A three star hotel on Mombasa Road, on the industrial side of the city, with a restaurant, bar, cafe, garden and free parking. It is the parking and the road position that decide whether this works for you. Walkers and anyone wanting the centre on foot should look at the Railway Quarter instead.
01What it is
Marcia Hotel Nairobi MSA RD Opp Nexgen is a three star property on Mombasa Road, and its list of facilities is weighted toward the practical end of a stay. There is a 24 hour front desk, free wifi, free car parking, laundry service, a restaurant, a bar, a cafe, a garden and a terrace, plus a meeting room for anyone working through the day. Wheelchair access is listed. Where the list thins out is in the room itself: sheets and towels are named as facilities, and nothing is said about the size or finish of the rooms, so treat the room as the unknown part of the booking.
What that adds up to is a hotel built around arriving by car and having somewhere to eat and sit once you are there. Marcia Hotel Nairobi MSA RD Opp Nexgen suits someone with a vehicle, a meeting on this side of the city, or a stop on the way through, who wants parking, a meal and a quiet garden rather than a base for walking the centre. It does not suit anyone who wants the Central Business District on foot, or who wants the streets of the Railway Quarter outside the door. The street is wide industrial land, sheds and yards, and after dark it is industrial and unlit in stretches: daylight only, and a car back.
02The supplier's photographs
0315 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 the centre. They sit well outside it, in the inner suburbs, past the ten quarters this site covers. The nearest of those quarters, for orientation only, is The Railway Quarter, on the southern edge of the grid, and that is as close as the connection goes. You are in the wider city here. Anything in the CBD means travelling in and out, so plan the day around that rather than around a short step from your room.
The Railway Quarter itself is wide industrial land, sheds, and the reason any of this is here, the museum, and understanding the city's whole layout in one afternoon. Nairobi exists because the Uganda Railway stopped here in 1899 to gather strength for the Rift; the 1929 station, the old yards and the museum of locomotives sit on the CBD's southern boundary, ten minutes below Kenyatta Avenue. After dark it is industrial and unlit in stretches, so keep it to daylight and a car back.
Read the nearest quarter, The Railway Quarter05Booking it
Book this one if you are arriving by car and your business is on the Mombasa Road side of the city, and check the room details before you commit because the facility list says little about them. 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 Marcia Hotel Nairobi MSA RD Opp Nexgen?+
It is on Mombasa Road in Nairobi, in Greater Nairobi rather than the centre. It sits 4.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 61 minutes on foot in a direct line. The nearest of the ten quarters this site covers is The Railway Quarter, 3.94 km away. Arriving by car is the sensible approach.
What does the hotel list in the way of facilities?+
The list covers a 24 hour front desk, free wifi, free car parking, laundry service, a restaurant, a bar, a cafe, a garden, a terrace and a meeting room, with wheelchair access listed and sheets and towels named. It says nothing about room size or finish, so ask before booking if that matters.
Can I walk into the Central Business District from here?+
The distance to Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue is 4.81 km in a direct line, and the surrounding street is wide industrial land with sheds and yards. After dark it is industrial and unlit in stretches. Plan on a car rather than a walk, both into the centre and back.
How do I check availability and cancel if plans change?+
Availability and room types are shown through app.impt.io, where you complete the booking. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so check the terms on the room you choose before confirming. If you are arriving by car, confirm parking as part of the same booking.
