A three star apartment block on Riara Road, north of the centre, with kitchens, washers and a pool but no dining or bar of its own. That decides it: you need a car here, and you need to want to cook.
01What it is
Prestige Riara 2 Bedroom Apartments is a three star apartment property on Riara Road, in Greater Nairobi rather than in the CBD. The listed facilities are the point of it: two bedroom units with a full kitchen, oven, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine, iron and board, so a stay can run on groceries and laundry rather than a front desk. Free wifi, a TV, a safe, a fan, towels and toiletries, a shower, a WC and a bath cover the ordinary needs, and there is a smoke detector and first aid kit on the list. Outside there is a pool, free car parking, and cleaning and laundry services if you want them.
What Prestige Riara 2 Bedroom Apartments does not have is any food or drink of its own: no restaurant, no bar, no breakfast room. It is a residential block in a part of the city built for the car and the conference room, and you are on Riara Road, not in the centre. That suits self-catering families, small groups and anyone in Nairobi for weeks rather than nights, particularly with a car. It does not suit anyone who wants to step out to dinner, walk to meetings, or have staff on hand around the clock.
02The supplier's photographs
0329 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 Prestige Riara 2 Bedroom Apartments if you want a self-contained two bedroom flat with parking, rather than a hotel with service. 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 Prestige Riara 2 Bedroom Apartments?+
It is on Riara Road in Greater Nairobi, which puts it outside the Central Business District. By the site's own measure it is 6.69 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 84 minutes on foot in a direct line, so plan on driving or taking a ride rather than walking in.
What do the apartments include?+
Each two bedroom unit lists a kitchen with oven, microwave and refrigerator, plus a washing machine, iron and board, free wifi, TV, safe, fan, towels and toiletries. There is free car parking and a pool on the property, and cleaning and laundry services are listed. There is no restaurant or bar.
How do I get into the centre from here?+
You drive or take a ride. The property is 5.14 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and the street itself is built for the car and the conference room. After dark the immediate area is quiet, so a ride is the sensible way to reach anywhere else.
How do I check availability?+
Availability and free cancellation are handled through app.impt.io. Search Prestige Riara 2 Bedroom Apartments there for the dates you want, and confirm the booking in the app. No rates are shown on this site.
