A four star apartment-house on the ridge at Kileleshwa, in Greater Nairobi. It lists a heated indoor pool, a gym, air conditioning and a full kitchen, and it suits anyone staying several nights with a car. Without one, the neighbourhood will not carry you.
01What it is
Kileleshwa leshwa house with GYM an AC and Heated Pool is a four star property on new concrete in Kileleshwa, and the list leans residential: a kitchen, a washing machine, iron and board, a safe, air conditioning, free wifi and a television. Long-stay guests are clearly the target. The leisure side is unusually full, with an indoor pool, a jacuzzi, a spa, a fitness center, a games room, table tennis and a tennis court. Practical cover runs to a 24 hour front desk, housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, luggage storage, lifts, free car parking and wheelchair access. The thin points are the ones that matter to a short city trip: there is no airport transfer, no shuttle, no concierge, and nothing in the list suggests the centre is walkable from the door.
What that adds up to at Kileleshwa leshwa house with GYM an AC and Heated Pool is a self-contained stay on a quiet ridge, not a base for walking a city. You get the gym, the pool and the kitchen on site, and you get a room you can live in rather than only sleep in. The location is the decider. The property stands 5.18 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line, and it is 4.01 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street is built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Suits longer stays, families and anyone with a car. Does not suit a visitor who wants the Central Business District on foot.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 12 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 Kileleshwa leshwa house with GYM an AC and Heated Pool when you want the gym, the pool and a kitchen for several nights, and plan your own transport into the centre from the day you arrive. 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 Kileleshwa leshwa house with GYM an AC and Heated Pool?+
It stands at Leshwa House One 13 in Kileleshwa, on the ridge west of the centre, in Greater Nairobi. The site files it 5.18 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 4.01 km from Upper Hill and Community, the nearest of the ten quarters covered here.
What does the property actually list?+
An indoor heated pool, a jacuzzi, a spa, a fitness center, a games room, table tennis and a tennis court, plus a kitchen, washing machine, air conditioning, a safe, free wifi, a television, housekeeping and laundry. There is a 24 hour front desk, free car parking, lifts and wheelchair access. What it does not list is an airport transfer or any shuttle.
Can I walk into the Central Business District from here?+
Not comfortably. The property sits 5.18 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line, and the area is built for the car and the conference room, so most people staying here drive or take a ride. After dark the street is quiet, with hotel bars and little else within reach.
How do I check whether Kileleshwa leshwa house with GYM an AC and Heated Pool has rooms free?+
Put your dates into the booking page for the property and it will show what is open on those nights. Rooms come with a free cancellation option, so you can hold a set of dates and change your mind. The four star grading and the full facility list are already set out above.
