A four star conference hotel on Bishop Road, 1.69 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 22 minutes on foot in a direct line. The Fairview Hotel Nairobi Vignette Collection by IHG is for people working in Upper Hill or driving to meetings, not for anyone expecting to walk out into the centre.
01What it is
The Fairview Hotel Nairobi Vignette Collection by IHG lists the full apparatus of a working four star hotel: a 24 hour front desk, express check in, concierge, business center, banquet and meeting space, currency exchange, car rental and a shuttle service. Rooms come with air conditioning, a desk, minibar, safe, bathrobe and slippers, and the property has free wifi, free car parking, a fitness center, an outdoor pool, a garden and a terrace. It is strong on the practical and the corporate. The list is thinner on the personal: it says little about how the rooms differ from one another, and the entertainment activities are named without saying what they are.
What that adds up to at the Fairview Hotel Nairobi Vignette Collection by IHG is a hotel built around work and around the car. Upper Hill is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and the hotel matches it: you arrive, you park, you meet, you eat on site. It suits delegations, consultants and anyone whose day is already in Upper Hill. It does not suit a visitor who wants the centre underfoot; after dark there is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 31 more on the supplier's own record. 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 the Fairview Hotel Nairobi Vignette Collection by IHG if your business is in Upper Hill and you want the logistics handled. 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 is the Fairview Hotel Nairobi Vignette Collection by IHG?+
It is on Bishop Road in Upper Hill, 0.46 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community and 1.69 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 22 minutes on foot in a direct line. The quarter is built for cars and conferences rather than strolling.
What does the hotel have on site?+
A 24 hour front desk, concierge, business center, banquet space, restaurant, bar, outdoor pool, gymnasium, garden, terrace, free wifi and free car parking. Rooms include air conditioning, a desk, minibar, safe, bathrobe and slippers. It is a four star property, and the list leans practical and corporate.
Can you walk into the centre of Nairobi from Upper Hill?+
You can reach Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue on foot in a direct line, though the area is arranged around the car. After dark, the honest description of Upper Hill is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The hotel lists car rental and a shuttle service.
What does the guest score mean?+
It holds 4.6 out of 5 from 3125 reviews, so a large body of guests rate it strongly. That fits a hotel that handles the mechanics of a stay well: front desk, rooms, food on site. It tells you less about the surrounding streets, which are quiet after working hours.
