A three star apartment block in Utawala, well outside the centre, with parking, a shuttle and step free access. It is a base for people arriving by car, and for anyone planning to walk into Nairobi it is the wrong choice.
01What it is
Lux Suites Nila Apartments Utawala is listed as a three star property in Greater Nairobi, and its facilities are short: free car parking, a shuttle service, and wheelchair accessible access. Parking is the one that matters most here, because a car is how you reach the place and how you leave it. The shuttle covers the run in and out. Step free access is worth having if you need it. The list is thin, and there is no guest score on file to lean on.
Lux Suites Nila Apartments Utawala sits at Nila Baby Shop Utawal, 14.89 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 187 minutes on foot in a direct line. That number decides everything. It suits people who drive, who are coming for the eastern side, or who want parking and a shuttle and a door that locks. It does not suit anyone who wants to walk to the centre, or to be out after dark.
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 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 this one only if you have a car or will use the shuttle, because the address is the whole decision. 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 Nila Apartments Utawala?+
It is at Nila Baby Shop Utawal, in Greater Nairobi, in the Utawala area. It is 13.7 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. That puts it well outside the central business district.
What facilities does the property list?+
The listed facilities are free car parking, a shuttle service and wheelchair accessible access. There is no restaurant, bar or pool on the list. Parking is the significant one, since it is what makes the location workable. Treat the list as short and check anything else you need directly.
Can I walk into the centre from here?+
Technically yes, and practically no. The property is 14.89 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 187 minutes on foot in a direct line. That is a long walk in anyone's day. The shuttle or a car is how most people would cover it.
How do I check availability and cancel if my plans change?+
Book through app.impt.io, where most rooms here can be cancelled free. That means you can hold a room and still change your mind. Check the current terms on the booking page before you confirm, since they are the ones that apply.
