A five star villa property on United Nations Crescent in Greater Nairobi, built around a pool, a spa and a garden. The thing that decides it is the location: this is a diplomatic and institutional edge of the city, not the centre, and the street outside is a flyover, a roundabout and a market that starts before the light does. Come for quiet and space, not for the quarter.
01What it is
Gigiri Lion Villas I lists the full five star set. Rooms carry air conditioning, a desk, a safe, a TV, a balcony, a bathroom with shower, bidet and toiletries, bathrobe and slippers, a kitchen or kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave and oven, and daily housekeeping and laundry. On site you get an outdoor pool, a fitness centre and gymnasium, a sauna and steam room, a spa and a jacuzzi, a garden and terrace, a lounge, a restaurant, room service, breakfast in room, a business centre with copy facilities, a 24 hour front desk, concierge, luggage storage, car rental, shuttle service, free parking and free wifi. The list is long rather than deep: rooms are carpeted and non smoking, and the property leans institutional instead of residential.
For someone staying at Gigiri Lion Villas I, that list adds up to a self contained stay. You can eat, work, train and recover without leaving the grounds, and the 24 hour desk and security mean late arrivals and odd hours are handled. The catch is the setting. It sits 6.05 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 76 minutes on foot in a direct line, and this is not a quarter you wander into for dinner. Suits delegations, UN adjacent travellers, families who want a kitchen and a pool, and anyone working on this side of the city. Does not suit a visitor who wants the Central Business District on the doorstep.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 27 more on the supplier's own record. 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 I directly if you want the pool, kitchen and desk combination on this side of the city, and confirm your dates before you commit to the location. 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 Gigiri Lion Villas I?+
It is at 74 United Nations Crescent in Nairobi, in Greater Nairobi rather than the Central Business District. The site measures it at 5.39 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street has a flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does.
What does the property list for longer stays?+
Gigiri Lion Villas I lists kitchens and kitchenettes with refrigerators, microwaves and ovens, plus a desk, iron and board, laundry service, housekeeping and luggage storage. There is a business centre with copy facilities, a 24 hour front desk, concierge, free wifi and free car parking. Rooms are non smoking.
Is it practical without a car?+
This is a transport edge rather than an evening one, and the usual advice for the area is to cross it by car. The property lists car rental and a shuttle service, which helps. Getting to the Central Business District is a drive rather than a stroll, so plan your day around that.
How do I check availability?+
Availability for Gigiri Lion Villas I is checked through app.impt.io, where you confirm your dates and room type. The property lists a 24 hour front desk, so arrival questions can be handled at any hour. If you need a kitchen or a particular room layout, say so when you check.
