A 3 star suite hotel in Hurlingham, behind Coptic Hospital, on a ridge built for cars and conference rooms. The thing that decides it for you is the car: parking is free and the centre is not walkable from here, so if you will not drive or be driven into town, look elsewhere.
01What it is
Marrkson Suites lists the full business kit: 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, concierge, express check in, banquet room, restaurant, bar, room service and free wifi, plus a desk, safe, iron and board, laundry, luggage storage and copy service for working stays. Rooms are non smoking, most with bath, shower, bathrobe, slippers, hairdryer, toiletries, towels, TV, alarm clock, fan and water, some set aside for families. Parking is free, with valet, and the property is wheelchair accessible, with first aid and smoke detectors on site. The list is thinner on what the quarter is actually like after dark: a terrace, a smoking area and hotel bars, nothing more.
What that adds up to at Marrkson Suites is a well equipped, car dependent base in Upper Hill and Community rather than a place you use on foot. It is 1.47 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community, so the conference hotels, offices and hospitals of the ridge are a short drive, and the address behind Coptic Hospital puts Hurlingham's own small centre within reach. Guests with a car get the most out of it, and families get the room types and the parking. Anyone expecting to walk to Kenyatta Avenue should not stay here.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 14 more on the supplier's own record. Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Upper Hill and Community
Upper Hill and Community sits on the western ridge, not the CBD proper but the ridge immediately above it, and the place most of the CBD's office space has been moving to since the 2000s: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. The quarter lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
It 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. That suits people here to work and people who want their evening contained. It does not suit anyone expecting street life outside the door. The streets are built for the car and the conference room, so plan to move by vehicle once the working day ends.
Read the whole of Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book Marrkson Suites directly if you want a car borne base in Upper Hill and Community with parking included, and check the room type against your party size before you confirm. 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 Marrkson Suites?+
It is on Hurlingham Behind Coptic Hospital, in the Upper Hill and Community area of Nairobi. By road it is 3.13 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 40 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 1.47 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community, so it sits on the ridge rather than in the central grid.
Does Marrkson Suites have parking and wifi?+
Yes. Free car parking and valet parking are both listed, along with free wifi and internet access, a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, concierge and express check in. Rooms add a desk, safe, iron and board, TV, bathrobe, slippers, hairdryer and toiletries, with laundry, luggage storage and housekeeping available.
Can I walk from Marrkson Suites into the Nairobi centre?+
It is 3.13 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 40 minutes on foot in a direct line, so walking is possible but not the point of staying here. The street feel 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.
How do I check availability at Marrkson Suites?+
Check availability and room types through app.impt.io, where most rooms here can be cancelled free. Breakfast, buffet, breakfast in room, restaurant and bar are listed on site, so you can decide on meal inclusions at the time of booking. Family rooms, non smoking rooms and wheelchair accessible rooms are all listed.
