Self catering apartments with a pool, gym and garden, set on the ridge at Upper Hill where the city runs on cars and conferences. The kitchen and the family rooms decide it: good for a long stay with children, less so if you want the centre on foot.
01What it is
Mimosa Court Apartments is a three star apartment property on Muchai Drive off Ngong Road, in Upper Hill and Community. The list is built around the apartment itself: kitchen, microwave, oven, refrigerator, toaster, coffee and water, plus bath, shower, bidet, WC, hairdryer, toiletries, towels and sheets. There are family rooms, a cot, babysitting, a playground and a picnic area. Leisure runs further than most places at this level: outdoor pool, swimming pool, gymnasium, fitness center, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, spa, massage, garden, terrace, patio and a golf course. Practical items include free wifi, internet access, free car parking, garage, lifts, 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and dry cleaning, luggage storage, safe, business center, banquet and bars. Breakfast, breakfast in room, lunch and room service are listed. The thin parts are worth saying: rooms come with fan, not air conditioning, pets are allowed but no airport transfer is named beyond a shuttle service, and the facilities read as machine translated in places, so confirm what matters to you rather than assume it.
What that adds up to at Mimosa Court Apartments is a base that works when you are staying a while and moving by car. The apartment gives you a kitchen and laundry, the pool and gym fill an afternoon, and the fenced garden and playground carry children. The trade is the position: this is the ridge described as new concrete built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull, hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. It suits families, people on longer postings, and anyone whose day is already planned around Upper Hill or a car. It does not suit a visitor who wants to step out of a lobby into the centre of Nairobi, or who wants the evening to happen on the pavement outside.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 40 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 Mimosa Court Apartments if your stay is measured in weeks rather than a night, and read the cancellation terms 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 exactly is Mimosa Court Apartments?+
On Muchai Drive off Ngong Road, in the Upper Hill and Community area of Nairobi. It is 1.43 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community, and 3.26 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 41 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
Does the property have a pool and a gym?+
Yes. The list includes an outdoor pool, swimming pool, gymnasium, fitness center, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, spa and massage. Rooms are fan cooled rather than air conditioned, and the apartment side covers kitchen, microwave, oven, refrigerator and toaster. Treat the translated facility names as a guide and confirm anything you depend on.
Can I walk into central Nairobi from here?+
You can, and the direct line to Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue is 41 minutes on foot, but the ridge is built for cars and the evening is quiet. Plan on a ride for the centre and for anything after dark. Car rental, shuttle service and free car parking are listed if you would rather drive.
How do I check availability for specific dates?+
Check availability through app.impt.io, which holds the room types and the cancellation terms for Mimosa Court Apartments. Most rooms can be cancelled free. Nothing on this site carries a price, so the booking page is where you see what a given set of dates actually comes to.
