A four star serviced two-bedroom on Othaya Road in Kileleshwa, on a ridge built for the car and the conference room. The kitchen, the washing machine and the free parking decide it: this suits a family or a group with a vehicle, and it does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot.
01What it is
Executive 2br Kileleshwa GYM andpool is a four star apartment property on Othaya Road, and the list reads like a flat rather than a room: kitchen, oven, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, iron and board, lounge, balcony, patio and terrace. There is free wifi, a TV, a fan and carpet in places, plus bathroom fittings including a shower, a WC, a bidet, slippers and toiletries. The building adds a 24 hour front desk, express check in, lifts, room service, family rooms, non smoking rooms, a garden, a playground, a bar and an outdoor pool. Two gaps are worth naming: one photo is on file, and there is no detail at all on the gym beyond the name, so treat the fitness room as unconfirmed.
For someone staying here, Executive 2br Kileleshwa GYM andpool works as a base you leave by car and return to in the evening. The self catering setup, the laundry and the parking mean a family or a small group can settle for several nights without eating out for every meal, and the pool and playground give children something to do on site. It does not work for a visitor who wants Nairobi's central business district at street level: the quarter is a daytime one, its halls shut in the late afternoon, and Kileleshwa is elsewhere on the ridge. Safe and dull describes the nights, with hotel bars and a ride for anything else. Choose it if you have transport and want space; skip it if you want to step out into the centre.
0236 facilities the supplier lists
and 5 more on the supplier's own record. Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
03Standing 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 Community04Booking it
Book Executive 2br Kileleshwa GYM andpool direct through the site and confirm the apartment and the dates before you arrange anything else, since the property lists only one photo and you are booking a two-bedroom unit rather than a standard room. 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.
05Questions
Where is Executive 2br Kileleshwa GYM andpool?+
It is on Othaya Road in Kileleshwa, in Greater Nairobi. The site measures it at 5.12 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 64 minutes on foot in a direct line. Of the ten quarters this site covers, Upper Hill and Community is the nearest, at 3.98 km.
Does the property list a gym and a pool?+
The name says gym and pool, and the facilities list confirms an outdoor pool and a swimming pool. The gym appears in the name only, with no equipment or access detail on file, so ask before you rely on it. There is also a bar, a garden, a playground, a terrace and a lounge.
What is it like getting into the centre from here?+
The area is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Plan on driving or taking a ride rather than walking. Free car parking is listed on site.
How do I check availability for the two-bedroom apartment?+
Go through app.impt.io and enter your dates. The property lists a 24 hour front desk and express check in, so arrival outside usual hours can be arranged. Check that you are booking the two-bedroom apartment, and confirm what the rate covers before you commit.
