A three star house on Loldia Ranch North Lake Road, Kasarani Lake Naivasha National Park, close to the middle of City Square and KICC. The one thing that decides it is timing: this quarter is institutional and empty after office hours, so book it around daylight, not around a night out.
01What it is
Loldia House lists bars, breakfast and coffee, free wifi, a garden, a terrace, laundry service, wheelchair access and yoga. Those are the practical pieces of a short city stay: somewhere to eat in the morning, somewhere to sit outside, a connection, and help with clothes. It is a three star property, so the list is honest rather than long: you get the working parts of a hotel and not much in the way of ceremony. What is thin is anything beyond the essentials. There is no pool, no gym and no spa on the list, and no restaurant beyond the bar and breakfast offer that the property names.
Read that list next to the location and Loldia House becomes a straightforward proposition. It sits on Loldia Ranch North Lake Road, Kasarani Lake Naivasha National Park, and it is 0.41 km from the centre of City Square and KICC, which puts the commercial and government core within easy reach. The garden and terrace are the reason to choose it over a tower room with no outside space, and the yoga listing suggests a quieter kind of stay than the bar crowd. It suits people in Nairobi for work, meetings or a CBD errand who want a calm base and daylight hours. It does not suit anyone who wants the centre after dark: this quarter is institutional and empty once the offices close.
02The supplier's photographs
039 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in City Square and KICC
This hotel sits in City Square and KICC, the civic centre of the grid. The streets here are open paving, flags, and the one tower in Nairobi that everybody can name: the state's block, Parliament, the Supreme Court, City Hall, the Kenyatta mausoleum and the 1973 conference centre whose amphitheatre roof and rooftop deck give the best view of the city there is. It is best for the rooftop view and the shortest walk between the civic landmarks. The quarter lies 0.53 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 7 minutes on foot in a direct line.
After dark it is institutional and empty after office hours. Go in daylight, when the deck is open. If you want somewhere to eat or drink in the evening, this is not it. It suits anyone here for the KICC viewing deck, Parliament or the Supreme Court, and it does not suit anyone who wants company after five.
Read the whole of City Square and KICC05Booking it
Booking Loldia House is worth doing at the same time you fix your days in the city, because the case for it rests on being there in daylight rather than after office hours. 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.
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06Questions
Where exactly is Loldia House in Nairobi?+
The address is Loldia Ranch North Lake Road Kasarani Lake Naivasha National Park, in the City Square and KICC area of the central business district. It is 0.41 km from the centre of City Square and KICC, so the commercial and government core is the immediate setting.
What does Loldia House actually have on site?+
The property lists bars, breakfast, coffee, free wifi, a garden, laundry service, a terrace, wheelchair access and yoga. It is a three star house, so expect the working essentials rather than resort facilities: no pool, no gym and no spa appear on the list.
What is the area around the hotel like?+
City Square and KICC is open paving, flags, and the one tower in Nairobi that everybody can name. It is institutional and empty after office hours, so plan to be here in daylight, when the deck is open, rather than arriving late in the evening.
How do I check whether Loldia House has a room?+
Availability and the current room types are shown when you go to book through app.impt.io, which also handles the free cancellation option on most rooms. There are no prices published on this site, so treat the booking page as the place where those details live.
