A three star villa address on United Nations, out in the Greater Nairobi sprawl among the diplomatic compounds. It suits you if your business is at the UN or the embassies and you have a car; it does not suit anyone who wants to step out into the centre.
01What it is
Gigiri Lion Villas 1 lists the practical set: a 24 hour front desk, free wifi, free car parking, a laundry service and dry cleaning, a garden, an outdoor pool, a smoking area, a shuttle service and wheelchair access. The star rating is three, which sets expectations honestly; this is a working address rather than a polished one. The list is thin on the things that fill a day, with no restaurant, no gym and no meeting room named, and one line simply reads surcharge, which tells you nothing until you are quoted for something.
What that adds up to is a quiet base for a car. Gigiri Lion Villas 1 sits on a diplomatic strip, and the facilities that matter here are the ones that keep a work trip running: the desk is staffed around the clock, parking is free, and the shuttle exists for the trips you would rather not arrange yourself. The pool and garden are there for the hours between engagements. Book Gigiri Lion Villas 1 if your days are at the UN or the surrounding embassies and you are driving; look elsewhere if you want the Central Business District on foot, or if you need a kitchen, a bar or company in the evening.
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 Ngara and the Globe, and they are not in any of the ten quarters this site covers. They sit well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs. Of those ten quarters, Ngara and the Globe is only the nearest, and it is still a separate place: the northern edge of the grid, where the city loosens and the roads north begin. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that is the quarter's own measure, not a walk from your door.
Treat the location as the wider city. Anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and out, and after dark this is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so cross it by car. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge and the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, which makes the quarter best for early markets, and the walk up to the National Museum, if you are already there. Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. You are not.
Read the nearest quarter, Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Book Gigiri Lion Villas 1 only once you know how you will move around, because the address is built for cars rather than for walking. 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 Gigiri Lion Villas 1?+
It is on 74 United Nations in Nairobi, in the Greater Nairobi area north of the centre. The site measures it at 6.02 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 76 minutes on foot in a direct line, and at 5.34 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What does the property actually list?+
A 24 hour front desk, free wifi, free car parking, a laundry service, dry cleaning, a garden, an outdoor pool, a smoking area, a shuttle service and wheelchair access. It is a three star property. There is no restaurant or gym on the list, and one line just reads surcharge, so ask what that covers.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
For most of what you will do, yes. The surroundings are described as a transport edge rather than an evening one, and the advice for after dark is to cross it by car. The free parking and the shuttle service are the facilities that make the location workable.
How do I check whether rooms are free?+
Use the booking link on this page to see live availability for your dates. Cancellation terms are shown before you confirm, and the 24 hour front desk at the property handles arrival questions. Ask about the surcharge and about shuttle arrangements when you book, since neither is spelled out.
