Eldon Villas is a four star hotel on Ngong Road, in Greater Nairobi rather than in the centre. The pool, the bar and the parking-friendly ridge setting decide it: this is a place you reach by car and use as a base, not a place to step out of and walk.
01What it is
Eldon Villas lists the expected four star set on Ngong Road: a swimming pool, a restaurant, a bar, wifi, a safe and a TV in the room. That is the whole list, and it is thin on detail. Nothing is said about gym, airport transfer, meeting space, room service or how many rooms there are, so at this level you are taking the pool, the kitchen and the bar as the substance of the stay. For a four star property the facilities read as standard rather than generous.
What that adds up to: Eldon Villas is a car-based hotel for someone with business on the ridge or a conference nearby, and it works as a quiet base at the end of a day. The street feel is new concrete built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Suits drivers, conference attendees and people who want a pool and a restaurant without city noise. Does not suit anyone intending to walk into the centre, or anyone wanting the centre's evening life on the doorstep.
02The supplier's photographs
036 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 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 Eldon Villas if the ridge location and the pool matter more to you than being in the middle of the city, and check the room you want is open for your dates before you build a trip around it. 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 Eldon Villas in relation to central Nairobi?+
It sits on Ngong Road in Greater Nairobi, away from the CBD. The site measures it at 6.69 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 84 minutes on foot in a direct line. Upper Hill and Community is the nearest of the ten quarters covered here, at 5.12 km.
What facilities does Eldon Villas have?+
The listed facilities are a swimming pool, a restaurant, a bar, wifi, a safe and a TV. The list stops there. There is no mention of a gym, meeting rooms, transfers or room service, so treat anything beyond the listed items as something to confirm with the hotel before you commit.
What is getting into the centre from Greater Nairobi like?+
From this side of the city you are dependent on a car or a ride. The street is built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe but dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Plan on travelling in and out rather than walking.
How do I check availability at Eldon Villas?+
Availability and room types are shown when you book through app.impt.io. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold a room while you settle your plans. There are no prices on this site; the booking page shows what is open for your dates.
