A 3 star apartment block on Lower Hill Rd, close to Uhuru Park and Central Park and within reach of the centre. The deciding factor is whether you want the daytime parks and a quiet address more than the halls and bars of the business quarter.
01What it is
Duplex Apartments by Hillpark is a 3 star property on Lower Hill Rd, and the list is practical rather than plush: free Wifi, free car parking, a garden, lifts, luggage storage and a reception area, with dry cleaning and laundry service for longer stays. There is no restaurant, no bar and no gym on the list, and no room service either. The garden and the parking are the two items that carry real weight for a driver or anyone staying more than a night.
What that adds up to is a self-contained base rather than a hotel with a scene. Duplex Apartments by Hillpark suits people who want their own address near the parks, who drive, and who are content to go out for food and drink. It does not suit anyone who wants a lobby to sit in, a bar downstairs or the centre on the doorstep. It also does not suit anyone expecting the parks in the evening, because they shut at dusk.
02The supplier's photographs
038 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Uhuru Park and Central Park
These hotels sit at the green edge of the grid, in Uhuru Park and Central Park, two connected parks along Uhuru Highway that give the CBD its lungs and its best photograph. The quarter itself is 1.06 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 14 minutes on foot in a direct line. What you get here is grass, a lake, and the towers standing straight up behind it: the boating lake, a skyline view, and Freedom Corner at the Uhuru Park end, where the pro-democracy protests of the 1990s were held. It is best for late-afternoon light on the skyline and the only proper walk in the centre.
After dark everything changes. The parks close at dusk, and nobody should be in them after dark. That makes this a daytime quarter, and the halls shut in the late afternoon. Suits anyone who wants green space and a straight walk into the offices, and anyone content to move by car once the light goes. It does not suit a night out on foot, and it does not suit anyone who wants the bars and streets around them after dark.
Read the whole of Uhuru Park and Central Park05Booking it
Book Duplex Apartments by Hillpark if you want a park-side address and are happy to travel into the centre for meals and meetings. 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.
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06Questions
Where is Duplex Apartments by Hillpark?+
It is on Lower Hill Rd in Nairobi. It stands 1.52 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 20 minutes on foot in a direct line. That places it beside the Uhuru Park and Central Park area rather than in the business centre itself.
What does the property list?+
Free Wifi, free car parking, a garden, lifts, luggage storage, a reception area, dry cleaning service and laundry service. It is a 3 star property with no restaurant or bar on the list, so plan to eat and drink elsewhere.
Is it close to the centre of Nairobi?+
It is 0.64 km from the centre of Uhuru Park and Central Park, so the parks are the nearest thing to the door. Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, the reference point for the business quarter, is further on. The parks close at dusk, so nobody should be in them after dark.
How do I check availability?+
Availability for Duplex Apartments by Hillpark is shown when you search on app.impt.io. Most rooms there can be cancelled free, so you can hold a booking while you decide. The listing carries the facilities above and no restaurant or bar.
