A four star self-catering apartment on a ridge in Greater Nairobi. You get a full flat with a kitchen, a washing machine and a parking space, and you get a pool, which is unusual for the district. It suits drivers and longer stays. It does not suit you if you want to walk into the centre.
01What it is
Lovely Entire Apartment Kilimani Estate Nairobi lists a full flat rather than a room: a kitchen and kitchenette with a microwave, refrigerator and toaster, plus a washing machine and iron and board. There is air conditioning, free wifi and internet access, a desk, a safe and a TV. The bathroom comes with a bath and shower, a hairdryer, toiletries, towels and a bathrobe. Outside there is a balcony, patio and garden, and the building has lifts and free car parking, including wheelchair accessible access. The facilities do not say how many bedrooms or beds the apartment has, and that is the gap in the list. A swimming pool is listed, which is a surprise on this ridge, but confirm it is open when you arrive.
For someone staying a week or more, Lovely Entire Apartment Kilimani Estate Nairobi does the work a serviced flat should: you cook, you wash clothes, you park the car, you sleep in a quiet room with air conditioning and a safe. The 4 star rating fits the fit-out, not a concierge. Greater Nairobi is built for the car and the conference room, so a driver is comfortable here and a walker is not. Stay here if you have a car, if you are on a longer stay, or if you want a kitchen. Do not book it if you are in Nairobi for one night or if you plan to walk to meetings in the centre.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 2 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 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 this one if you want the whole flat to yourself and you have a car, because the parking and the kitchen are the reason to choose it over a city-centre room. 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 Lovely Entire Apartment Kilimani Estate Nairobi?+
It is at Kindaruma Apartments in Greater Nairobi, on the ridge above the city. It is 4.14 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 52 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 2.48 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
Is this a hotel room or a whole apartment?+
A whole apartment. The listing names a kitchen, kitchenette, refrigerator, microwave, toaster, washing machine, iron and board, plus a bathroom with a bath, shower and hairdryer. What the listing does not state is how many bedrooms or beds there are, so confirm that before you book.
What is the area around the apartment like after dark?+
Quiet. The street 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. That suits you if you have a car and does not suit you if you want to walk out to dinner.
How do I check availability and cancellation for this apartment?+
Use the booking link for this property to see which dates are open. Most rooms here can be cancelled free when you book through app.impt.io. The site holds no prices, so the booking page is where you check the current terms for your dates.
