Park Place Hotel is a 3 star property on Magadi Road in Greater Nairobi, well outside the centre. Its pool, garden, multiple dining and bar options and conference facilities make it a self-contained stop. The deciding factor is that you are not in the Central Business District and will need a vehicle for anything beyond the hotel.
01What it is
Park Place Hotel lists a wide set of facilities. There is an outdoor pool, a garden, a terrace and a picnic area, plus a playground, tennis court and table tennis. For eating and drinking it has restaurants, a bar and lounge, a night club, breakfast and breakfast in room, buffet, lunch and room service. Practical items include free wifi, free car parking and valet parking, a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, concierge, laundry, business center, luggage storage, currency exchange and shuttle service. Rooms come with TV, telephone, desk, safe, iron and board, and a balcony in some cases. The list is thinner on the city itself: it is a stand-alone property, not a base for walking to offices, and the street is built for the car and the conference room.
Staying at Park Place Hotel means committing to the property and its immediate grounds rather than the centre. The distance is real: it is 10.5 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 132 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 8.6 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. That makes it a fit for conference groups, families using the pool and playground, and drivers who want parking and space. It does not suit anyone who wants to step out to meetings, restaurants or nightlife. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 35 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 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 Park Place Hotel if you want the pool, the parking and the quiet more than you want 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 Park Place Hotel in Nairobi?+
It is on Magadi Road in Greater Nairobi, outside the Central Business District. The listed distance is 10.5 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 132 minutes on foot in a direct line. It is also 8.6 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What facilities does Park Place Hotel have?+
The property lists an outdoor pool, garden, terrace, picnic area, playground, tennis court, table tennis, restaurants, a bar and lounge, a night club, free wifi, free car parking, valet parking, a 24 hour front desk, concierge, laundry, business center and shuttle service. Room features include TV, telephone, desk, safe and iron and board. There is a fitness room with aerobics on the list, though other sport and leisure options are limited.
How do I get into central Nairobi from Park Place Hotel?+
You do not walk it. The hotel is in Greater Nairobi, and the nearest covered quarter, Upper Hill and Community, is 8.6 km away. A car, a shuttle or a ride is the practical option. The street itself is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark you are looking at hotel bars and a ride anywhere else.
What does the guest score mean?+
Park Place Hotel holds 3.9 out of 5 from 840 reviews. That points to a solid, well used property rather than a standout one. Read the score alongside the location: guests who wanted a quiet, car-based stay tend to be happier than those who expected to be in the middle of the city.
