A three star apartment block in Greater Nairobi with a pool, lifts and parking, and a shuttle for the trips you would otherwise drive. It suits people here for a conference or a hospital errand who keep a car or use the shuttle. Without either you are stuck.
01What it is
Lux Suites Wilma Towers Kilimani lists free car parking, lifts, an outdoor pool, sheets, towels, a shuttle service and wheelchair access, and it carries a three star rating. For a car borne stay that is most of what matters: parking, a lift to your floor, linen and towels provided, and a pool to sit by at the end of the day. The wheelchair accessible line is on the list and worth confirming directly. What is missing is the ordinary hotel layer, so there is no restaurant, bar or gym on the list. Ten photos are on file.
What that adds up to is a self contained block where you sleep and park, with the shuttle covering the journeys you would otherwise make by car. Lux Suites Wilma Towers Kilimani is on Elgeyo Marakwet N in Kilimani, where the feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. It suits drivers, conference visitors and anyone with business in Kilimani or Upper Hill. It does not suit anyone who wants to walk out to dinner or see the centre on foot.
02The supplier's photographs
037 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 arriving with a car, or if you will actually use the shuttle, because the location only works with one of the two. 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 Wilma Towers Kilimani?+
It is on Elgeyo Marakwet N in Greater Nairobi, on the Kilimani ridge, in a part of the city built for cars and conference rooms. The site measures it at 5.16 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 3.56 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What does the property actually provide?+
The list is free car parking, lifts, an outdoor pool, sheets, towels, a shuttle service and wheelchair access, plus a three star rating. Linen and towels are provided, so you do not need to bring them. There is no restaurant or bar on the list, and no gym, so plan to eat out or cook for yourself.
How do you get into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
It is not a walk. The site puts the property 5.16 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line, so most people drive, take a taxi or use the property's shuttle service. The area is quiet after dark, with hotel bars around and a ride needed for anywhere else.
How do you check availability and cancel?+
Availability is checked through app.impt.io, where the rooms for this property are listed. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so read the terms shown at the point of booking. If your plans are likely to move, book a room with that option rather than a fixed one.
