A 3 star suite property on Ole Dume Road in Kilimani, with a pool and a restaurant on the list and not much else recorded. It suits anyone whose business sits on this ridge above Upper Hill, and it does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot.
01What it is
Ole Dume Suites lists four things: restaurant or restaurants, a swimming pool, a TV in the room, and wifi. That is the whole of it. For a 3 star property in Kilimani the list is honest but thin, and it is thin in the places a longer stay notices: nothing here tells you about laundry, parking, a desk to work at, or how the rooms are laid out between the suites the name promises and ordinary rooms. There is no guest score on file, so there is nothing to say about how earlier stays have gone. What you can hold on to is modest and specific: you eat on site, you swim on site, you have a screen and a connection.
Ole Dume Suites sits on the Kilimani ridge, on new concrete built for the car and the conference room, and the four listed facilities fit that setting exactly. This is a place to sleep and eat while working the Upper Hill side of the city rather than a base for seeing Nairobi. It suits a business traveller, a delegate, or anyone whose days are already fixed on this ridge, and it suits them because of where it is and how little it asks of them. It does not suit a first time visitor who wants the Central Business District, the markets or the old streets, because you will be reaching all of that by vehicle, and the pool and restaurant will not make up for the distance.
02The supplier's photographs
034 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 Ole Dume Suites if your business is on the Kilimani ridge and you want the pool and the restaurant rather than a location in 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 Ole Dume Suites?+
Ole Dume Suites is on Ole Dume Road in Kilimani, on the ridge above Upper Hill. It is 5.63 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 71 minutes on foot in a direct line, so treat the centre as a ride rather than a stroll when you plan your day.
What facilities does Ole Dume Suites list?+
The property lists restaurant or restaurants, a swimming pool, a TV, and wifi. That is the full list on file, so plan around it: meals and a swim can happen at Ole Dume Suites, and anything beyond that you arrange elsewhere on the ridge or in town.
How does Kilimani connect to the Central Business District?+
Kilimani is 4.07 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and this part of the city is built for the car and the conference room. Getting into the centre is a ride, and after dark the plan is hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
How do I check whether Ole Dume Suites has a room?+
Availability and room types are checked at the point of booking, through app.impt.io, where the free cancellation terms are also set out. Nothing about the rooms is held on this page, so the booking page is the only place to confirm what Ole Dume Suites can give you for your dates.
