A four star serviced apartment block in Westlands, listed for self catering stays with a kitchen, a washing machine and round the clock security. The deciding factor is the setting: a transport edge that is about crossing by car, not stepping out for the evening.
01What it is
Kazuri Apartment in Westlands is a four star block at Stima Sacco Village 1, and its list is built around living in rather than passing through. You get a kitchen with an oven, a washing machine, an iron and board, a safe, free wifi, free car parking, a TV, a cot, towels and toiletries. Housekeeping, cleaning, laundry service, 24H security and smoke detectors cover the practical side, and non smoking rooms are listed. Pets are allowed. The list is thin on the things a hotel normally carries: no restaurant or bar, no gym, no airport transfer, and nothing about views or floors.
What that adds up to for a stay at Kazuri Apartment in Westlands is a base for someone who wants to cook, wash clothes and park a car, and who does not need the building to entertain them. The address sits on the Ngara and the Globe side rather than in the middle of Westlands, and the street there is a flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does. It suits longer stays, families with a cot, and anyone with business around Aga Khan. It does not suit you if you want an easy evening on foot, or a lobby to sit in.
02The supplier's photographs
0327 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Ngara and the Globe
Ngara and the Globe is the northern edge of the CBD, where the grid loosens and the roads north begin. A flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does: that is the street feel here, and it holds all day. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge, the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, and Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line. Early markets and the walk up to the National Museum are what this quarter is best for.
After dark it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so cross it by car. The halls and market stalls shut, and the roundabout turns into a place you pass through, not a place you linger. This suits you if you want the fruit market at first light or a base on the northern side of the centre. It does not suit anyone who wants an evening on foot, and it does not suit a trip built around being out after dark.
Read the whole of Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Reserve Kazuri Apartment in Westlands for the nights you actually need, since self catering flats are usually booked in longer runs than hotel rooms. 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 Kazuri Apartment in Westlands?+
It is at Stima Sacco Village 1, on the Ngara and the Globe side of the city rather than inside Westlands itself. The block sits 0.67 km from the centre of Ngara and the Globe, so the surrounding streets are a market and commuter area, not a residential hotel quarter.
What is in the apartment?+
A kitchen with an oven, a washing machine, an iron and board, a safe, free wifi, free car parking, a TV, towels and toiletries. Housekeeping, cleaning and laundry service are listed, along with a cot and non smoking rooms. There is no restaurant or bar in the building.
Is the area good for evenings out?+
No. It is a transport edge rather than an evening one, and the advice is to cross it by car. There is a flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does. You eat and drink elsewhere, or cook in the apartment.
How do I check whether Kazuri Apartment in Westlands has space?+
Check availability against your dates before you plan around it, because self catering flats fill in longer blocks. If your stay is short, confirm the minimum first. Cancellation terms are shown when you book, and most rooms can be cancelled free.
