A three star apartment block on Mama Wahu Rd in Greater Nairobi, with a pool, a garden and parking, built for people moving by car. It sits outside the centre, so it suits a self contained stay and not a walking one.
01What it is
Racecourse Gardens Apartments is a three star property on Mama Wahu Rd in Greater Nairobi. The listed facilities are short and specific: free car parking, a garden, an outdoor pool, a shuttle service, and wheelchair access. Parking and the shuttle are the two that matter most here, because the address is not one you arrive at on foot from the centre. The garden and pool give the place something to do with an afternoon once you are back. The list is thin on the things a business stay usually wants: no gym, no restaurant, no bar, no meeting rooms.
What that adds up to is a self contained base rather than a city base. Racecourse Gardens Apartments is 7.18 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 8.71 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 109 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street there is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. This suits you if you have a car or will use the shuttle, want space and a pool, and do not need to be inside the centre. It does not suit anyone planning to walk to meetings, eat out on foot, or rely on the street for an evening.
02The supplier's photographs
035 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 Racecourse Gardens Apartments if you want a car based stay with parking and a pool outside the centre, and confirm the shuttle covers the trips you have in mind. 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 Racecourse Gardens Apartments?+
It is on Mama Wahu Rd in Greater Nairobi, not in the Central Business District. It is 7.18 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. That puts it outside the centre, so plan on arriving by car or shuttle rather than on foot.
What facilities does the property list?+
Free car parking, a garden, an outdoor pool, a shuttle service and wheelchair access. That is the whole list. Parking and the shuttle are the two that carry the most weight given the address. There is no restaurant, bar or gym on the list, so plan meals accordingly.
What is it like getting into the centre from here?+
You are away from it. The property is 8.71 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 109 minutes on foot in a direct line. The area is built for the car and the conference room. Use the shuttle or drive in. Walking it is not realistic.
How do I check availability at Racecourse Gardens Apartments?+
Look it up on app.impt.io and enter your dates. The listing shows what is open for your stay, and most rooms can be cancelled free. It is worth confirming the shuttle covers the trips you need before you settle on the booking, since the site is outside the centre.
