A 3 star guest house in Greater Nairobi with a garden, a library and free parking, set on a transport edge rather than an evening one. The distance from the centre and the need for a car decide whether it is right for you.
01What it is
Just At Home Guest House lists a 24 hour front desk, breakfast, free wifi, free car parking, laundry service and dry cleaning, plus a garden, a terrace, a library and a picnic area. It is wheelchair accessible. The list is thin on the things a city stay usually leans on: there is a surcharge entry, and nothing beyond a front desk and breakfast is named for eating, drinking or getting around. The setting matters as much as the list.
Just At Home Guest House sits in Greater Nairobi, away from the ten quarters this site covers. The street there is a flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does. After dark it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so cross it by car. That suits a driver who wants parking, a garden and quiet, and does not suit anyone planning to walk into the centre or go out on foot at night.
02The supplier's photographs
0312 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 Ngara and the Globe, and they are not in any of the ten quarters this site covers. They sit well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs. Of those ten quarters, Ngara and the Globe is only the nearest, and it is still a separate place: the northern edge of the grid, where the city loosens and the roads north begin. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that is the quarter's own measure, not a walk from your door.
Treat the location as the wider city. Anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and out, and after dark this is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so cross it by car. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge and the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, which makes the quarter best for early markets, and the walk up to the National Museum, if you are already there. Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. You are not.
Read the nearest quarter, Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Book Just At Home Guest House direct through the site, and confirm your dates before you commit to the drive in from Greater Nairobi. 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 Just At Home Guest House?+
It is on United Nations Crescent in Greater Nairobi, 5.5 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. That puts it outside the central business district rather than in it, and the approach is by road.
What does the property actually list?+
A 24 hour front desk, breakfast, free wifi, free car parking, laundry service and dry cleaning, along with a garden, a terrace, a library, a picnic area and wheelchair access. There is also a surcharge entry. Nothing beyond breakfast is named for meals.
Can I walk into the centre from here?+
It is 6.15 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 77 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street itself is a transport edge rather than an evening one, and the advice on this site is to cross it by car.
How do I check availability?+
Availability is checked through app.impt.io, where you can see the rooms open on your dates and confirm a booking. Most rooms can be cancelled free. If you are driving in from Greater Nairobi, settle your dates before you set off.
