A three star address on a ridge in Greater Nairobi, built for people arriving by car. The deciding fact is where you need to be: it sits well outside the centre this site covers, so a car or a ride is the point rather than an inconvenience.
01What it is
Ken S Haven Riara Road lists free car parking, housekeeping, luggage storage, an outdoor pool, a smoking area and wheelchair access, and carries a three star rating. That is a thin list, and it is honest about what it is: somewhere to park, sleep and swim rather than a place with a restaurant, a gym or a lobby you would linger in. Nothing here suggests a full service hotel, and the free parking is the item that carries the most weight for anyone driving in.
Ken S Haven Riara Road sits in Greater Nairobi, on a ridge of new concrete built for the car and the conference room. That tells you most of what you need. If you are working in Upper Hill, at 4.74 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, the position is workable by car. It suits self drivers and people with business on the ridge. It does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot, and after dark you eat and drink at a hotel bar or take a ride.
02The supplier's photographs
036 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 Upper Hill and Community, and they are not in any of the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. They sit well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters. That matters more than it sounds: you are staying in the wider city, and anything in the CBD means travelling in and out for it. The ridge itself is new concrete built for the car and the conference room, and most of the CBD's office space has been moving up there since the 2000s, which is why you find the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies and an expressway ramp to the airport on it. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Upper Hill and Community is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. If you want the centre on foot, this is not the right base.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book Ken S Haven Riara Road if the parking and the quiet ridge location are what you need, and check the dates against your business in Upper Hill before you commit. 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 Ken S Haven Riara Road?+
It is on Aong Riara Road, Makindi Lane, in Greater Nairobi, on a ridge of new concrete built for cars and conference rooms. It sits 6.25 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 79 minutes on foot in a direct line, so treat it as a base reached by vehicle rather than on foot.
What does the property actually have on site?+
The listed facilities are free car parking, housekeeping, luggage storage, an outdoor pool, a smoking area and wheelchair access. It is a three star address with a short list, so expect the basics done properly rather than a restaurant, a gym or a serviced lobby.
Is it practical for the centre of Nairobi?+
Not on foot. The property is in Greater Nairobi, outside the ten quarters this site covers, and the nearest of those is Upper Hill. You need a car or a ride for meetings, meals and anything after dark, and the free parking is what makes that arrangement work.
How do I check whether Ken S Haven Riara Road has a room for my dates?+
Availability moves with the conference calendar on the ridge, so check the dates you actually need rather than assuming. Enter them on the booking page for the property, and confirm before you build the rest of the trip around it.
