A three star hotel on Magadi Road, on the ridge west of the centre, built around a pool, a garden and a car park. It is the distance from town that decides it: fine if you have a vehicle or a reason to be on this side, wrong if you want to walk out into the city.
01What it is
Hotel Troy Nairobi lists a full set of practical facilities: free wifi, free car parking, a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, luggage storage, currency exchange, laundry and dry cleaning, a business centre with copy and internet access, and a car rental service. Rooms come with a desk, a safe, a TV, a fan, an alarm clock, a balcony, a bath or shower, towels, toiletries and slippers, and there is a cot for families. Food and drink are covered by a restaurant, bars, breakfast, breakfast in room, lunch, buffet service, room service, coffee, water and special diets. Leisure runs to an outdoor pool, a jacuzzi, a garden, a terrace, a patio, a picnic area and a playground.
The list is strong on the mechanics of a stay, particularly for anyone arriving with a car, but it has gaps. There is no gym, no spa, no airport transfer beyond a general shuttle service, no meeting room detail beyond the banquet and business centre entry, and no guest score claim beyond the 4.2 out of 5 from 593 reviews. As a three star hotel on Magadi Road, Hotel Troy Nairobi suits people who are driving, staying as a family, or attending something nearby and want parking, space and a pool without the centre. It does not suit anyone who wants to step out of the lobby into the middle of Nairobi.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 28 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 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 Hotel Troy if you have a car or a reason to be on the ridge, and treat the centre as a separate trip. 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 Hotel Troy Nairobi?+
It is at 73 Magadi Road, in Greater Nairobi, on the ridge west of the centre. That is 10.42 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 131 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 8.52 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What does the hotel actually provide?+
Free wifi and free car parking, a 24 hour front desk, security, a restaurant, bars, room service, breakfast, a business centre, laundry, currency exchange, an outdoor pool, a jacuzzi, a garden, a terrace and a playground. Rooms have a desk, safe, TV, balcony and private bathroom. There is no gym or spa.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
It helps. The street was built for the car and the conference room, and getting into the city centre from this side is a ride rather than a walk. Parking is free and there is a car rental service at the hotel. Without a vehicle you are dependent on shuttles and taxis.
What does the 4.2 out of 5 guest score tell me?+
It is a solid mid range score from 593 reviews, which suggests the hotel does the basics well without being exceptional. Read it as a three star property that meets expectations rather than one that surprises. The score is the only guest rating on file.
