A 3 star apartment block on Ngong Road, opposite Nairobi Baptist Church, with parking, wifi and a terrace. The one thing that decides whether it is right for you is a car: it sits on Upper Hill's ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and you will not want to be walking out of it after dark.
01What it is
Exotic Apartments lists the working basics and little else. There is free wifi and internet access, free car parking, 24 hour security with a safe, smoke detector and security features, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, an iron and board, a safe, a TV, a terrace and a smoking area, plus express check in. The list is thin on the things a longer stay leans on: no kitchen is named, no gym, no restaurant, no airport transfer, and the golf course entry points at a course nearby rather than anything this property runs.
For the right visitor that thinness matters less than the location. Exotic Apartments is 1.28 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community, on new concrete on a ridge, and the street feel there is built for the car and the conference room. If you are in Nairobi to work in Upper Hill, drive or take a car everywhere, and want parking, security and a quiet room, this fits. If you want to walk to dinner, shop on foot or be in the middle of the Central Business District, it does not.
02The supplier's photographs
0318 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Upper Hill and Community
Upper Hill and Community sits on the western ridge, not the CBD proper but the ridge immediately above it, and the place most of the CBD's office space has been moving to since the 2000s: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. The quarter lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
It 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. That suits people here to work and people who want their evening contained. It does not suit anyone expecting street life outside the door. The streets are built for the car and the conference room, so plan to move by vehicle once the working day ends.
Read the whole of Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book directly if you want the security, parking and housekeeping confirmed before you arrive, since the apartment style means the exact unit matters. 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 Exotic Apartments?+
It is on Ngong Road, opposite Nairobi Baptist Church, in the Upper Hill and Community area of Nairobi. It is 3.09 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 39 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 1.28 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community, so it sits close to the Upper Hill offices rather than the Central Business District.
What does Exotic Apartments actually provide?+
The listed facilities are free wifi and internet access, free car parking, 24 hour security with a safe, smoke detector and security features, housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, an iron and board, a TV, a terrace, a smoking area and express check in. There is no restaurant, gym or kitchen named on the list, so plan meals elsewhere.
Should I stay here without a car?+
Probably not. The area around Exotic Apartments is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Having your own car or using ride hailing makes the position work; on foot it does not.
How do I check availability and book Exotic Apartments?+
Look up Exotic Apartments on app.impt.io and put in your dates to see what is open. The listing holds twelve photos and the facility list above, and because these are apartments rather than identical hotel rooms, confirm the unit and the cancellation terms for your dates before you commit.
