A three star homestay out on Village Road in Greater Nairobi, with a garden, a library and free parking. The one thing that decides it is your car: this is a transport edge, not a quarter you walk into at night.
01What it is
Kijiji Homestay lists the ordinary machinery of a working stay: a 24 hour front desk, free wifi, a safe, free car parking, a free newspaper, breakfast, dry cleaning, a smoking area, a bar and lounge, a garden, a library, a meeting room and wheelchair access. It is a 3 star property, and the list is thin where a business traveller looks hardest. There is one meeting room and no gym, no pool, no airport transfer and no restaurant beyond breakfast. Note that surcharge appears on the list, so some of what reads as included may not be.
What that adds up to at Kijiji Homestay is a quiet, self contained place to sleep and work, with the garden and library doing the work that a lobby would do downtown. It suits someone with a car who wants space, parking and a desk, or a family wanting a base away from the centre. It does not suit anyone planning to walk to meetings, to step out for dinner, or to treat the address as a city centre hotel.
02The supplier's photographs
0314 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 Kijiji Homestay if you are driving and want the garden and library rather than the centre, and check the room type against what you need before you confirm. 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 Kijiji Homestay?+
It is on Village Road in Greater Nairobi, 6.31 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 79 minutes on foot in a direct line. It is also 5.62 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Treat both as straight line figures rather than a route.
What does the property actually have?+
A 24 hour front desk, free wifi, free car parking, a free newspaper, a safe, breakfast, dry cleaning, a bar and lounge, a garden, a library, a meeting room, a smoking area and wheelchair access. It is 3 star. No gym, no pool, no restaurant beyond breakfast, and there is a surcharge line on the list.
Can I walk into the centre from here?+
Not comfortably. The area is a transport edge rather than an evening one, and the advice is to cross it by car. The street itself is a flyover, a roundabout and a market that starts before the light does. Plan on driving or arranging a ride for anything in the centre.
How do I check availability and cancel?+
Availability and room types are checked through app.impt.io, which is where the booking is made. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so check the terms on the room you choose before you confirm, since conditions vary by room type and by date.
