A small apartment block on Suguta Rd, in Greater Nairobi rather than the centre, with a lift, parking and laundry but no restaurant or bar of its own. The distance decides it: if you want to walk out to the centre, this is not your address.
01What it is
Huku Qwetu C5 City Breeze Apartment is listed as a three star property on Suguta Rd. What it actually offers is the practical set: free wifi, free car parking, lifts, laundry service, luggage storage, a terrace and wheelchair access. There is babysitting and a playground, which points at families rather than solo travellers. The list is thin where a serviced apartment usually needs help: nothing suggests a restaurant, a bar, a gym or a kitchen in every unit, so you are left to work those out elsewhere. The single word surcharge on the facility list tells you some of the above is not simply included, so ask before you count on any of it.
That adds up to a self-catering base in Greater Nairobi. Huku Qwetu C5 City Breeze Apartment is 3.62 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and it is 4.87 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 61 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street 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. It suits a driver, a family, or anyone here for a hospital or office campus who wants space and parking. It does not suit anyone planning to walk into the centre, and it does not suit anyone who wants the night to happen outside the front door.
02The supplier's photographs
0310 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 Huku Qwetu C5 City Breeze Apartment if you have a car and want the quiet side of Greater Nairobi, not if you want to walk out of the lobby into 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 exactly is Huku Qwetu C5 City Breeze Apartment?+
It is on Suguta Rd, in Greater Nairobi rather than the central business district, and the site puts it 4.87 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 61 minutes on foot in a direct line. Upper Hill and Community is the closest of the ten quarters covered here.
Can you walk from the apartment into the centre?+
Going by the site's own figure the centre is 61 minutes on foot in a direct line, so most people treat it as a car or taxi trip rather than a walk. The street is built for the car and the conference room, and after dark a ride is the normal way out.
What facilities does the property actually list?+
Free wifi, free car parking, lifts, laundry service, luggage storage, a terrace and wheelchair access, plus babysitting and a playground. There is no restaurant or bar on the list, and one entry says surcharge, so confirm what costs extra before you rely on it.
How do you check availability and hold a room?+
Availability and booking sit at app.impt.io, where you can see what is open for your dates. Most rooms can be cancelled free. There are no prices printed on this site, so check the total there before you confirm anything.
