A three star house on a ridge in Greater Nairobi, further out than the centre itself, and priced as such. The kitchen, the parking and the quiet decide it: right for a self-catering stop with a car, wrong if you want the central business district on foot.
01What it is
Hardy Koi House lists a full working kitchen: fridge, microwave, washing machine, iron and board, coffee, plus a barbecue and picnic area outdoors and a terrace to eat on. Rooms are non smoking and come with a shower, toiletries and slippers, with room service and a reception area. Free wifi covers the building, and free car parking is the second big line on the list. It is a three star property, so the list is broad rather than deep, and there is no restaurant, no gym and no lift named anywhere.
What that adds up to is a self-catering base in Greater Nairobi rather than a hotel in the centre. Hardy Koi House sits 13.75 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 172 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 11.85 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Suit someone driving, staying several nights, cooking their own food. Not someone without a car who wants the centre.
02The supplier's photographs
0317 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 a long way out, in the wider city, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters to them, which is not the same as being in it. Treat the quarter as a reference point, not an address. Anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and out.
The quarter itself is the western ridge above the centre: new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. It is not the CBD proper but the ridge immediately above it, and the place most of the CBD's office space has been moving to since the 2000s: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. It is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The quarter lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book Hardy Koi House if you want a kitchen and a parking space more than a central address, and check availability against your dates 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 Hardy Koi House in Nairobi?+
It is on Koitobos Road in Greater Nairobi, not in the central business district. The address is 13.75 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 172 minutes on foot in a direct line. It is a car-first location on new concrete, not a walk-to-everything one.
Does Hardy Koi House have parking and a kitchen?+
Yes to both. The list includes free car parking, and the kitchen comes with a fridge, microwave, washing machine, iron and board and coffee. There is also a barbecue and picnic area and a terrace. It suits a longer stay where you cook rather than eat out.
How do I get into the centre from Hardy Koi House?+
The property is in Greater Nairobi, well outside the central business district, so plan on a ride rather than a walk. The street is built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
How do I check availability at Hardy Koi House?+
Use the booking link on this page to enter your dates and see which rooms are open. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold a date while you sort out transport. Do that first, because the location is the deciding factor here.
