A three star apartment block on a ridge in Greater Nairobi, close to Yaya Centre and set up for longer stays with a car. The facilities are apartment grade, not hotel grade, and the sauna and steam bath widen the offer. It suits self-catering stays and business trips. It does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot.
01What it is
Divine Skyline Apartments lists a working apartment set rather than a hotel floor: a kitchen with fridge, microwave and coffee, a bathroom with shower and toiletries, air conditioning and a fan, a TV, iron and board, and a hairdryer. The building adds a 24 hour front desk, lifts, luggage storage, free parking, free internet in the lounge, laundry and dry cleaning, a restaurant, a bar and lounge, a smoking area and a terrace. There is an outdoor pool, a sauna and a steam bath. Pets are not allowed, and a surcharge applies to something the listing does not name.
For a guest, Divine Skyline Apartments reads as a self-contained base: you cook, you park, you use the desk at any hour, and you take the lift rather than stairs. The 3 star rating fits that, and the pool, sauna and steam bath are more than the label suggests. What the list is thin on is anything that ties you to the centre: no shuttle detail, no stated walk to the hotels and offices of the CBD, and a road built for cars. It suits longer stays, families and business guests with their own transport. It does not suit a first trip booked around walking into town.
02The supplier's photographs
0329 facilities the supplier lists
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 this site covers. They sit just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten. That puts you in the wider city rather than in the grid itself, so anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby into it.
The ridge above the centre is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. It is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport, and after dark it is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line, though that is the quarter's own distance and not a walk from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Divine Skyline Apartments is a car-first base, so confirm parking and the shuttle 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 exactly is Divine Skyline Apartments?+
It is on Marcus Garvey Road, next to Studio House and near Yaya Centre, in Greater Nairobi. It stands 3.75 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 47 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 2.24 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What does the property actually list for guests?+
Kitchens with fridge, microwave and coffee, a bathroom with shower and toiletries, air conditioning and a fan, a TV, and iron and board. The building has a 24 hour front desk, lifts, free parking, free internet in the lounge, laundry and dry cleaning, a restaurant, a bar and lounge, a terrace, an outdoor pool, a sauna and a steam bath. Pets are not allowed.
Can I walk into the centre from here, or do I need a car?+
Treat it as a car base. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark the area is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Parking is free and a shuttle service is listed, so ask about both before booking.
How do I check availability at Divine Skyline Apartments?+
Go through app.impt.io. Most rooms there can be cancelled free, and the site does not publish rates on this page, so availability and terms are confirmed at the point of booking. The property lists a surcharge, so read the booking conditions for what it applies to before you confirm.
