A 3 star serviced studio block on Riara Road in Kilimani, a ridge of new concrete. The deciding question is whether you have a car or a driver and whether you came for the centre or for a compound with a pool.
01What it is
Lux Suites Havana Studio Apartments lists a small, functional set of facilities: an outdoor pool, a kids pool, lifts, free car parking and wheelchair access. In the room you get sheets and towels, and the listing adds entertainment activities. That is a serviced apartment's core, and the list is thin beyond it. No restaurant, no gym, no workspace, no airport transfer, no laundry, no bar is named. The 3 star rating fits a block that provides the shell of a stay and expects you to supply the day. The facilities are drawn from a supplied list that is global and unreconciled with Nairobi, so nothing on it should be treated as generous.
For someone staying at Lux Suites Havana Studio Apartments, the sum is a self-contained studio on a ridge in Kilimani, in Greater Nairobi. It sits 5.96 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street there is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. With free parking, a pool and wheelchair access, the property suits people who drive themselves or keep a driver, and who want a serviced base rather than a hotel with a lobby life. It does not suit anyone who plans to walk the city, use the centre in the evening, or expect the place itself to be the entertainment.
02The supplier's photographs
038 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 Lux Suites Havana Studio Apartments directly if a serviced studio with parking and a pool on a Kilimani ridge is what you need. 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 Havana Studio Apartments?+
The property is at 523 Riara Road, Kilimani, in Nairobi, listed under Greater Nairobi. It is 5.96 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The address is on a ridge of new concrete, a part of the city built around cars and conference rooms rather than walking.
What facilities are actually listed at this property?+
The listed facilities are an outdoor pool, a kids pool, lifts, free car parking, wheelchair access, sheets and towels, and entertainment activities. That is the complete list on file. There is no restaurant, bar, gym, workspace or laundry named, so treat it as a serviced studio block with a pool and parking rather than a full hotel.
How far is it from the centre, and what does getting there involve?+
It is 7.46 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 94 minutes on foot in a direct line. That is not a walk you would do routinely, and after dark the area is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Plan on a car, a driver or a ride for every trip out.
How do I check availability for Lux Suites Havana Studio Apartments?+
Check availability through app.impt.io, where the rooms at this Kilimani block are listed and can be booked. Confirmed bookings can be cancelled free on most rooms. Enter your dates there to see what is open for the period you want.
