A four star villa property on Gigiri Drive in Greater Nairobi, built around a pool, a spa and a kitchen in the room. The deciding fact is the address: this is a driving and shuttle base, not a walking one, so it suits you only if a car is part of your day.
01What it is
Gigiri Lion Villas II lists the full machinery of a four star: 24 hour front desk, 24H. Security, concierge, express check in, free wifi and free car parking. Rooms come air conditioned and carpeted with a desk, TV, telephone, safe and alarm clock, and the bathrooms carry a bidet, bathrobe, hairdryer, slippers and toiletries. Several units add a kitchen or kitchenette with microwave and refrigerator, plus a balcony or terrace. There is a fitness center, an outdoor pool, a jacuzzi, a sauna, a steam room, a spa, a garden, a lounge, a restaurant and room service. Breakfast, lunch and special diets are covered, and there is a banquet room, laundry, housekeeping, car rental and a shuttle service. The list is thin on nothing much except a plain smoking room, which is a separate area rather than a room type.
What that adds up to at Gigiri Lion Villas II is a self contained stay. You can swim, eat, work out and eat again without leaving the plot, and the shuttle and car rental cover the trips you do make. The address is the catch. This is Greater Nairobi, a transport edge after dark rather than an evening one, where the street is a flyover, a roundabout and a market that starts before the light does, and the advice is to cross it by car. It suits people with a vehicle, a driver or a shuttle booking, and people whose business sits north of the centre. It does not suit anyone who wants to step out of a lobby into the life of the CBD, because you cannot walk it from here.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 22 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
Gigiri Lion Villas II is the kind of property where the room type matters more than the date, so decide first whether you need the kitchenette. 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 II?+
The property sits on Gigiri Drive in Greater Nairobi, in the northern part of the city. It is 5.79 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 73 minutes on foot in a direct line. That is a straight line measurement, not a route anyone should attempt on foot.
What does the property actually have on site?+
An outdoor pool, fitness center, spa, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, garden, lounge, restaurant, room service, free parking and free wifi. Rooms have air conditioning, a safe, a desk, a TV and a private bathroom, and many include a kitchenette with microwave and refrigerator.
Can I walk into the central business district from here?+
No. The property is 5.08 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and the area after dark is a transport edge rather than an evening one. The street there is a flyover, a roundabout and a market that starts before the light does. Cross it by car.
How do I check availability and hold a room?+
Availability and room types are shown through app.impt.io, where you can see what is open for your dates and complete the booking. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold a reservation while you settle your plans. Confirmed bookings come with the CO2 and credit terms described above.
