A serviced one bedroom apartment on Argwings Kodhek Rd in Greater Nairobi, built for people who want a kitchen, a pool and parking rather than a lobby. The deciding factor is whether you keep a car or accept paying for a ride every time you leave.
01What it is
Modern Living 1 Br Gym & Pool Near Yaya is a three star apartment address on Argwings Kodhek Rd, and what it lists is the equipment of a longer stay rather than a hotel's set of services. There is a kitchen and kitchenette with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, an iron and board, and a balcony. Both an indoor and an outdoor pool are listed, along with a fitness center. Free wifi, free car parking, a 24 hour front desk and 24 hour security are all listed, and the routine hotel items are covered: cleaning, laundry service, luggage storage, lifts, a concierge, express check in, a safe, smoke detectors, non smoking rooms and a smoking area. Where the list is thin is service beyond that. There is a shuttle service, but no restaurant, no bar and no room service, and nothing suggests anyone will cook for you.
What that adds up to for someone staying at Modern Living 1 Br Gym & Pool Near Yaya is a self contained flat with a pool and a gym attached, not a hotel with a kitchenette. You buy and cook your own food, you park your own car in the free parking, and the front desk stays staffed around the clock but is not the centre of the place. The address is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, so the day to day rhythm assumes four wheels. Book it if you are in Nairobi for more than a night or two, want to eat some of your own meals, and are happy to drive to the meetings in Upper Hill or the centre. Do not book it if you want a bar downstairs, a restaurant, or a short walk to the office.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 5 more on the supplier's own record. 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
This is an apartment rather than a hotel, so the room type you pick matters more than it usually would: check that the unit you are booking is the one with the kitchen and balcony you want. 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 Modern Living 1 Br Gym & Pool Near Yaya?+
It sits on Argwings Kodhek Rd in Greater Nairobi, on a ridge of new concrete built for the car and the conference room. It is 2.06 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, so Upper Hill is the quarter to use as your reference point when you place it on a map.
Do the apartments have a kitchen?+
Yes. The listing includes a kitchen and kitchenette with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, plus a washing machine, an iron and board and a balcony. That means you can cook and wash clothes rather than rely on hotel service. There is no restaurant listed, so self catering is the arrangement rather than an option.
What does getting into central Nairobi from here involve?+
It is 3.58 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 45 minutes on foot in a direct line. The streets around the property are built for the car, and after dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Treat a car or a paid ride as part of staying here.
How do I check availability and cancel if plans change?+
Booking runs through app.impt.io, where you can see what is open for your dates and confirm a room. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, which suits an apartment booking made well ahead. Check the cancellation terms on the specific unit you choose before you confirm, since they attach to the room rather than the building.
