A furnished two bedroom apartment at Casa Mia on Ngong Road, on the ridge side of the city in Greater Nairobi. It is built for the car and the conference room, so a driver staying more than a night or two gets the most from it.
01What it is
Casa Mia lists the practical things first: free wifi and internet access, free car parking, and a kitchen, which is the reason a two bedroom apartment exists at all. You also get a washing machine, a balcony, a TV, and non smoking rooms. There is a swimming pool on the property, which the dry ridge air makes worth having. The list is thin on the things a hotel normally supplies, so treat it as a serviced flat rather than a hotel: no restaurant or bar is listed, and no airport transfer.
What that adds up to is a self contained base in Greater Nairobi, 3.64 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 46 minutes on foot in a direct line. The quarter it sits nearest is Upper Hill and Community, 1.88 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, so this suits anyone whose business is in the conference and office district rather than the old centre. Casa Mia suits drivers and longer stays; it does not suit anyone who wants the CBD on foot or a bar downstairs.
02The supplier's photographs
0311 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
Booking here is the same as booking any apartment direct, and the terms are better than most. 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 Casa Mia on Ngong Road?+
It sits on Ngong Road in Greater Nairobi, on the ridge side of the city, built for the car rather than for walking. The site measures it 1.88 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, so the conference and office district is the closest part of the city to it.
What does the apartment actually include?+
The listing gives you a kitchen, a washing machine, free wifi and internet access, free car parking, a balcony, a TV, non smoking rooms, and a swimming pool on the property. That is a working flat rather than a hotel: no restaurant, no bar and no room service appear on the list.
Do I need a car to stay at Casa Mia?+
Yes, in practice. It is 3.64 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 46 minutes on foot in a direct line, and the streets around it are built for the car and the conference room. Free car parking is listed, so bring or hire one. After dark the area is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
How do I check availability for these dates?+
Availability and dates are handled at the booking link rather than by the property page. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, and you book them through app.impt.io. The apartment is a two bedroom, so say how many people are coming when you look, and check the cancellation terms before you confirm.
