A plain three star inn on Gathi Avenue in Nairobi West with the ordinary comforts covered: someone at the desk at any hour, wifi, parking, a restaurant and a bar. What decides it is the location next to City Square and the KICC, which is a daytime quarter whose halls shut in the late afternoon.
01What it is
Haridge Inn is a three star property on Gathi Avenue in Nairobi West, and its listed facilities are the working kind rather than the decorative one. A 24 hour front desk, free wifi, free car parking, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, dry cleaning, a smoking area, multilingual staff and a television in the room. That covers the practical questions most people ask before booking: you can arrive late, leave a car, eat on site, get clothes cleaned and stay connected. It is a thinner list than a four star hotel in the centre would carry, and nothing here suggests a pool, a gym or a spa, so do not expect them.
What Haridge Inn adds up to is a straightforward base for someone whose reason for being in Nairobi is somewhere near City Square and the KICC. The address puts you within reach of the centre, and the facilities are the ones that keep a short stay running: desk, wifi, parking, food. It suits a business visitor with meetings in the government quarter, or anyone who wants a bed close to the centre without paying for a full service hotel. It does not suit someone who wants the centre on the doorstep at night, because the quarter empties after office hours.
02The supplier's photographs
0310 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in City Square and KICC
This hotel sits in City Square and KICC, the civic centre of the grid. The streets here are open paving, flags, and the one tower in Nairobi that everybody can name: the state's block, Parliament, the Supreme Court, City Hall, the Kenyatta mausoleum and the 1973 conference centre whose amphitheatre roof and rooftop deck give the best view of the city there is. It is best for the rooftop view and the shortest walk between the civic landmarks. The quarter lies 0.53 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 7 minutes on foot in a direct line.
After dark it is institutional and empty after office hours. Go in daylight, when the deck is open. If you want somewhere to eat or drink in the evening, this is not it. It suits anyone here for the KICC viewing deck, Parliament or the Supreme Court, and it does not suit anyone who wants company after five.
Read the whole of City Square and KICC05Booking it
Booking Haridge Inn is worth doing ahead if your dates fall in a busy week for the government quarter, because the practical hotels near City Square fill first. 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 Haridge Inn?+
It is on Gathi Avenue in Nairobi West, which is a residential quarter south of the centre. The listed address is Gathi Avenue Nairobi West, Nairobi. It sits 0.25 km from the centre of City Square and KICC, so the civic quarter is within easy reach on foot rather than a taxi ride away.
What does the hotel actually have on site?+
The listed facilities are a 24 hour front desk, free wifi, free car parking, a restaurant, a bar, breakfast, dry cleaning, a smoking area, multilingual staff and a television. That is a working list for a short stay rather than a resort list. There is no pool, gym or spa mentioned, so plan around that.
Is the area around City Square and the KICC busy at night?+
No. The quarter is institutional and empty after office hours, so go in daylight when the deck is open. The street feel is open paving, flags, and the one tower in Nairobi that everybody can name. Staying here makes sense if your business is in that quarter and done by evening.
How do I check whether a room is free for my dates?+
Availability is checked through app.impt.io, which is where bookings for this property are made. Enter your dates there to see what is open at Haridge Inn. Free cancellation applies to most rooms, so you can hold a booking while your plans settle, and the confirmation goes through the same site.
