Marias Jkia Apartment is a three star block on Beijing Rd, out in Greater Nairobi rather than in the centre itself. It lists free wifi, free parking and housekeeping, and it is the parking and the early start that decide whether it suits you.
01What it is
Marias Jkia Apartment is a three star property on Beijing Rd, and the list is short and practical rather than deep. Free wifi and free car parking are the two that matter most, with housekeeping, dry cleaning, luggage storage and a smoking area behind them. There is no restaurant, no bar, no pool and no gym on the list, so you are booking a clean, functional base rather than a place to spend an evening. The thin spots are food and drink on site and anywhere to sit outdoors that is not the smoking area.
What that adds up to is a straightforward, no-frills building where you park, sleep, store your bags and get on with your day. Marias Jkia Apartment suits a self-driving traveller, a contractor on a schedule, or anyone whose business lies out this side of Greater Nairobi and who wants their own car space and their own front door. It does not suit anyone who wants to walk out into the centre, and it is not built for evenings in, because there is nothing here to do after dark.
02The supplier's photographs
036 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 Muthurwa and the east markets, and they are not in any of the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. They sit a long way out, in the wider city, and Muthurwa and the east markets is only the nearest of the ten. That is the whole point of the distinction: you are sleeping outside the grid, and you will be travelling in and out for anything in the CBD.
The quarter itself is the eastern edge of the grid: wholesale produce, bus termini, before dawn. Trucks, handcarts and the entire city’s vegetables changing hands at 5am. It is the wholesale edge, where Muthurwa’s market and the country bus termini push up against the railway land, and it feeds the rest of the grid. Best for an early-morning market walk with someone who knows it. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be, and mornings are the only sensible time. Muthurwa sits 1.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 16 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that figure describes the quarter, not your journey from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Muthurwa and the east markets05Booking it
Book Marias Jkia Apartment direct if you want the parking and a quiet, functional base on this side of the city, and check what is free before you commit to dates. 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 Marias Jkia Apartment?+
It is on Beijing Rd in Greater Nairobi, well outside the central business district. It sits 15.76 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, so plan on a vehicle rather than a stroll into town.
What facilities does the apartment list?+
The list is free wifi, free car parking, housekeeping, dry cleaning service, luggage storage and a smoking area. There is no restaurant, bar, pool or gym, so you are booking a practical base and eating and drinking elsewhere.
How far is it from the centre of Nairobi?+
It is 16.88 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 211 minutes on foot in a direct line. That is a real distance, not a stroll, so arrange transport before you arrive rather than after.
How do I check availability?+
Availability and free cancellation are shown when you search your dates through app.impt.io. You book there directly, and the booking terms are confirmed before you pay anything.
