Gloria House is a three star house on Mwananchi Road in Greater Nairobi, with kitchens, a garden and free parking. It suits groups who want self-catering and quiet mornings, and it does not suit anyone who wants to be in the centre by night.
01What it is
Gloria House lists a full house rather than a room: kitchens and kitchenettes with an oven, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, toaster and washing machine, plus a lounge, dining space and a garden with a terrace, patio and picnic area. Bedrooms come with air conditioning, a fan, a desk, a safe, a balcony and a bath or shower, with bathrobes, slippers and toiletries supplied. There is free wifi, free car parking, 24H. Security, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, breakfast and room service, and family rooms with cots and high chairs. The list thins on the leisure side: bars and a spa are named, but nothing tells you how either operates, and the jacuzzi, fireplace and entertainment activities come with no detail at all.
What that adds up to is a house for people who intend to feed themselves and stay in. The kitchen, the washing machine and the garden do more for a family or a small group than any hotel service would, and the secure parking and 24H. Security make it workable if you are arriving with a vehicle. Gloria House is not for you if your day belongs to the centre. It sits well outside it, the street is a market street, and after dark the area is closed, dark and not a place to be, with mornings the only sensible time to move.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 36 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 Muthurwa and the east markets, and they are not in any of the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. They sit a long way out, in the wider city, and Muthurwa and the east markets is only the nearest of the ten. That is the whole point of the distinction: you are sleeping outside the grid, and you will be travelling in and out for anything in the CBD.
The quarter itself is the eastern edge of the grid: wholesale produce, bus termini, before dawn. Trucks, handcarts and the entire city’s vegetables changing hands at 5am. It is the wholesale edge, where Muthurwa’s market and the country bus termini push up against the railway land, and it feeds the rest of the grid. Best for an early-morning market walk with someone who knows it. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be, and mornings are the only sensible time. Muthurwa sits 1.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 16 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that figure describes the quarter, not your journey from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Muthurwa and the east markets05Booking it
Book Gloria House if you want space and a kitchen over a central address, and check the dates that suit you before you commit. 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 Gloria House?+
It is on Mwananchi Road in Greater Nairobi, at number 40. That is 14.08 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 176 minutes on foot in a direct line. Plan on a vehicle rather than walking, and arrive in the morning rather than late.
What does Gloria House have in the rooms?+
Air conditioning, a fan, a desk, a safe, a balcony, a bath or shower, bathrobes, slippers and toiletries. The house also lists full kitchens and kitchenettes with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and washing machine, plus a lounge, garden, terrace and free wifi.
What is the area around Mwananchi Road like?+
Trucks, handcarts and the entire city's vegetables changing hands at 5am. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be. Mornings only. It is 12.95 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
How do I check availability at Gloria House?+
Availability is checked by date through app.impt.io, where the booking is made and confirmed. Most rooms can be cancelled free there. The site holds no prices, and the property holds no guest score on file, so judge it on the facilities and the location.
