A three star house on the ridge at Kileleshwa, off Olenguruone Road, with a television and wifi and nothing else on the list. What decides it is the car, since this is a place for driving in and out of the centre rather than walking it.
01What it is
Lavington Hill House lists a television and wifi. That is the whole of it. There is no restaurant, no bar, no pool, no gym, no meeting room, no airport transfer and no parking named on the sheet, and at three stars you should read the list as short rather than selective. What is there covers the two things most people actually use: a screen and a connection. If you need to work in the evening, the wifi is the facility that matters, and you should confirm it reaches your room rather than only the public areas. Ask about anything else you need before you commit, because nothing beyond those two items is documented here.
For someone staying at Lavington Hill House, the arithmetic is simple. You get a bed, a screen and a connection in a residential pocket of Kileleshwa, on high ground off Olenguruone Road, with none of the services a larger hotel layers on top. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. This suits a self sufficient traveller with a vehicle, or someone whose business is in the northern suburbs and who wants quiet at night. It does not suit anyone relying on foot, on an in house restaurant, or on the centre being outside the door.
02The supplier's photographs
032 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
Booking Lavington Hill House is worth doing once you have settled the car question, because the house itself will not solve it for you. 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 Lavington Hill House?+
It sits off Olenguruone Road in Kileleshwa, on the ridge above the city, within Greater Nairobi rather than in the central business district. That places it in the northern suburban belt, which is a car oriented part of the city, so plan your days around having transport arranged before you arrive.
What facilities does the property actually have?+
The listed facilities are a television and wifi, and that is the entire list on file. No restaurant, bar, pool, gym or parking is documented. Confirm anything you depend on directly with the property before booking, since the sheet here records only those two items.
How far is it from the centre of Nairobi?+
It is 4.96 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 63 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 3.99 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Neither is a stroll in practice; treat the car as necessary.
How do I check whether a room is free?+
Availability for Lavington Hill House is checked through app.impt.io, where the room types and the dates that are open are shown against the property. Look there for the nights you want, and book only once you have confirmed your transport into Kileleshwa is settled.
