A three star apartment block on Mbaazi Road in Lavington, in Greater Nairobi, west of the centre. The full kitchen and the washing machine are what decide it for you: this suits a stay of several days, and it does not suit a short city break on foot.
01What it is
Lux Suites Astoria Apartments Lavington is listed as three star, and the list of facilities is built around the apartment itself rather than around service: a kitchen and a kitchenette, an oven, a microwave, a refrigerator, a washing machine, an iron and board, sheets, towels and toiletries. The living space is fleshed out with a balcony, a patio, a terrace, a garden, a sofa bed, carpeting, a TV, free wifi, free car parking, lifts, and wheelchair access. The list thins out elsewhere: there is no restaurant and no bar of its own, no airport transfer, no reception desk described as running late, and no room service. It also includes a swimming pool, which is worth confirming directly if it matters to you, because it appears on the same list as everything else in this block.
Lux Suites Astoria Apartments Lavington is at 5.37 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 6.79 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 85 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street is described as new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark as safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. That combination says a lot about who should book it. If you are in Nairobi for meetings, a longer stay, or a family stretch of weeks, and you have a car or will use rides, the kitchen, the washing machine and the parking make Lux Suites Astoria Apartments Lavington a practical base. If you want to walk out of a lobby into the centre of the city, or you are here for a night or two, this is the wrong side of town for it.
02The supplier's photographs
0333 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 if your dates are set and you want the apartment rather than a room, because the free cancellation on most rooms leaves you room to move. 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 Lux Suites Astoria Apartments Lavington?+
It is on Mbaazi Road in Lavington, in Greater Nairobi, on the western side of the city. That puts it at 5.37 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 6.79 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 85 minutes on foot in a direct line.
What do the apartments include?+
Each one is set up for a longer stay, with a kitchen and kitchenette, an oven, a microwave, a refrigerator, a washing machine, an iron and board, and a sofa bed. You also get a balcony, patio or terrace, a garden, a TV, free wifi and free car parking. The building has lifts and wheelchair access.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
The street is described as new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark as safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. There is free car parking on site, so a car makes the location work better than relying on walking.
How do I check availability for my dates?+
Use the booking link on this page at app.impt.io to see which apartments are open for the nights you want. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold dates while you sort out flights or a car. There are no rates shown on this site, and none are quoted here.
