A furnished one bedroom on Ole Dume Road, in Greater Nairobi rather than the centre. You rent a whole flat with a kitchen, a washing machine and parking, and you accept that you will be driving in and out. It suits a self-catering stay or a working visit by car. It does not suit anyone who wants to step out of the door into the city.
01What it is
Furnished one bedroom lists the practical things: free wifi and internet access, free car parking, a safe, lifts, non smoking rooms and 24 hour security. Inside, you get a kitchen and kitchenette, a refrigerator, microwave and toaster, a washing machine, a shower and WC, towels and sheets, a TV, and a balcony and terrace. It is a four star listing. The list is thin on the things a hotel normally provides: there is no restaurant, no bar, no room service, no gym and no front desk worth the name. It is a flat, not a hotel, and everything it offers follows from that.
For someone staying here the trade is clear. Furnished one bedroom puts you on Ole Dume Road, on a ridge of new concrete built for the car and the conference room. You cook in your own kitchen, wash your own clothes, park your own car, and use the flat as a base for days that are already planned. The centre is 5.72 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 72 minutes on foot in a direct line. This suits a long stay, a family, or anyone working from a flat rather than a desk. It does not suit a short leisure trip, anyone without a car, or anyone who wants the city on foot.
02The supplier's photographs
0322 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 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 Community05Booking it
Book this one only if you have a car and are staying more than a night or two, because the address and the self-catering setup decide the whole stay. 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 the furnished one bedroom on Ole Dume Road?+
It is on Ole Dume Road in Greater Nairobi, not in the central business district. The nearest of the ten quarters this site covers is Upper Hill and Community, 4.1 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The streets around it are new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
What is included in the flat?+
You get free wifi and internet access, free car parking, a safe, lifts and 24 hour security. The flat has a kitchen and kitchenette with a refrigerator, microwave and toaster, a washing machine, a balcony and terrace, a TV, a shower and WC, and towels and sheets. It is non smoking throughout.
Can I stay here without a car?+
It is a poor fit without one. Ole Dume Road sits on a ridge built for the car, and the centre is 5.72 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 72 minutes on foot in a direct line. After dark you are looking at hotel bars nearby and a ride anywhere else. Free car parking is listed, so the flat expects you to drive.
How do I check availability for the furnished one bedroom?+
Availability is checked through app.impt.io, where you book it. Most rooms here can be cancelled free. If you need a restaurant, a bar or a front desk on site, this is not the right property, because the flat lists none of those and works as a self-catering base.
