A four star guesthouse on Cactus Street in Runda, with kitchens, gardens and parking, well outside the quarter this site covers. The car decides whether it works: driving in is straightforward, and the address suits anyone who wants space and quiet rather than a base to walk out from after dark.
01What it is
Kathy's Place in Runda lists a full self-catering set: kitchen, kitchenette, oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, washing machine, iron and board, plus towels, toiletries, a bathrobe and slippers. Rooms are carpeted and non smoking, with a desk, fan, TV, radio, safe, smoke detector, shower and WC. The wider grounds carry a garden, terrace, fireplace, fitness centre, spa and massage, bars, a golf course and horse riding. Kathy's Place in Runda runs a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, room service, wake up service, currency exchange, car rental and shuttle service, with free wifi, free car parking and wheelchair access. The list is thin on what a short city stay usually wants: no restaurant of its own, and no shuttle timetable or reception detail in the facts, so ask before you rely on either.
What that adds up to is a self-contained place to stay rather than a hotel you use as a launch pad. Kathy's Place in Runda suits a family or a group with a car, or someone on a longer stay who wants a kitchen, a washing machine and a garden, and who does not mind that the centre is a separate trip. It also suits a driver who wants secure parking and a quiet street at the end of the day. It suits less well anyone who wants to walk out to dinner, or who is in Nairobi for one night in the middle of the Central Business District: the address is in Greater Nairobi, and the 6.7 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 84 minutes on foot in a direct line, is a figure for a map, not a plan.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 21 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 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 Kathy's Place in Runda if the Runda address and the kitchen are the point of the stay, and check the room type carefully because the facilities list covers both kitchen and kitchenette. 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 Kathy's Place in Runda?+
It is on Cactus Street House No 73 in Runda, in Greater Nairobi. It sits 5.9 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, so it is outside the Central Business District rather than in it.
What does Kathy's Place in Runda have in the rooms?+
The listing covers kitchen and kitchenette, oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, washing machine, iron and board, towels, toiletries, bathrobe, slippers, desk, fan, TV, radio, safe, smoke detector, shower and WC, in carpeted and non smoking rooms.
What is getting into the centre from Runda like?+
It is a car trip, not a walk. The area is a transport edge rather than an evening one, and the advice for after dark there is to cross it by car. Use the shuttle service, car rental or your own vehicle.
How do I check availability at Kathy's Place in Runda?+
Go to app.impt.io and look up the property by name for the dates you want. The listing covers a 24 hour front desk and express check in, so ask about arrival arrangements and about shuttle or parking if you are driving in.
