A 3 star block on Gatundu Road, on the ridge above the centre, built for people arriving by car and leaving by car. The listed facilities are thin but practical, and what decides it is whether you have a driver or a shuttle booking. Without one, the centre is a ride away.
01What it is
Lulu Homes at Gatundu Heights gives you the plain working list: a 24 hour front desk, free car parking, parking as a separate item, a shuttle service, a smoking area and wheelchair access. The star rating is 3. That is the whole of it. Nothing is listed for food, nothing for a gym, nothing for laundry, and no guest score is on file, so there is no rating to lean on. Twelve photos are what you can look at before deciding.
What that adds up to is a place shaped around arrival and departure rather than the hours in between. Lulu Homes at Gatundu Heights suits you if you are driving, if you want the desk staffed at any hour, and if you will take the shuttle rather than work out the roads yourself. It does not suit you if you want to step out and find the centre, or if you want the day to happen on foot.
02The supplier's photographs
036 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
Book Lulu Homes at Gatundu Heights through this site and you get the cancellation cover and the carbon and credit terms below. 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 Lulu Homes at Gatundu Heights?+
It is on Gatundu Road, in Greater Nairobi rather than in the central business district. It stands 4.56 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 57 minutes on foot in a direct line. For most stays here, the car or the shuttle is the realistic way in.
What does the property actually offer?+
The list is short and practical: a 24 hour front desk, free car parking plus parking listed separately, a shuttle service, a smoking area and wheelchair accessibility. It is a 3 star property. There is no restaurant, gym or laundry on the list, so plan around that.
How do I get into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
The property runs a shuttle service, and free car parking is listed if you are driving yourself. The nearest quarter this site covers is Upper Hill and Community, 3.62 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. After dark, the area is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else.
How do I check availability and hold a room?+
Booking runs through app.impt.io. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so you can hold a room while you settle your travel. The front desk is staffed around the clock, which helps if your arrival lands late in the evening.
