A four star apartment in Kilimani, west of the centre, with two bedrooms, a kitchen and a pool on the property. The reason to take it over a hotel room is the space and the cooking; the reason not to is that you are on a ridge built for cars, and a ride is how you get anywhere after dark.
01What it is
Luxurious 2 bedroom apartment with a swimming pool in Kilimani Nairobi is a four star apartment, and the facilities list is longest where self catering matters: a kitchen and kitchenette, oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, washing machine, iron and board, plus towels and toiletries. There is an outdoor pool and a kids pool, a gymnasium and fitness center, a bar and lounge, breakfast and breakfast in room, room service, free wifi, free car parking, a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, concierge, laundry and dry cleaning, family rooms and wheelchair access. Where the list thins is in the sports section. Archery, bowling, squash, canoe, horse back riding and a golf course are not things this address on Rose Avenue provides, and you should treat them as noise rather than as amenities.
For someone staying at Luxurious 2 bedroom apartment with a swimming pool in Kilimani Nairobi, the list adds up to a self contained base rather than a hotel stay. Two bedrooms, a balcony or terrace, a sofa bed, a safe and a lift make it work for a family or two couples, and the pool and playground give children something to do on the property. It does not suit anyone who wants the centre at the door. Kilimani 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. Book it if you want space and a car; skip it if you want to walk out into the city.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 37 more on the supplier's own record. 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 directly if you want the apartment on a confirmed date rather than a request, since the 24 hour front desk and express check in mean arrival is straightforward. 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 this apartment in Nairobi?+
It is at Pq5w 376 Rose Ave in Kilimani, which is Greater Nairobi rather than the central business district. The address is 3.2 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 41 minutes on foot in a direct line, so you are on the western ridge, not in the centre itself.
What does the apartment actually have in it?+
Two bedrooms, a kitchen and kitchenette with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, iron and board, towels and toiletries. There is an outdoor pool, a kids pool, a gymnasium, a bar and lounge, free wifi and free parking. Sports such as archery and bowling on the wider list are not provided here.
How do I get into the city centre from Kilimani?+
You take a car or a shuttle. The property lists a car rental service, a shuttle service and public transport nearby, and parking is free if you drive yourself. Kilimani is built for the car, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. It is 1.75 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
How do I check availability for specific dates?+
Use app.impt.io, where the apartment's live availability and cancellation terms are shown. Most bookings can be cancelled free. If you need to confirm arrival details, the property runs a 24 hour front desk with express check in, so late arrival can be arranged once your booking is confirmed.
