This is a serviced two bedroom apartment off Kindaruma Road in Kilimani, run at four star standard and aimed at people staying a while rather than a night. The kitchen and the free parking decide it: self catering and a car suit this address, a short central stay does not.
01What it is
Modern 2 bedroom in the heart of kilimani carries a four star listing and the facilities that go with a serviced apartment rather than a hotel room. There is a kitchen with a refrigerator, coffee, a bathroom with shower, WC, towels and toiletries, and a TV. Lifts serve the block, there is 24 hour security, a safe, iron and board, free wifi and free car parking. Housekeeping, cleaning and a laundry service are listed, along with a restaurant, a garden, a balcony and a playground. The list is thin in two places: the restaurant is the only eating option named, and the entry does not say how many bathrooms the apartment has or whether the second bedroom takes two people or one.
What that adds up to is an apartment built for the car and the conference room, on new concrete on a ridge in Kilimani. Modern 2 bedroom in the heart of kilimani suits a family with a car, a pair of colleagues on a long posting, or anyone who wants to cook and park rather than eat out and take lifts everywhere. It does not suit a first time visitor who wants the centre on foot. It sits 4.07 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 51 minutes on foot in a direct line, and the area empties after dark: safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
0328 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 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 this one if you want space, a kitchen and your own parking in Kilimani rather than a room in the middle of town. 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 the apartment?+
It is on Kindaruma Road at Heartland Homes, in Kilimani, which this site treats as part of Greater Nairobi. Upper Hill and Community is the nearest of the ten quarters the site covers, at 2.41 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
Is there parking and is it free?+
Yes. Free car parking is listed, along with 24 hour security, a safe and lifts to the apartments. The street is built for the car and the conference room, so arriving with one makes the address easier rather than harder to use.
What does the kitchen cover if I want to cook?+
A kitchen and a refrigerator are listed, with coffee. Towels, toiletries, a shower and a WC are provided in the bathroom. The entry does not say how many bathrooms there are, or whether the second bedroom is a double or a twin.
How do I check availability?+
Availability and free cancellation are handled through app.impt.io. There are no rates published on this site, so the booking page is where you compare dates. The property is listed as four star, non smoking, with wifi, housekeeping and laundry.
