These are serviced apartments on Likoni Lane, north of the centre, with a kitchen, laundry, pool, sauna and parking. The one thing that decides it is the car: if you will be driving to meetings or living here for weeks, it works; if you want to step out into the city, it does not.
01What it is
Purple Haze Apartments is listed as a five star apart-hotel, and the facilities list is built around staying in rather than stepping out. You get a kitchen with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, iron and board, and a lounge, plus daily cleaning and laundry service. Air conditioning, free wifi, a desk, a safe and a TV cover the working side. There is an outdoor pool, a kids pool, a garden, terrace and sauna, a restaurant, bars and room service, and free car parking with a lift and wheelchair access. Some entries are thin or vague: express check in, first aid, security features and a market are named but not explained, and there is no gym.
What that adds up to at Purple Haze Apartments is a place to settle for a stretch, not to arrive for one night. The kitchen and washing machine make a week or a month cheaper and calmer than a hotel room, the desk and wifi make it usable for work, and the parking and pool make it bearable for children and for anyone arriving by car. The trade is location. This is a quarter built for the car and the conference room, the address is 3.56 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 45 minutes on foot in a direct line, and after dark there is little beyond hotel bars. It suits families, long stays and anyone with a vehicle. It does not suit a visitor who wants to walk to the centre or to be in the middle of things.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 16 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 this site covers. They sit just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten. That puts you in the wider city rather than in the grid itself, so anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby into it.
The ridge above the centre is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room: 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 sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line, though that is the quarter's own distance and not a walk from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book this one directly for the kitchen and the parking, and check what your apartment actually includes, because the facilities list is broad and not every line is defined. 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 Purple Haze Apartments?+
The address is Likoni Lane, Nairobi, in the Greater Nairobi area. It sits on a ridge north of the centre, on new concrete built for the car and the conference room. It is 2.61 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
Can I walk from there into the central business district?+
You can, but plan for a long walk on roads not made for it. The address is 3.56 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 45 minutes on foot in a direct line. Most people staying here drive or arrange a ride.
What is in the apartments themselves?+
Each unit is set up for a longer stay: kitchen with oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, washing machine, iron and board, plus a lounge, desk, safe, air conditioning and free wifi. Bedding and towels are provided. A restaurant, bars, room service, an outdoor pool, a kids pool, sauna and free parking are on site.
How do I check availability?+
Use app.impt.io to see what is open for your dates and confirm a booking. Cancellation is free on most rooms, so you can hold a stay while you sort out flights or a car. Book early if you need family rooms or a wheelchair accessible unit, as those are fewer.
