A three star apartment block on Sore Road, out in Greater Nairobi among the sheds and yards. Free parking and free wifi are the draw. The one thing that decides it is whether you have a car, because the surroundings are industrial and unlit in stretches, and you would not walk them after dark.
01What it is
Elmado Apartments lists the practical things and not much else. There is free wifi, free car parking, laundry service, luggage storage and a concierge desk, and the building is wheelchair accessible. It carries a three star rating, so expect a straightforward, working property rather than anything polished. If what you want is food, a pool, a gym, a bar or an airport transfer, the list is thin: none of those appear, and you should treat their absence as real rather than an oversight.
What that adds up to is a self-contained base for someone with their own transport. Elmado Apartments suits a driver on business at the industrial yards around Sore Road, or a traveller who wants a parked car and a quiet night away from the centre. It does not suit anyone on foot, anyone relying on the city to feed and entertain them, or anyone who wants the Central Business District on the doorstep. The distance from the centre is the trade you are making.
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 the centre. They sit well outside it, in the inner suburbs, past the ten quarters this site covers. The nearest of those quarters, for orientation only, is The Railway Quarter, on the southern edge of the grid, and that is as close as the connection goes. You are in the wider city here. Anything in the CBD means travelling in and out, so plan the day around that rather than around a short step from your room.
The Railway Quarter itself is wide industrial land, sheds, and the reason any of this is here, the museum, and understanding the city's whole layout in one afternoon. Nairobi exists because the Uganda Railway stopped here in 1899 to gather strength for the Rift; the 1929 station, the old yards and the museum of locomotives sit on the CBD's southern boundary, ten minutes below Kenyatta Avenue. After dark it is industrial and unlit in stretches, so keep it to daylight and a car back.
Read the nearest quarter, The Railway Quarter05Booking it
Book Elmado Apartments if you are driving and the industrial location genuinely works for you, and not otherwise. 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 Elmado Apartments?+
The address is Sore Road, in Greater Nairobi, out past the industrial ground on the eastern side of the city. It is 4.32 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 55 minutes on foot in a direct line. Come by car.
What facilities does Elmado Apartments offer?+
It lists free wifi, free car parking, laundry service, luggage storage, a concierge and wheelchair access, and it is a three star property. There is no restaurant, bar, pool or gym on the list, so plan your meals and evenings elsewhere.
How do I get to the Central Business District from here?+
It is 3.45 km from The Railway Quarter, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street itself is wide industrial land with sheds, unlit in stretches after dark, so the sane approach is daylight only, and a car back.
How do I check availability at Elmado Apartments?+
Availability and room types are shown through app.impt.io, which is where this property is booked. Most rooms can be cancelled free. Check the dates you want there before you commit, since a place this far out is worth confirming first.
