A three star apartment block on Wanyee Road, fifth floor, near Junction Mall in Greater Nairobi. El Hogar III gives you a full kitchen, parking and a lift, and puts you in a car dependent quarter well outside the centre. The deciding question is whether you have a vehicle and a reason to be on this ridge.
01What it is
El Hogar III near Junction Mall is an apartment building rather than a hotel, and the facilities list reflects that. Each unit has a kitchen or kitchenette with an oven, microwave, toaster and refrigerator, plus a bathroom with shower, WC and towels, an iron and board, a safe and a desk. You get free wifi, 24 hour security, lifts, free car parking, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, and non smoking rooms. There is a terrace, a patio, an outdoor pool and a bar on the list. The list is thin on specifics: no restaurant of its own, no gym, no airport transfer, no room count, and nothing describing how the apartments differ from each other.
What that adds up to is a self contained base in the new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. El Hogar III suits a driver with business near Junction Mall or the wider Greater Nairobi ridge, or a family who wants to cook and park rather than eat out. It does not suit anyone hoping to walk into the Central Business District: this is 8.08 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 101 minutes on foot in a direct line. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
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 directly if you want an apartment with a kitchen and parking on the ridge rather than a room in 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 exactly is El Hogar III near Junction Mall?+
It is at Wanyee Road Fifth Floor Apartment B501, in Greater Nairobi. The nearest of the ten quarters this site covers is Upper Hill and Community, at 6.58 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. It is close to Junction Mall and built for car access rather than a walk to the centre.
What is actually in the apartments?+
Kitchen or kitchenette with oven, microwave, toaster and refrigerator, plus a bathroom with shower, WC and towels, iron and board, safe, desk and television. The building adds free wifi, 24 hour security, lifts, free car parking, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, an outdoor pool, a bar and non smoking rooms.
Can I walk into the Central Business District from here?+
It would be a long walk and most people drive or take a ride. The centre is 8.08 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 101 minutes on foot in a direct line. After dark the area is safe and dull with hotel bars, so plan transport rather than assuming a stroll.
How do I check whether an apartment is available?+
Availability and dates are handled through app.impt.io, where confirmed bookings can be cancelled free in most cases. The site takes no payment directly and shows no rates, so check the app for what is open on Wanyee Road for your dates before you commit.
