A three star hotel on Kilimani Road, on the ridge above the centre, built for people staying a while. It lists kitchens, laundry and parking, so the decision is whether you want self catering or a room in the middle of town.
01What it is
Home away from home is a three star property on Kilimani Road, in Greater Nairobi rather than the centre, and the facilities list is weighted towards the long stay. There is a kitchen, a kitchenette, a washing machine, an iron and board, a laundry service and daily cleaning, so you can cook and wash instead of eating out and sending clothes away. Rooms come with a bath and a shower, a WC, toiletries, towels, slippers, a TV and a safe, and some have a balcony, a sofa bed and carpet. Free wifi and cable internet are listed, as are a fitness centre and a garden, and there are bars on the property. Free car parking and lifts are there for a building on a ridge built for the car. The list thins out beyond that: archery is the one activity named, there is no restaurant, no pool, no airport transfer and no business centre, and the property has no guest score on file.
What this adds up to is a practical base for a longer stay rather than a city break. Home away from home gives you the machinery of ordinary life, cooking, washing, a car space, a gym, and it asks you to accept that you are 5.15 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line. It is 3.53 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street there 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. That suits a family, a relocating household or anyone working in the western offices with a car. It does not suit a first visitor who wants to step out of a lobby into the centre, and it does not suit anyone without transport of their own.
02The supplier's photographs
0331 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 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 this one directly if you want kitchens, laundry and a parking space rather than a position in the centre. 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 Home away from home?+
It is on Kilimani Road in Greater Nairobi, on the ridge above the centre, not in the Central Business District itself. The address puts you in a new concrete quarter built for cars and conference rooms, with hotel bars nearby and a ride needed for anything else after dark.
What does the property actually list?+
Kitchens and kitchenettes, a washing machine, iron and board, laundry service, cleaning, a fitness centre, a garden, bars, free wifi, free car parking, lifts, a safe, a TV, a bath and shower, toiletries, towels and slippers. Some rooms have a balcony, sofa bed and carpet. There is no restaurant and no pool.
What is it like getting into the centre from there?+
The property is 5.15 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line. Driving is the realistic option from this ridge, and you should plan on a car or a ride for the centre, for meetings and for evenings out.
How do I check availability?+
Go to app.impt.io, enter your dates and the property name, and the site will show you what is open. Most rooms here can be cancelled free. Availability is live, so if the dates you want are gone, try shifting them by a day.
