Self-catering apartments in Kileleshwa, west of the centre, with kitchens, laundry and a pool on site. The deciding question is whether you want a serviced flat on a quiet ridge rather than a hotel in the middle of the business district.
01What it is
Endel Serviced Apartments Nairobi is a four star apartment property on Tabere Crescent in Kileleshwa, in Greater Nairobi. The listed facilities are the apartment kind: a kitchen or kitchenette with oven, microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, iron and board, and daily housekeeping and cleaning to back it up. Each unit lists a bathroom with shower, WC, towels and toiletries, plus bathrobe and slippers, a desk, a safe, a TV and a balcony or terrace. The building lists free wifi, free car parking, lifts, a 24 hour front desk with express check in, 24 hour security, smoke detectors and other security features, dry cleaning and laundry service, a fitness center, a spa, an outdoor pool, a kids pool, a garden, a picnic area, a playground and a smoking area. The list is long on amenities and thin on specifics: it never says how many apartments there are, how they are laid out, or whether the spa and fitness center are inside each block or shared between them. Nothing here tells you what the rooms actually look like, only what should be in them.
What that adds up to at Endel Serviced Apartments Nairobi is a base for people who want to cook, wash clothes and settle in for more than a night or two, on a ridge where the streets were built for cars and conference rooms rather than for walking. The pool, garden and playground make it workable for families, and the desk, wifi and parking make it workable for someone on a longer work stay. It suits self-catering travellers, families and anyone with business in the west of the city. It does not suit a visitor who wants the centre on foot: the address sits outside the quarter this site covers, and after dark the area is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. If your days belong in the Central Business District, you will be commuting in and out.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 10 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 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
Book Endel Serviced Apartments Nairobi if you want an apartment with a kitchen and a washing machine rather than a hotel room, and check the layout of the unit before you confirm, since the facility list does not describe 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 exactly is Endel Serviced Apartments Nairobi?+
The address is Apartment A76, Siaya Park Apartments, Tabere Crescent, Kileleshwa, in Greater Nairobi. It sits 3.35 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 42 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 2.71 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The area is built around cars, so plan on rides rather than walks.
What is in the apartments themselves?+
Every unit lists a kitchen or kitchenette with an oven, microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, iron and board, and a bathroom with shower, WC, towels, toiletries, bathrobe and slippers. You also get a desk, a safe, a TV and a balcony or terrace. Housekeeping and cleaning are listed, along with free wifi.
Is it practical without a car?+
Partly. The building lists free car parking and sits on a ridge laid out for cars, so most errands and meals out mean a ride. The 24 hour front desk can help arrange that. If you intend to spend your days in the Central Business District, expect to travel in and back rather than step out of the door into it.
How do I check availability for specific dates?+
Use the booking link on this page, where you enter your dates and see which apartments are open. The site lists no prices and no opening or check-in times, so the booking page is the place to confirm what is free and what the stay includes before you commit.
