Magnolia by Edmor Suites is a three star property on Othaya Rd in Greater Nairobi, built for people arriving with a car and a reason to be in the city. The listing is thin on the things you use indoors and clear on the things you use outside. What decides it is whether you have transport.
01What it is
Magnolia by Edmor Suites lists free car parking, a garden, laundry service, a shuttle service, a smoking area, a TV, water, and wheelchair access. That is the whole of it. For a three star property the transport and grounds side is covered: you can leave a car, arrange a shuttle, and sit outdoors. The thin part is the room itself. There is no kitchen, no gym, and no restaurant or bar on the list, so the listing tells you what surrounds the building more than what fills it. A TV and water are listed as facilities, which is the level this property is working at.
What that adds up to depends entirely on how you move. Othaya Rd 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. Magnolia by Edmor Suites suits a car-borne business traveller who wants a quiet, low-key base with parking and a shuttle already arranged, and it fails anyone planning to walk to dinner or to the centre. It is not for you if you want street life on the doorstep.
02The supplier's photographs
038 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 Magnolia by Edmor Suites if you are driving and want the parking and shuttle already on the list rather than negotiated later. 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 Magnolia by Edmor Suites?+
It is on Othaya Rd in Nairobi, in the Greater Nairobi area. The site puts it 5.32 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 67 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 4.13 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
Is there parking at Magnolia by Edmor Suites?+
Yes. Free car parking is on the listed facilities, along with a shuttle service. That combination is the strongest part of the listing, and it is the reason most people would choose this property over somewhere closer to the centre. A car is also how you get anywhere after dark.
What is the area around Othaya Rd like?+
It is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and the site describes the after-dark picture as safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. There is no street life to walk into, so plan on transport rather than your feet in the evening.
How do I check availability at Magnolia by Edmor Suites?+
Use the booking link on this page to see what is open for your dates and to confirm a room. The property lists eight photos on file, so you can see what you are reserving before you commit. Cancellation terms are shown as part of the booking.
