A one bedroom in Kilimani, on the ridge side of Nairobi, with a full kitchen, a washing machine and parking under the same roof. The single thing that decides it is whether you have a car or a driver, because the centre is close but not walkable in practice. It suits people staying a while; it does not suit anyone who wants to fall out of a door into the CBD.
01What it is
Ensuite Kilimani 1BR Near CBD Free Parking Wi Fi Near yaya center is listed as a four star property at Kindaruma Homes Apartments, and the facility list reads like an apartment rather than a hotel room. There is a kitchen, a kitchenette, a microwave, a refrigerator, coffee, a washing machine, an iron and board, a desk, a TV and a balcony. The bathroom brings a shower, towels, toiletries, a hairdryer, slippers, a bathrobe and a WC. Housekeeping and cleaning are listed, the building has lifts and 24 hour security, and wifi, internet access, luggage storage, express check in and free car parking all appear. Pets are allowed. Where the list goes quiet is food and drink: no restaurant, no bar, no breakfast, no room service, nothing about dining at all, and no gym.
For someone staying at Ensuite Kilimani 1BR Near CBD Free Parking Wi Fi Near yaya center, that adds up to an apartment you run yourself, with a desk for working and a washing machine for a long trip, in a secure block with a lift and somewhere to leave the car. Greater Nairobi at this latitude is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, so the parking matters more than the balcony. This property sits 1.83 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 3.54 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 45 minutes on foot in a direct line. Suits: longer stays, people with a car, people who want to cook. Does not suit: anyone expecting a lobby, a restaurant, a bar or a walkable address.
02The supplier's photographs
0331 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 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 this one only once you have settled how you will get around, because the parking is part of what you are paying for. 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 this apartment in Nairobi?+
It is at Kindaruma Homes Apartments, in Kilimani, in the part of the city the site files under Greater Nairobi. That is 1.83 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 3.54 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 45 minutes on foot in a direct line.
What does the property list in the apartment?+
A kitchen and kitchenette with a microwave, refrigerator and coffee, a washing machine, iron and board, a desk, TV, balcony, shower, towels, toiletries, hairdryer, slippers and bathrobe. The building lists lifts, 24 hour security, free wifi, free car parking, luggage storage, express check in, housekeeping and cleaning. Pets are allowed. Dining is not listed.
Can I walk from Greater Nairobi into the centre?+
The distance is 3.54 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 45 minutes on foot in a direct line. The area is built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Treat a car or a driver as part of the plan.
How do I check whether dates are free?+
Availability is checked through app.impt.io when you search your dates. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you are not committed the moment you look. Confirm the dates you want before arranging anything else, because the apartment is the part that has to line up first.
