Lux Suites Havana Luxurious Apartments is a three star apartment block on Riara Road, out on the ridge where Greater Nairobi turns to new concrete and conference rooms. It suits a driver who wants an apartment and a parking bay, and it does not suit anyone who wants to step out of the door into the centre.
01What it is
Lux Suites Havana Luxurious Apartments lists four things: free car parking, lifts, an outdoor pool and wheelchair access. Read that list honestly, because it is short. Parking is the item that matters most here, and it is the reason the address works for some people and not others. The lifts and the step free entry help anyone with bags or a wheelchair, and the pool is a real one rather than a plunge tank. Beyond those four, the property tells you almost nothing about the rooms, the kitchen, the wifi or the housekeeping.
What that adds up to is a car first apartment block on a ridge built for the car and the conference room. Lux Suites Havana Luxurious Apartments is 7.45 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 94 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 5.95 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Book it if you are driving, if you want space and a parking bay, and if you are content to be somewhere safe and dull after dark, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Do not book it if you mean to walk to meetings, and do not book it if you want the centre at the door.
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 early if your dates fall around a conference, because a car first apartment block on Riara Road fills on the same calendar as the halls it serves. 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 Havana Luxurious Apartments?+
It sits at 523 Riara Road in Greater Nairobi, on the ridge of new concrete that was built for the car and the conference room. It is 5.95 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, so treat it as a base you reach by vehicle.
What does the property actually list?+
Four items: free car parking, lifts, an outdoor pool and wheelchair access. That is the whole of it. There is no restaurant listed, no airport transfer and no gym. The parking bay is the one that decides most bookings here, since the address is built around arriving by car.
Can I walk into the centre from here?+
In practice, no. The property is 7.45 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 94 minutes on foot in a direct line, and the route is not a pleasant one on foot. Plan on driving or taking a ride, and expect to do the same in the evening.
How do I check availability for my dates?+
Use the booking link for this property and enter your dates to see what is open. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold a room while you sort out your transport. Availability moves quickly when the conference halls on the ridge are busy.
