Roma Court is a four star serviced apartment block on Timau Road, on the ridge side of the city, with kitchens, laundry and parking, and a shuttle for the trips you would otherwise drive. The thing that decides it is the car and the kitchen: this suits a working stay better than a walking one.
01What it is
Roma Court Serviced Apartments lists the full domestic kit: kitchens and kitchenettes with microwave, refrigerator and toaster, plus washing machine, iron and board, housekeeping and laundry service. There is free wifi, a desk, a safe, a TV, a lounge and a balcony, and the bathrooms come with bath, shower, bidet, hairdryer, toiletries and towels. The building has lifts, non smoking rooms, a garden, a smoking area, a chapel and a bar. Outside, free car parking, 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, car rental, shuttle service, first aid and smoke detectors. Note what the list leaves out: no restaurant worth the name beyond the bar, no gym, no pool, no meeting rooms.
For a guest, Roma Court Serviced Apartments is a car-first address on new concrete, and that shapes the stay. The kitchen and washing machine make a week workable and take the pressure off eating out, the desk and wifi make a working day possible, and the parking and shuttle mean you are not dependent on the street outside. It suits people here for business, families in transit, and anyone who would rather cook than negotiate a hotel restaurant. It does not suit someone who wants to step out of the lobby into the centre: it sits 3.88 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 49 minutes on foot in a direct line, and after dark there is little beyond hotel bars.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 8 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
Worth booking early if your dates fall on a conference week, since the apartment stock here is limited and the car park is part of the appeal. 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 Roma Court Serviced Apartments?+
On Timau Road in Greater Nairobi, on the ridge side of the city. It is 2.49 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and it sits well away from the walking centre, so plan on a car or the shuttle for most trips.
What do the apartments have in them?+
Kitchens and kitchenettes with microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, iron and board, and housekeeping. Rooms come with a desk, safe, TV, lounge or balcony, and bathrooms have bath, shower, bidet, hairdryer, toiletries and towels. Wifi is free.
Can I park and get around without a car of my own?+
Parking is free on site, and there is car rental and a shuttle service if you would rather not drive. The 24 hour front desk can arrange the shuttle. The trade off is location: this is not a quarter you walk out into, so build transport into your day.
How do I check availability?+
Use app.impt.io. Most rooms can be cancelled free, and availability is live rather than on request. If you are travelling for a conference or in a group, check early, because serviced apartment stock in this part of the city is limited.
