A four star apartment block in Greater Nairobi, close to JKIA and the SGR line, with kitchens, free parking and laundry. It suits families and early starters who want their own kitchen and a secure gate. It does not suit anyone set on walking into the centre.
01What it is
Nala House close to JKIA and SGR sits on Chady Road at Amalia Apartments in Greater Nairobi. The listed units are apartments, four star, with a kitchen, oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster and washing machine, so you can feed a family without eating out. You get free wifi, a desk, a safe, iron and board, towels, sheets and toiletries, a bath, shower, bidet and WC. There are family rooms, a cot and a playground. Free car parking and 24H security are listed, plus a barber and beauty salon, laundry service, car rental, shuttle service and a market. The list thins on things like a pool or gym. It is mainly self catering apartment accommodation near the airport, not a full service hotel, so bring what you cannot do without. Ground transport to the centre is not a short walk. Nala House close to JKIA and SGR is 13.73 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 172 minutes on foot in a direct line.
That stack of facilities points at a long stay or an early flight rather than a city break. Nala House close to JKIA and SGR suits families and small groups who want a kitchen, a washing machine and a car parked behind a gate, and it suits transit passengers who need to be near the airport and the SGR line. It does not suit anyone who wants to step out of a lobby into restaurants and bars. The street there is trucks, handcarts and the entire city's vegetables changing hands at 5am, and after dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be, mornings only. Treat it as a base for sleeping and cooking, not for evenings out.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 6 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 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
This is a straightforward apartment booking if you have already decided you want Greater Nairobi rather than 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 exactly is Nala House close to JKIA and SGR?+
It is on Chady Road at Amalia Apartments, in Greater Nairobi rather than the central business district. That puts it near the airport and the SGR line and away from the office and market quarter, so you are relying on a vehicle for anything in the centre.
What does the property actually list?+
Apartments with kitchen, oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster and washing machine, plus towels, sheets, toiletries, bath, shower, bidet and WC. Free wifi, desk, safe, iron and board, family rooms, cot and playground are listed, as are free car parking and 24H security.
What is getting into the centre from Greater Nairobi like?+
It is not a walk you would choose. Nala House close to JKIA and SGR is 12.61 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Plan on a vehicle, and plan on daytime.
How do I check availability and hold an apartment?+
Use app.impt.io to see what is open for your dates and to book. Cancellation terms are shown there, and most rooms can be cancelled free. There is no need to call ahead, and no deposit is taken through this site.
