A three star studio in Greater Nairobi, with a kitchenette, free wifi and room service, and a location that suits self-catering stays near the airport and industrial side of the city. It is not in the centre, so if you are here for the Central Business District, the distance decides it.
01What it is
Modern cozy studio near the JKIA is a three star property in Greater Nairobi. The facilities list is strongest on the practical side of a longer stay: a kitchen and kitchenette with microwave, oven and refrigerator, plus coffee, water, sheets, towels, toiletries, slippers, a shower and a WC. It also lists free wifi and internet access, a TV, iron and board, a safe, lifts and a carpeted floor, and it offers housekeeping and laundry service. There is a bar on site and breakfast is listed, alongside room service. The list is thinner on details: no reception or front desk, no pool, no gym, and no parking. The distance from the centre is 9.34 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 117 minutes on foot in a direct line.
For a visitor, Modern cozy studio near the JKIA works best as a base for self-catering and for people who want to cook rather than eat out. The kitchen setup and the quiet of a residential plot in Greater Nairobi suit longer stays, and the wifi, lifts and room service make it workable for business trips on the airport side. It does not suit anyone who wants to step out into the centre. The area is not a walking quarter for visitors, and the street itself is a working market: trucks, handcarts and the entire city's vegetables changing hands at 5am, closed, dark and not a place to be after that. Mornings only. If your days are in the CBD, this is a commute, not a base.
02The supplier's photographs
0330 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 Muthurwa and the east markets, and they are not in any of the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. They sit a long way out, in the wider city, and Muthurwa and the east markets is only the nearest of the ten. That is the whole point of the distinction: you are sleeping outside the grid, and you will be travelling in and out for anything in the CBD.
The quarter itself is the eastern edge of the grid: wholesale produce, bus termini, before dawn. Trucks, handcarts and the entire city’s vegetables changing hands at 5am. It is the wholesale edge, where Muthurwa’s market and the country bus termini push up against the railway land, and it feeds the rest of the grid. Best for an early-morning market walk with someone who knows it. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be, and mornings are the only sensible time. Muthurwa sits 1.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 16 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that figure describes the quarter, not your journey from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Muthurwa and the east markets05Booking it
Book this studio if you want a self-catering base near the airport and are happy to travel in and out of the centre. 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 property in relation to central Nairobi?+
It is in Greater Nairobi, not in the CBD. By the site's own measure it is 8.13 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. You get there by road, not on foot.
What facilities does the studio actually have?+
The list runs to a kitchen and kitchenette with microwave, oven and refrigerator, free wifi, a TV, iron and board, a safe, lifts, cleaning and laundry service. There is a bathroom with shower and WC, towels, toiletries and slippers, and a bar and breakfast on site.
Is the area around the studio good for walking?+
No. The street is a working produce market: trucks, handcarts and the entire city's vegetables changing hands at 5am. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be. It is a mornings-only area for visitors, so plan your movements by road.
How do I check availability and cancel if my plans change?+
Availability is shown on app.impt.io. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so you can hold a room while you settle your dates. Confirm the booking through that page and the cancellation terms that apply to your stay will be shown there.
