A four star apartment block on Ring Road Kileleshwa, with kitchens, washing machines and free parking, in a part of Nairobi built for the car. The distance from the centre and the need for a vehicle decide whether it suits you.
01What it is
Diamond Luxury Suite by Diamond Homes lists apartments rather than hotel rooms, and the list leans domestic: a kitchen with oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, iron and board, towels, sheets, slippers and a safe. There is free wifi, free car parking, 24 hour security, lifts and wheelchair access, plus family rooms, a playground and a garden. It is thin on the things a hotel normally supplies, since there is no restaurant, bar or breakfast on the list, and bowling is listed, which you should treat with doubt rather than book around.
What that adds up to is a self-catering base for someone who wants space, a washing machine and their own car, and is content to drive for meals and meetings. Diamond Luxury Suite by Diamond Homes sits on a ridge of new concrete, and after dark the immediate streets offer hotel bars and little else, so a ride is needed for anything more. It suits longer stays, families and working visitors with a vehicle. It does not suit anyone who wants to walk out to dinner, or who is coming to Nairobi without a car.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 4 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 Diamond Luxury Suite by Diamond Homes if you want an apartment with parking rather than a serviced room near the centre. 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 Diamond Luxury Suite by Diamond Homes?+
It is on Ring Road Kileleshwa, in Greater Nairobi, 5.16 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line. The immediate streets are new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
What does the property actually list?+
Apartments with a kitchen, oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, iron and board, towels, sheets and a safe. There is free wifi, free car parking, 24 hour security, a garden, a terrace and a playground. It lists no restaurant or bar.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
Practically, yes. Diamond Luxury Suite by Diamond Homes is outside the centre, and after dark the area is safe but dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Parking is free on site, so arriving with a vehicle removes the main difficulty of the location.
How do I check availability?+
Availability and room types are shown when you search on app.impt.io, which is where bookings for Diamond Luxury Suite by Diamond Homes are made. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so you can hold a date while you arrange flights and a car.
