A 4 star apartment block on a ridge in Greater Nairobi, with kitchens, a garden and parking, and an address that assumes you are driving. It suits families and longer stays; it does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot.
01What it is
Homey Hideout Heartland Homes is a 4 star apartment property on Kindaruma Road, in the Heartland Garden block, and the list of what it holds is long and domestic. Apartments come with a kitchen or kitchenette: microwave, refrigerator, toaster, sink, washing machine, iron and board. There is air conditioning, a bath and shower, a WC, towels and toiletries, carpeted floors, a TV, free wifi and internet access, a safe and a smoke detector. The building adds a garden and terrace, a playground, a fitness centre, a bar, family rooms, non smoking rooms, a smoking area, lifts, free car parking, 24 hour security, a 24 hour front desk, room service, laundry, breakfast and cleaning. Pets are allowed. The list is thin on nothing much except the word hotel: there is no restaurant, no pool and no conference space named, so treat it as self catering accommodation with a bar and a front desk.
What that adds up to at Homey Hideout Heartland Homes is a place that works when you have a reason to be in this part of Greater Nairobi and a car to get around it. The kitchens and the washing machine make a week or a month easy; the playground, family rooms and garden make children easy; the parking, security and lifts make arriving late easy. It does not work if you came for the centre. The property sits 3.75 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 47 minutes on foot in a direct line, on a street that is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Suit families, longer stays and anyone working nearby. Do not book it to walk into town.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 6 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 this site covers. They sit just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten. That puts you in the wider city rather than in the grid itself, so anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby into it.
The ridge above the centre is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room: 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 sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line, though that is the quarter's own distance and not a walk from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book this one if your stay is measured in weeks rather than nights and a car is part of the plan. 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 Homey Hideout Heartland Homes?+
It is on Kindaruma Road, in the Heartland Garden block, in Greater Nairobi. That is 2.07 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 3.75 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 47 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Is this a hotel or an apartment?+
It is listed as a 4 star apartment property rather than a conventional hotel. The units have kitchens or kitchenettes with a microwave, refrigerator, toaster, sink and washing machine. The building supplies the rest: a front desk, security, a bar, a garden, parking and a fitness centre. There is no restaurant named.
Can I stay here without a car?+
It is workable but awkward. The street is built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. If you plan to spend your days in the centre, staying closer to it will cost you less time than staying here.
How do I check availability and what is the cancellation policy?+
Check availability on the booking page for the dates you want. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold a stay while you sort out flights or work dates, and confirm when your plans are settled.
