A self-catering three star property on an unnamed road in Greater Nairobi, with a kitchen, wifi and parking. It sits well outside the centre, reachable by car, and it does not pretend to be a city hotel. That distance is the whole decision.
01What it is
It's a Home Away From Home lists the practical things first. There is a kitchen with an oven, a microwave and a refrigerator, so you cook rather than eat out, and a bathroom with a shower, a WC and towels. Free wifi and internet access are listed, along with a TV and a CD player for the evenings, and an iron and board. Free car parking and non smoking rooms round it out. It is a three star property with twelve photos on file. The list is thin on services: no restaurant, no bar, no reception desk described, and nothing about how the place is staffed or secured beyond a smoke detector.
What that adds up to is a self-contained flat rather than a hotel stay. It's a Home Away From Home suits someone with a car who wants a base in Greater Nairobi, values a kitchen and parking over a lobby, and does not need the centre on the doorstep. It does not suit anyone on foot or relying on the city's transport, because the distances are real: 9.62 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 121 minutes on foot in a direct line. If you want to be in the middle of things, this is the wrong choice.
02The supplier's photographs
0318 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 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 in and out, because the address gives you nothing to work with. 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 It's a Home Away From Home?+
It is on an unnamed road in Greater Nairobi, in the wider city rather than the central business district. The listing gives 8.4 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Plan for a car, not a walk.
What is in the kitchen?+
The property lists a kitchen with an oven, a microwave and a refrigerator, plus a bathroom with a shower, a WC and towels. That is enough to cook and eat in rather than go out. There is no restaurant or bar listed, so self-catering is the point of staying here.
Is parking available, and is it free?+
Yes, free car parking is listed, along with non smoking rooms. Given the location in Greater Nairobi, a car is the practical way to reach the centre and the markets. Parking being free matters here, since you will use the car for everything.
How do I check whether rooms are available?+
Availability and dates are handled through the booking link on this page, and most rooms can be cancelled free. The property is a three star with twelve photos on file, so you can see the rooms before you commit. Check the calendar for your dates first.
