A modern three star block on Riara Lane, built for cars and conference rooms rather than for wandering. It sits well outside the centre, so the practical question is whether you have a reason to be this far west and a way to get around.
01What it is
New Century Gardens is a three star property on Riara Lane in Greater Nairobi. The listed facilities cover the basics a visitor tends to notice first: a 24 hour front desk, free wifi, free car parking, and lifts serving the floors. There is also a smoking area. That is the whole list, and it is thin in the ways that matter for a long stay: no restaurant is named, no gym, no laundry, no airport transfer, and nothing about breakfast. Judge it on what is written and nothing more. Free parking and a staffed desk at any hour are the two items doing the real work here.
What that adds up to at New Century Gardens is a base that works when you arrive by car and leave by car. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. This is not a place for someone who wants the centre on foot. It suits a driver with business in the western suburbs or a delegate attending something nearby. It does not suit a visitor who wants the Central Business District, its markets and its halls, within a walk of the lobby.
02The supplier's photographs
035 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 of the centre this site covers. They sit well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters. That matters more than it sounds: you are staying in the wider city, and anything in the CBD means travelling in and out for it. The ridge itself is new concrete built for the car and the conference room, and most of the CBD's office space has been moving up there since the 2000s, which is why you find the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies and an expressway ramp to the airport on it. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Upper Hill and Community is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. If you want the centre on foot, this is not the right base.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book New Century Gardens if the address fits your day and you are not counting on walking into 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 New Century Gardens?+
It is on Riara Lane in Greater Nairobi, west of the Central Business District. The site measures it as 5.83 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 73 minutes on foot in a direct line, so treat it as a car address rather than a walking one.
What facilities does the hotel list?+
A 24 hour front desk, free wifi, free car parking, lifts and a smoking area. No restaurant, gym, laundry or airport transfer appears on the list, so plan meals and errands around the address rather than expecting them in the building.
How do I get into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
By road. The area is built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Free parking at the hotel makes sense if you have your own vehicle.
How do I check availability and cancel a booking?+
Availability and free cancellation are handled through app.impt.io, where confirmed bookings are listed. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so check the terms on the room you want before you commit to the dates.
