper Hill and Community, and they are not in any of the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. They sit well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters. That matters more than it sounds: you are staying in the wider city, and anything in the CBD means travelling in and out for it. The ridge itself is new concrete built for the car and the conference room, and most of the CBD's office space has been moving up there since the 2000s, which is why you find the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies and an expressway ramp to the airport on it. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Upper Hill and Community 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. If you want the centre on foot, this is not the right base.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book this one direct if you want the apartment type confirmed before you arrive, since self-catering and family units are not interchangeable. 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 Diamond in Kileleshwa Othaya Rd?+
On Othaya Road in Kileleshwa, on the ridge west of the centre, in Greater Nairobi. It is 4.01 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The surrounding streets are new concrete, built for the car and the conference room.
Do the apartments have kitchens?+
Yes. The list includes a kitchen with an oven, microwave and refrigerator, plus a washing machine, iron and board, and a bathroom with shower, WC, towels and toiletries. Rooms are carpeted, non smoking and have a balcony or patio, a TV and free wifi.
What is around the property after dark?+
Not much. The area reads as safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. There is a garden, a terrace, a picnic area, a playground and a fitness centre on site, so you can spend the evening in without leaving the compound.
How do I check availability and room types?+
Availability and the choice between an apartment and a family room are shown when you book through app.impt.io. Terms on cancellation and the CO2 and credit arrangements are set out there too, so you can see what you are confirming before you pay.
