A three bed apartment on Kindaruma Road, on the ridge above the centre. It lists free parking, wifi, a garden and an indoor pool, and it is built for people arriving by car. Without one, the drive to the centre and back is the whole of your day.
01What it is
The Modern 3 bed Apartment in the Heart of Nairobi is a three star property on Silver Harbor Kindaruma Road in Greater Nairobi. What it lists is mostly the practical set: free wifi, free car parking, a garden and an indoor pool. For a three bed unit that is a shorter list than you would expect. Nothing is said about a kitchen, laundry, a lift, a desk or a backup power supply, and those are the things a three bed apartment is normally chosen for. Treat the list as incomplete rather than as the full picture, and ask about anything you cannot do without.
What that adds up to is a place that works when you have a car and a reason to be out on the ridge, and it suits conference visitors, families and small groups who want space rather than a room. The Modern 3 bed Apartment in the Heart of Nairobi does not suit anyone planning to walk into the centre each day, or anyone who wants the evening to happen on the doorstep.
02The supplier's photographs
034 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 the space of a three bed apartment and you are arriving with a car. 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 the Modern 3 bed Apartment in the Heart of Nairobi?+
On Silver Harbor Kindaruma Road, in Greater Nairobi, on the ridge above the centre. It is 4 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 50 minutes on foot in a direct line. It is built for the car and the conference room, so plan on driving.
What does the property actually list?+
Free wifi, free car parking, a garden and an indoor pool, at three stars. That is the whole of the published list. There is no mention of a kitchen, laundry or backup power, so confirm anything you need before you commit to a stay.
What is the area like after dark?+
Safe and dull. Hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The nearest of the ten quarters this site covers is 2.34 km from Upper Hill and Community. Go there, or into the centre, for an evening. The street itself gives you nothing to walk to.
How do I check availability?+
Use app.impt.io. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold a booking while you sort out your dates. Ask about a kitchen, laundry or backup power at the same time, because the published facility list does not cover them.
