A three star apartment block in Utawala, on the eastern edge of Greater Nairobi, with kitchens, free wifi and free parking. The distance from the centre is the whole decision: you need a car or a driver, and you need to be here for something other than the CBD.
01What it is
Lux Suites L&N Apartments Utawala lists apartments rather than rooms, and the kitchen side is the fullest part of the list: a kitchen, a kitchenette, a microwave and a refrigerator, so you can cook rather than eat out every night. Each unit has its own bathroom with a WC, a bidet, a shower, towels and toiletries, and slippers are provided. There is a TV, free wifi and internet access, non smoking rooms, family rooms, and free car parking on site. The list is thin on anything else: no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no airport transfer, nothing about a desk or a workspace, and nothing about how the building is staffed or secured.
What that adds up to at Lux Suites L&N Apartments Utawala is a self-contained flat in a residential eastern suburb, and the deciding fact is that it sits 13.77 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 173 minutes on foot in a direct line. Nothing here is walkable to the centre, so a car or a driver is not optional. It suits families, longer stays and people working on this side of the city who want a kitchen and their own parking. It does not suit a first visit to Nairobi, a short business trip to the CBD, or anyone without a vehicle.
02The supplier's photographs
0320 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 Muthurwa and the east markets, and they are not in any of the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. They sit a long way out, in the wider city, and Muthurwa and the east markets is only the nearest of the ten. That is the whole point of the distinction: you are sleeping outside the grid, and you will be travelling in and out for anything in the CBD.
The quarter itself is the eastern edge of the grid: wholesale produce, bus termini, before dawn. Trucks, handcarts and the entire city’s vegetables changing hands at 5am. It is the wholesale edge, where Muthurwa’s market and the country bus termini push up against the railway land, and it feeds the rest of the grid. Best for an early-morning market walk with someone who knows it. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be, and mornings are the only sensible time. Muthurwa sits 1.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 16 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that figure describes the quarter, not your journey from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Muthurwa and the east markets05Booking it
Book Lux Suites L&N Apartments Utawala only once you have sorted out how you will get in and out of the centre, because the apartment itself and the free parking are the easy part. 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 L&N Apartments Utawala?+
It is on Benedicta in Utawala, in Greater Nairobi, on the eastern side of the city. It sits 12.61 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Plan on reaching the centre by car, not on foot.
What do the apartments come with?+
Each unit has a kitchen or kitchenette with a microwave and refrigerator, a private bathroom with a shower, WC and bidet, towels, toiletries and slippers, plus a TV. Wifi and internet access are free, as is car parking, and there are family and non smoking rooms. There is no restaurant or bar on the list.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
Yes. The nearest part of the centre this site covers is 12.61 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, and the address is well outside the CBD. Free parking is provided on site. Without a car or a driver, getting into town and back becomes the main problem of the stay.
How do I check availability and cancel if plans change?+
Availability is shown when you search, and you book through app.impt.io. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so check the terms on the room you pick before confirming. Nothing needs to be paid to the property directly when you book this way.
