A two bedroom duplex apartment in a Greater Nairobi serviced block, with a kitchen, a pool, a gym and a spa, four star. It suits a group or a family in a car; without one, the centre is a walk.
01What it is
Kifahari Two bedroom duplex apartment pool gym steam & sauna is a four star serviced apartment at The Soho Serviced Apartments, in Greater Nairobi rather than in the centre. The list leads on the water and the body: an outdoor pool with a pool bar, a fitness centre, a spa, a steam room and a sauna. Inside there is a full kitchen with oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, a bath and a shower, a balcony or patio, a desk, a safe and free wifi. Leisure items on the list run to archery, bowling and mini golf, which read as padding, and nothing is said about airport transfers or a shuttle.
What that adds up to is a self contained stay rather than a hotel one. Kifahari Two bedroom duplex apartment pool gym steam & sauna gives you two bedrooms over two floors, a kitchen you can actually cook in, laundry, and a pool and gym on site, which is why it suits a family, a pair of colleagues or a longer stay better than a single night. It does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot. The setting is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 25 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 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 Kifahari Two bedroom duplex apartment pool gym steam & sauna if you have a car and want the space of an apartment, and check availability by app. 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 Kifahari Two bedroom duplex apartment pool gym steam & sauna?+
It is at The Soho Serviced Apartments in Nairobi, in Greater Nairobi rather than in the central business district. The site puts it 4.71 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 59 minutes on foot in a direct line, so treat a car as part of the booking rather than an optional extra.
What does the apartment list for a longer stay?+
The apartment adds up to a self contained stay: two bedrooms over two floors, a kitchen with oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, iron and board, a balcony, a desk, a safe and free wifi. Cots and cleaning are listed too, which helps if you are staying more than a night or two.
What is on site besides the apartment itself?+
An outdoor pool, a pool bar, a fitness centre, a spa, a steam room and a sauna, plus a garden, terrace, picnic area and playground. There is free car parking, a business centre, a bar and lounge, and 24 hour security. Some items on the list, archery and bowling among them, read as padding.
How do I check availability for specific dates?+
Availability and dates are handled through app.impt.io, where you can see what is open for your stay and book. Booking there also covers the cancellation terms, the CO2 removal that comes with a confirmed booking, and the credit that returns to you afterwards.
