A four star five-bedroom self-catering villa on Oloolua Close in Greater Nairobi, in the new concrete of a ridge built for the car. The house gives a group or family a whole roof and a garden; the trade is that you are 15.67 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue.
01What it is
The villa lists five bedrooms and a full kitchen: oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, so you can cook rather than eat out. Bathrooms come with shower, WC, towels and toiletries; there is a cot and family rooms for those travelling with children. Free wifi, a desk, a safe, iron and board, a TV, a sofa bed, a balcony and a garden cover the rest. Note what is missing: no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no pool, no airport transfer. The list is honest about being a house, not a hotel.
As a base, the villa suits a family, a group of colleagues or anyone who wants a whole house, free parking and a garden in Greater Nairobi, and does not mind driving to everything. It does not suit a solo visitor who wants the centre on foot, or anyone hoping to step out to bars and restaurants: the street is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. You need a car here. With one, this property works; without one, it does not.
02The supplier's photographs
0329 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 of the centre this site covers. They sit a long way out, in the wider city, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters to them, which is not the same as being in it. Treat the quarter as a reference point, not an address. Anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and out.
The quarter itself is the western ridge above the centre: new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. It is 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. 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 lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book this villa direct through the site, and check availability for the nights you want, since a five-bedroom house takes whole groups rather than single rooms. 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 villa exactly?+
On Oloolua Close in Greater Nairobi, on a ridge of new concrete built for the car and the conference room. It is 13.99 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, so plan on driving to the centre.
Can I walk into the Central Business District from here?+
No. Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue is 15.67 km from the address, which is 196 minutes on foot in a direct line, and the way there is not a walking route. A car or a ride is the only practical option for reaching the centre.
What does the villa actually include?+
Five bedrooms and a kitchen with oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, plus bathrooms with shower, WC, towels and toiletries, and a cot for a baby. There is free wifi, a desk, a safe, a TV, a balcony and a garden, with free car parking on site.
How do I check whether the villa is free for my dates?+
Use app.impt.io to see availability and confirm the nights you want. The villa is booked as a house rather than by room, so bring the whole group. Free cancellation applies to most rooms, and booking through the site carries the CO2 and credit terms.
