A three star apart-hotel on Marcus Garvey Road, on the ridge above Kilimani. Free wifi, free parking and step-free access are the whole of what it lists, and parking is the reason to choose it over anything in the quarter proper.
01What it is
Lux Suites Marcus Apartments Kilimani is a three star property on Marcus Garvey Road in Kilimani, in Greater Nairobi rather than in the Central Business District itself. The listed facilities are short: free wifi, free car parking and wheelchair accessible. That is the list. There is no restaurant, bar, gym, pool or airport transfer named, and anyone who wants those things on the premises is looking at the wrong building. The car park is the substantial item, and the step-free access is worth having in a city where it is often absent.
What that adds up to is an apartment address for someone arriving by car and leaving by car, and for a wheelchair user who needs a doorway that works. Lux Suites Marcus Apartments Kilimani sits on new concrete on a ridge, in a stretch built for the car and the conference room. It suits people with business in Kilimani or Upper Hill, and people who want a kitchen and a parking space more than they want a lobby with a bar in it. It does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot, or who expects the evening to happen outside the door.
02The supplier's photographs
033 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 this site covers. They sit just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten. That puts you in the wider city rather than in the grid itself, so anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby into it.
The ridge above the centre is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. It is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport, and after dark it is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line, though that is the quarter's own distance and not a walk from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book this one early if you need the parking space, because that is the facility that carries the property. 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 Marcus Apartments Kilimani?+
It is on Marcus Garvey Road in Kilimani, in Greater Nairobi rather than in the Central Business District. It is 3.78 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 48 minutes on foot in a direct line. Upper Hill and Community is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What does the property actually list?+
Free wifi, free car parking and wheelchair accessible. That is the full list of facilities supplied, so there is no restaurant, bar, gym, pool or airport transfer named here. If you need those things on site, this is not the property for you.
What is it like getting into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
It is 2.24 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. You are on a ridge built for the car and the conference room, so plan on driving or taking a ride rather than walking in.
How do I check availability?+
Availability and room types are shown through app.impt.io, where you book. Most rooms can be cancelled free, and the terms for your dates are set out at the point of booking. Check there before you commit to anything.
