A studio apartment in Greater Nairobi, far out from the centre, with a kitchen, a pool and a gym on the list. The location decides it: this suits someone with a car and their own reasons for being on this side, not a visitor who wants to walk to the Central Business District.
01What it is
Indesign makumbi Apartment Cozy Studio one Room is a four star studio in Greater Nairobi with a kitchen and kitchenette, a microwave, a refrigerator and a coffee setup, so you can feed yourself rather than rely on the restaurant and room service. The list is strong on the practical: free wifi, parking and car parking, a desk, iron and board, laundry service and housekeeping, towels, toiletries, slippers and a shower. Leisure runs to an outdoor pool, a kids pool, a gym, a spa, a garden, a terrace, a picnic area and a playground. Where the list thins is the immediate surroundings: there is a bar and a restaurant on the property, and nothing about what is within walking distance. Several entries, including the pools and spa, arrive without detail on access.
What that adds up to for Indesign makumbi Apartment Cozy Studio one Room is a self-contained stay: you arrive, you park, you cook, you swim, you sleep. The studio format and the desk suit a longer work stay or a family with children more than a couple passing through. The deciding factor is the address. It is 15.7 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 197 minutes on foot in a direct line, so the centre is not a stroll. If you have a car or a reason to be on this side, the apartment has what you need; if your plans are built around the Central Business District and its markets, staying here will put the city at arm's length every day.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 9 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 Muthurwa and the east markets, 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 Muthurwa and the east markets is only the nearest of the ten. That is the whole point of the distinction: you are sleeping outside the grid, and you will be travelling in and out for anything in the CBD.
The quarter itself is the eastern edge of the grid: wholesale produce, bus termini, before dawn. Trucks, handcarts and the entire city’s vegetables changing hands at 5am. It is the wholesale edge, where Muthurwa’s market and the country bus termini push up against the railway land, and it feeds the rest of the grid. Best for an early-morning market walk with someone who knows it. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be, and mornings are the only sensible time. Muthurwa sits 1.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 16 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that figure describes the quarter, not your journey from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Muthurwa and the east markets05Booking it
Book this one only once you have settled how you will get around, because the location, not the room, is the real decision here. 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 Indesign makumbi Apartment Cozy Studio one Room?+
It sits in Greater Nairobi, at Indesign Makumbi Apartments, well outside the centre. It is 14.63 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Treat it as a base on the city's edge, not a central address.
What does the studio actually include?+
A kitchen and kitchenette with a microwave and refrigerator, a desk, a shower, towels and toiletries, free wifi, free parking, a TV and a fan. The property also lists an outdoor pool, a kids pool, a gym, a spa, a garden and a playground.
Can I walk from here into the Central Business District?+
No. The property is 15.7 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 197 minutes on foot in a direct line. Plan on a car, or ask about the shuttle service the property lists, rather than treating the centre as a walk.
How do I check availability for these dates?+
Availability and room details sit on app.impt.io, where you complete the booking. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold dates while you sort out your transport into the city before committing to the stay.
