A furnished one bed apartment in Terrance Park, out in Greater Nairobi, with free wifi and free parking listed and nothing else. It stands in wide industrial land, and it is unlit in stretches after dark. That is the thing that decides it: you need a car here.
01What it is
The listing for Immaculate Furnished 1 bed Apartment in Nairobi is short. It carries a three star rating, free wifi and free car parking. That is the whole of it. No restaurant, no bar, no gym, no shuttle, no airport transfer, no breakfast. Free parking is the entry that matters most at this address, because the street is wide industrial land with sheds, and you will not be arriving on foot. Free wifi is the other one, and after that the list runs out. If you want a pool, a front desk that does more than hand over a key, or anywhere to eat inside the building, this apartment does not have it. What it has is a furnished one bed with two listed facilities and a rating that promises the basics, no more.
For someone staying here, Immaculate Furnished 1 bed Apartment in Nairobi is a base for a car, not a place to step out of and wander. It sits in Greater Nairobi, 4.77 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 60 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 3.89 km from The Railway Quarter, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The industrial streets around it go dark and quiet in stretches, so the working pattern is daylight and a car back. It suits a driver with business in the industrial area or a longer stay that wants a kitchen and a guaranteed parking space. It does not suit anyone without a vehicle, anyone who wants the centre on foot, or anyone who wants a bar or a meal downstairs.
02The supplier's photographs
032 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 the centre. They sit well outside it, in the inner suburbs, past the ten quarters this site covers. The nearest of those quarters, for orientation only, is The Railway Quarter, on the southern edge of the grid, and that is as close as the connection goes. You are in the wider city here. Anything in the CBD means travelling in and out, so plan the day around that rather than around a short step from your room.
The Railway Quarter itself is wide industrial land, sheds, and the reason any of this is here, the museum, and understanding the city's whole layout in one afternoon. Nairobi exists because the Uganda Railway stopped here in 1899 to gather strength for the Rift; the 1929 station, the old yards and the museum of locomotives sit on the CBD's southern boundary, ten minutes below Kenyatta Avenue. After dark it is industrial and unlit in stretches, so keep it to daylight and a car back.
Read the nearest quarter, The Railway Quarter05Booking it
Book this one if you have a car and want a furnished one bed out in Greater Nairobi rather than a room 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 exactly is this apartment?+
It is on Terrance Park in Greater Nairobi, outside the central business district. The site puts it 4.77 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 60 minutes on foot in a direct line. The surroundings are wide industrial land with sheds.
What does the apartment actually list?+
Two facilities: free wifi and free car parking, on a three star listing. There is no restaurant, bar, gym or breakfast mentioned. Treat the list as the whole of what is on offer and plan your meals and evenings elsewhere.
Can I stay here without a car?+
It is a poor fit without one. The area is industrial and unlit in stretches after dark, and there is no walkable quarter beside it. The Railway Quarter is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and it is not on the doorstep. Plan on driving.
How do I check whether it is available?+
Availability and dates are checked through the booking link on this page, at app.impt.io, where you can see what is open for your nights and confirm a reservation. The property itself does not take enquiries through this site.
