Purdy Arms is a three star hotel on Marula Lane in Greater Nairobi, built for people arriving by car and for those who need a conference room rather than a doorstep on the city. The deciding factor is the distance: you are well outside the centre, so this works only if a car is part of your plan.
01What it is
Purdy Arms lists a bar and lounge, a restaurant, breakfast, free internet in the lounge, free car parking, a reception area and a smoking area. Those are the essentials, and they cover what most people need for a night: somewhere to eat, somewhere to sit, somewhere to park and a bed. It is a three star property, and the list reads like one. There is no pool, no gym and no shuttle, and nothing in the facilities suggests the hotel is trying to be more than a practical stop for drivers and conference visitors.
What that adds up to is a hotel that works on its own terms. Purdy Arms is for you if you are arriving by car, if you want parking and a restaurant without leaving the property, or if you are in Greater Nairobi for a meeting rather than for the city centre. It is not for you if you want to walk to Kenyatta Avenue in the morning, if you want the centre on foot, or if you are relying on hotel bars for your evenings, because the street here shuts early and you will be taking a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
037 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 Purdy Arms through this site and the arrangements are simple: a confirmed room, a free cancellation on most rooms, and a stated distance from the centre rather than a guess. 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 Purdy Arms?+
It is on Marula Lane in Greater Nairobi, outside the centre. The address given is 14.39 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 180 minutes on foot in a direct line. It also sits 12.61 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What does Purdy Arms have?+
The property lists a bar and lounge, a restaurant, breakfast, free internet access in the lounge, free car parking, a reception area and a smoking area. It is a three star hotel, so expect the basics rather than extras. There is no pool or gym on the list.
Can I walk into the centre from Purdy Arms?+
No, not sensibly. The hotel is 14.39 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 180 minutes on foot in a direct line. Plan on a car or a ride for anything in the centre. The area around the hotel is described as built for the car and the conference room.
What is the guest score for Purdy Arms?+
It scores 4.3 out of 5 from 772 reviews. That is a solid, consistent result rather than a standout one, and it suggests the hotel does the basics well for the kind of guest it is built for. It does not change the fact that you need a car here.
