A four star apartment block on Kikambala Road, on new concrete up on a ridge, built around parking and a pool rather than around the street. It suits you if you are driving and here for a conference or a hospital or embassy errand. It does not suit you if you want to step out of the door into the centre.
01What it is
Lux Suites 37 on Kikambala Apartments is a four star address on Kikambala Road in Greater Nairobi, and the facilities it lists are the ones that keep a car-based stay easy: free wifi, free car parking, an outdoor pool, and wheelchair access. That is the whole of the published list. There is no restaurant named, no gym, no airport transfer, no bar and no business centre on it, so anything beyond a bed, a pool and a parked car you should treat as unconfirmed and ask about directly before you commit.
What that adds up to is a place that works when the car is the point. Kikambala Road sits on 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 to anywhere else. The pool and the parking are the real offer. Lux Suites 37 on Kikambala Apartments suits drivers, conference attendees and anyone with business on this side of the city; it does not suit you if you want to walk to dinner, walk to a meeting, or feel the centre under your feet.
02The supplier's photographs
034 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 this one only once you have confirmed the facilities you actually need, because the published list is short and the rest of the ridge is quiet at night. 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 Lux Suites 37 on Kikambala Apartments?+
It is on Kikambala Road in Greater Nairobi, on new concrete on a ridge. It sits 4.59 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 58 minutes on foot in a direct line. That is a car or taxi trip in practice, not a walk you would choose to make with luggage.
What does the property actually list as facilities?+
Four things: free wifi, free car parking, an outdoor pool and wheelchair access. That is the entire published list. There is no restaurant, gym or bar named, so if any of those matter to your stay, confirm them with the property before you book rather than assuming.
Is the area around it busy in the evening?+
No. It is safe and dull after dark, with hotel bars and a ride to anywhere else. The ridge was built for the car and the conference room, so plan on eating and drinking where you are staying or taking a vehicle out. It is not a quarter you wander on foot at night.
How do I check whether rooms are available?+
Use app.impt.io and search the dates you need. Availability and the exact room type are confirmed there at the point of booking, and most rooms can be cancelled free. If you need something not on the facility list, ask the property directly before you confirm.
