A three star apartment block on Kose Lane in Langata, in the greater city rather than the centre, with free parking, a shuttle and step free access. Whether it works for you comes down to one thing: whether you have a car or a reason to be south of the centre.
01What it is
Lux Suites Nula Apartments Langata is a three star property on Kose Lane in Langata, in Greater Nairobi rather than in the central business district. The listed facilities are short and practical: free car parking, a shuttle service, and wheelchair accessible access. For a driver that first item matters more than any other line on the sheet, and the accessible access is worth checking against your own requirements when you book, since the listing does not say which parts of the property it covers. The list is thin, and it is thin in the way serviced apartment listings usually are: no restaurant, no bar, no pool, no gym, nothing you would choose the place for. What you are getting is a base, not a set of amenities.
Lux Suites Nula Apartments Langata makes sense as somewhere to sleep and park while your business is in the southern or western parts of the city, or while you are driving in and out on your own schedule. It does not make sense as a walking base for the centre. The street itself 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. If you want the centre on foot, the halls shut in the late afternoon, this is the wrong side of town. If you want a quiet, car first base with a shuttle as backup, it fits.
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 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 this one if you are driving or being driven, since the parking is the whole point of the choice. 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 Nula Apartments Langata?+
It is on Kose Lane in Langata, in Greater Nairobi rather than in the central business district. It stands 3.38 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
What does the property actually list as facilities?+
Three things: free car parking, a shuttle service, and wheelchair accessible access. That is the whole list, so expect a functional base rather than a full service hotel. There is no restaurant, bar or pool named, and the listing does not specify which areas the accessible access covers.
How far is it from the centre of Nairobi?+
It is 5.24 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 66 minutes on foot in a direct line. Treat that as the honest picture: this is a car or shuttle address, not a walking one, and after dark you will be taking a ride for anything beyond the hotel bars.
How do I check availability at Lux Suites Nula Apartments Langata?+
Use the booking link on this page, at app.impt.io. Most rooms can be cancelled free, and availability is confirmed at the point of booking. If you need the accessible access or the shuttle, say so when you book rather than assuming either is automatic.
