An apartment-style four star property on the ridge at Kilimani, west of the centre, with kitchens, washing machines and free parking. The deciding fact is distance: it sits 3.88 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 49 minutes on foot in a direct line. Suits self-catering families and drivers. Does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot.
01What it is
Marison Homes Kilimani Nairobi sits in Demeure Cloud Nine Apartments and lists four star facilities built around self-catering rather than a hotel floor. Each unit comes with a kitchen or kitchenette: oven, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher, toaster, coffee, water. Laundry is covered by a washing machine, plus iron and board and a laundry service. There are lifts, non smoking rooms, family rooms, a cot, and 24H. Security. Free Wifi, TV, safe, shower, WC, bidet, towels, sheets, bathrobe and slippers are listed, and cleaning comes with the unit. Outside the door: free car parking, car rental service and shuttle service. The list is thin on things that make a stay feel served rather than self-run. A golf course is named, which is an odd entry and not the reason to come.
What that adds up to at Marison Homes Kilimani Nairobi is a self-contained flat with a lift and a guard, not a serviced hotel. You arrive, you park free, you cook, you wash, you sleep, and you leave. The 2.37 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, puts the property within reach of the southern business edge, and the street there 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. That is the verdict. It suits families, small groups and anyone with a car who wants space and a kitchen. It does not suit a visitor who wants to walk out into the centre, or who wants a bar and a restaurant downstairs.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 3 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 Marison Homes Kilimani Nairobi if you want the apartment and the parking, and be sure of the distance before you commit. 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 Marison Homes Kilimani Nairobi?+
It is at Demeure Cloud Nine Apartments in Kilimani, in Greater Nairobi, west of the centre. It sits 3.88 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 49 minutes on foot in a direct line. The nearest of the ten quarters this site covers is Upper Hill and Community, 2.37 km away. A car is the practical way in.
What is actually in the rooms?+
The units are set up for self-catering. A kitchen or kitchenette with oven, microwave, refrigerator, dishwasher and toaster, a washing machine, iron and board, free Wifi, TV, safe, shower, WC, bidet, towels, sheets, bathrobe and slippers. Family rooms and a cot are listed. Cleaning is part of the setup rather than a hotel service.
Is parking available, and can I get around without a car?+
Free car parking is listed, along with a car rental service and a shuttle service. The area is built for the car and the conference room, so the parking matters. Without a car you are relying on the shuttle or hired rides, because the centre is not a short walk from here.
How do I check availability for Marison Homes Kilimani Nairobi?+
Availability is checked through the booking link on this page, at app.impt.io. The property lists family rooms, non smoking rooms and lifts, so if you need a cot or a particular room type, say so when you book. Free cancellation applies to most rooms, so you can hold a date while you confirm plans.
