A four star hotel on a ridge in Greater Nairobi, with an indoor pool, a sauna and a kitchen in the room. It is out in Lavington Drive, so it suits you if you have a car, a driver or a conference to attend, and not if you plan to walk into the centre.
01What it is
Lavington is a four star property on Lavington Drive in Greater Nairobi. The list runs long on the practical: free wifi, free car parking, an ATM, a safe, smoke detectors, non smoking rooms, a washing machine, iron and board, towels, a kitchen and a kitchenette, a sofa bed, a balcony, a terrace and a garden. There is an indoor pool and a swimming pool, a pool bar, a sauna, bars, family rooms, a TV in the room, and a golf course and mini golf and horse back riding on the activity side. What the list does not carry: nothing about how far the rooms are from the road, nothing about meals beyond the bars, and nothing about a shuttle or a transfer. The photos on file run to six, so you are reading the facilities rather than the rooms.
That adds up to a self contained stop on a ridge built for the car and the conference room. Lavington gives you the pool, the sauna, the garden, the kitchen and the parking on site, which means a stay here works when your day is already fixed elsewhere, a meeting, a course, a family stretch with a car and a driver. It does not work when your reason for being in Nairobi is the centre. The trade is space and quiet for access, and you should decide which of the two you are buying. Suits you with your own transport and a reason to be out on this side. Does not suit you if you mean to walk to the office or spend the evening on foot.
02The supplier's photographs
0332 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 Lavington through the link below and confirm your dates before you commit to the Lavington Drive side of town. 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 is Lavington in Nairobi?+
The property is on Lavington Drive in Greater Nairobi, a ridge address built for the car and the conference room. It stands 4.25 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 54 minutes on foot in a direct line. That is not a walk you would choose to make with luggage.
What does the hotel have on site?+
Lavington lists an indoor pool and a swimming pool, a pool bar, a sauna, bars, a garden, a terrace, free wifi, free car parking, an ATM and a safe. Rooms come with a kitchen or kitchenette, a washing machine, iron and board, towels, a TV and non smoking options. Family rooms are available.
Can I walk into the centre from this hotel?+
No, and you should plan around that. The after dark line for this part of town is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Lavington sits 2.79 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. A car or a driver is the sensible arrangement.
How do I check whether Lavington has a room for my dates?+
Use the booking link on this page and put in your dates. It shows what is open at Lavington for that period and lets you take a room without calling the property. Six photos are on file here, so check the images and the facilities list before you decide.
