Kikambala Modern Apartment sits on Kikambala Road in Greater Nairobi, a three star address on new concrete where the car decides everything. The balcony, the parking and the quiet are the offer. If you want to walk into the centre, this is the wrong base, and the centre is a ride away.
01What it is
Kikambala Modern Apartment lists cleaning, concierge, laundry service, free car parking and further parking, a garden, a terrace and a smoking area. For a three star property the practical list is the honest one: parking and laundry are the two that decide how a stay actually runs, and both are here. The garden and terrace give you somewhere to sit that is not the room, and the balcony is in the name. What the list does not carry is food and drink on site, and no gym or pool. The concierge covers arrangements, not a kitchen.
What that adds up to at Kikambala Modern Apartment is a self contained base on a ridge built for the car and the conference room, in Greater Nairobi rather than in the centre. The facilities are domestic: cleaning, laundry, a place to park, a garden and a terrace, and no restaurant or bar to fall back on. After dark the street is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Kikambala Modern Apartment suits a driver, a small group with a car, or anyone on a longer stay who wants parking and laundry handled. It does not suit a visitor who wants to step out of a lobby into the centre.
02The supplier's photographs
038 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
If you are booking Kikambala Modern Apartment, decide first how you will get around, because the car park here does more for your stay than the balcony does. 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 Kikambala Modern Apartment?+
It is on Kikambala Road in Greater Nairobi, on new concrete on a ridge. It stands 4.6 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 58 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 3.47 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What does the property actually have?+
The listed facilities are cleaning, concierge, free car parking and parking, laundry service, a garden, a terrace and a smoking area. There is no restaurant, bar or pool on the list, so plan meals elsewhere. The balcony is part of the apartment itself.
What is it like getting into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
You do not walk it with any comfort. The address is a ridge built for the car and the conference room, and after dark a ride is the sensible answer, with hotel bars the only local option. Treat the centre as a trip, not a stroll, and arrange the car before you commit to staying here.
How do I check availability for Kikambala Modern Apartment?+
Booking runs through app.impt.io. Most rooms can be cancelled free, and the carbon and credit terms apply to confirmed bookings. Enter your dates there to see what is open for the nights you need, rather than asking the property directly.
