A four star apartment hotel on Elgeyo Marakwet North, with kitchens, a pool and a gym. It suits people who drive, want a whole flat rather than a room, and do not mind the centre being a trip away. It does not suit anyone who wants to walk out of a lobby into the middle of town.
01What it is
Haven&Hue lists apartments rather than rooms, and the apartment list is the substantial one: kitchen, kitchenette, oven, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, iron and board, coffee, minibar, safe, sofa bed, TV, telephone, patio, terrace and balcony. Bedrooms come carpeted, with bath, shower, WC, bidet, sink, toiletries, towels and slippers. Building-wide there is free wifi, internet access, lifts, a lounge, laundry service, non smoking rooms, free car parking and wheelchair access. There is a fitness center, an outdoor pool and a sauna listed under spa. The list is thin on detail: nothing names the number of bedrooms, views, or how often cleaning runs.
What this adds up to is a self-contained flat on a ridge, and the surroundings are the deciding factor. The street is described as new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark as safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Haven&Hue suits a driver on business, a family needing family rooms and a kitchen, or a longer stay where laundry and parking matter. It does not suit anyone who wants to walk to dinner, a bar or the centre.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 9 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 Upper Hill and Community, and they are not in any of the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. They sit well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters. That matters more than it sounds: you are staying in the wider city, and anything in the CBD means travelling in and out for it. The ridge itself is new concrete built for the car and the conference room, and most of the CBD's office space has been moving up there since the 2000s, which is why you find the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies and an expressway ramp to the airport on it. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Upper Hill and Community is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. If you want the centre on foot, this is not the right base.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book Haven&Hue direct if you want a full apartment and a parking space rather than a room in the middle of town. 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 Haven&Hue?+
It sits on Elgeyo Marakwet North in Greater Nairobi, on what the site describes as new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. That puts it 4.99 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 63 minutes on foot in a direct line. A car is the practical way in and out.
What facilities does the property list?+
Apartments with a kitchen, kitchenette, oven, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, safe and sofa bed, plus balcony, patio and terrace. Bedrooms have bath, shower, bidet and toiletries. The building lists free wifi, lifts, lounge, laundry service, non smoking rooms, free car parking, a fitness center, an outdoor pool and a sauna. Details on room counts are not given.
What is it like getting into the centre from here?+
The centre is not on your doorstep. The site's own line is that after dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. This is a quiet, car-oriented ridge, so plan on driving in for meetings or dinner rather than walking out of the lobby into the middle of things.
How do I check whether an apartment is free?+
Availability is confirmed when you book through app.impt.io. Check the dates you want against the apartments listed there, since Haven&Hue offers apartments rather than standard rooms and family rooms are among them. Free cancellation applies to most rooms, so you can hold a date and change your mind.
