Lux Suites Marcus Garden Apartments is a self-catering block on Marcus Garvey Road in Kilimani, on the ridge of new concrete. The thing that decides it is a car: with one, the apartments work well; without one, the address is a problem at night.
01What it is
Lux Suites Marcus Garden Apartments Kilimani is a three star apartment block, and the listed facilities read like a long stay rather than a hotel: apartments with a kitchen and a kitchenette, microwave, refrigerator, iron and board, bathroom with WC, bidet, toiletries and towels, plus slippers, a TV and free wifi. There are family rooms, non smoking rooms, lifts, a balcony or patio, free car parking and internet access. That is a full self-catering set. The list is thin on hotel services: no restaurant, no bar, no gym, nothing that says someone will bring you anything.
For the right visitor, Lux Suites Marcus Garden Apartments Kilimani is a straightforward base. You shop, you cook, you park, you sleep; the family rooms and the kitchen make it work for a group that would otherwise take two hotel rooms. The location suits anyone whose day is on this ridge or in the conference rooms around it, and the entry into the covered quarters is short. It does not suit anyone without a car, because after dark there is nothing on the street but hotel bars, and every other plan needs a ride. It is also wrong if you want a lobby, a restaurant or staff on hand. Plain apartment, plain deal.
02The supplier's photographs
0323 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 Lux Suites Marcus Garden Apartments Kilimani knowing you are booking an apartment on a car-oriented ridge, not a serviced hotel. 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 Garden Apartments Kilimani?+
It stands on Marcus Garvey Road in Kilimani, part of Greater Nairobi. The CBD reference point is 3.77 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 48 minutes on foot in a direct line. The nearest of the ten quarters this site covers is Upper Hill and Community, 2.24 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What do the apartments include?+
The listed facilities cover apartments with a kitchen and kitchenette, microwave, refrigerator, iron and board, bathroom with WC, bidet, toiletries and towels, slippers, TV and free wifi. There are family rooms, non smoking rooms, lifts, a balcony or patio, free car parking and internet access. No restaurant or bar is listed, so plan to self-cater.
Do I need a car to stay in Greater Nairobi here?+
Yes, fairly clearly. The street is built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Free parking is listed. Without a car you will be paying for rides constantly, which changes the value of the apartment.
How do I check availability at Lux Suites Marcus Garden Apartments?+
Check dates through app.impt.io, which handles the booking and the free cancellation on most rooms. If you need a kitchen, a family room or a non smoking room, confirm it at the point of booking rather than on arrival, because the listed facilities describe the building, not every individual apartment.
