A four star serviced apartment block on Argwings Kodhek Close, in the new concrete ridge country of Greater Nairobi. The full kitchen and the washing machine are what decide it: this suits a long stay better than a night or two, and it does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot.
01What it is
Lathembo Serviced Apartments is a four star block on Argwings Kodhek Close, and the list is built around staying in rather than passing through. Each apartment has a kitchen with an oven, microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, an iron and board, and a bathroom with shower, WC, towels and toiletries. There is free wifi and internet access, a desk, a TV with pay per view, and a balcony or terrace. The building has lifts, free car parking, a gymnasium and an outdoor pool. Non smoking rooms. The list is thin on service: no restaurant, no bar, no airport transfer and no front desk detail are given.
What that adds up to at Lathembo Serviced Apartments is a self contained base for someone in Greater Nairobi for weeks rather than days, with a car, and with their own cooking and laundry to do. The pool and gym cover the evenings, and the parking and lifts cover the arrivals. It does not suit a short city break, anyone relying on the centre on foot, or anyone who wants dinner and a bar inside the building. The address is 2.05 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 3.56 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 45 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street 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
0329 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 this site covers. They sit just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten. That puts you in the wider city rather than in the grid itself, so anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby into it.
The ridge above the centre is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. It is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport, and after dark it is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line, though that is the quarter's own distance and not a walk from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book Lathembo Serviced Apartments if your stay is long enough to use the kitchen and the washing machine, and book a car with it, because this address runs on four wheels. 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 Lathembo Serviced Apartments?+
On Argwings Kodhek Close, in Greater Nairobi. It sits 2.05 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 3.56 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 45 minutes on foot in a direct line. Plan on a car or a ride for anything in the centre.
What do the apartments have in them?+
The listed apartments come with a kitchen including oven, microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, an iron and board, and a bathroom with shower, WC, towels and toiletries. You also get free wifi, a desk, a TV with pay per view, and a balcony or terrace. Lifts serve the building.
Is there parking, a pool or a gym?+
Yes to all three. Lathembo Serviced Apartments lists free car parking, an outdoor pool and a gymnasium, along with lifts and non smoking rooms. What it does not list is a restaurant, a bar or an airport transfer, so meals and evening drinks are your own arrangement.
How do I check availability for my dates?+
Availability and room types are checked through app.impt.io, where you can see what is open for your dates and confirm a booking. Most rooms there can be cancelled free. Nothing is held or quoted on this page, so check the app for the nights you actually want.
