A four star apart-hotel on a ridge off Ngong Road, with a kitchenette in the room and a pool downstairs. The thing that decides it is the address: this is car country, and the centre is a ride, not a stroll. Suits long stays and drivers. Does not suit anyone who wants the CBD on foot.
01What it is
Ngong Road Studio is a four star property on Wanyee Close with a long, standard list attached to it. Inside the rooms you get a kitchenette, a TV, a safe, an iron and board, non smoking rooms, free wifi and internet access, and a balcony. On the grounds there is an outdoor pool, a fitness centre, a spa, massage, a barber and beauty salon, bars, a market, lifts, free car parking, 24 hour security, laundry and dry cleaning, and pets are allowed. That is the whole of it: a serviced block with the facilities of a mid market hotel, and no restaurant named on the list, which is the thin part.
For someone staying at Ngong Road Studio, that adds up to a self contained base rather than a place to hang around the centre. You cook in the kitchenette or eat out of the market and the bars; you drive in and park free; you use the pool and the gym between errands. The verdict is narrow. It suits a long stay, a work posting, or anyone with a car and business on this side of the city. It does not suit a first time visitor who wants to walk to the museums, the offices and the bars of the centre, because you cannot.
02The supplier's photographs
0325 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 a long way out, in the wider city, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters to them, which is not the same as being in it. Treat the quarter as a reference point, not an address. Anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and out.
The quarter itself is the western ridge above the centre: new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. It is not the CBD proper but the ridge immediately above it, and the place most of the CBD's office space has been moving to since the 2000s: 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 lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book Ngong Road Studio if you want space, a kitchenette and parking rather than a lobby in the middle of town. 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 Ngong Road Studio?+
It sits on Wanyee Close, off Ngong Road in Greater Nairobi, on a ridge of new concrete. It is 7.1 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. It is 8.6 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 108 minutes on foot in a direct line.
What facilities does Ngong Road Studio have?+
The rooms come with a kitchenette, a TV, a safe, an iron and board, a balcony, free wifi and non smoking options. The property also lists an outdoor pool, a fitness centre, a spa, massage, a barber and beauty salon, bars, a market, lifts, free car parking, laundry and dry cleaning, and 24 hour security. Pets are allowed.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
Yes, in practice. The street feel 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. Free parking is listed, so the car is the point rather than a problem.
How do I check availability at Ngong Road Studio?+
Availability and room types are checked through app.impt.io, which handles the booking directly. Most rooms can be cancelled free. There are no prices on this site, so use the app to see what is open for your dates at Ngong Road Studio.
