This is a three star studio in Ngara and the Globe with a rooftop pool and an unfussy, practical list of facilities. The building sits on a transport edge of the city, so the thing that decides your stay is whether you have a car.
01What it is
Rooftop pool with scenic city skyline view studio, a three star address on Kipande Road in Ngara and the Globe, lists the plain working facilities: free wifi, free car parking, a safe, lifts, 24 hour security and security features, non smoking rooms, laundry service, an iron and board, a restaurant, a supermarket on site and a smoking area. The pool is there, outdoor and on the roof, so the skyline view is the point of the name. The list is thin on the usual hotel courtesies: no airport transfer, no gym, no room service, no business centre, no bar of its own beyond the restaurant.
What that adds up to for someone staying at Rooftop pool with scenic city skyline view studio is a self contained base rather than a serviced one. You get the security and the parking, the lift and the supermarket, and you get the pool at the end of the day, but you organise your own meals and your own movements. It suits a driver, a couple or a longer stay where a kitchen and a car matter more than a concierge. It does not suit anyone hoping to walk out into an evening of bars and restaurants, because the street outside is a transport edge rather than an evening one.
02The supplier's photographs
0315 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Ngara and the Globe
Ngara and the Globe is the northern edge of the CBD, where the grid loosens and the roads north begin. A flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does: that is the street feel here, and it holds all day. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge, the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, and Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line. Early markets and the walk up to the National Museum are what this quarter is best for.
After dark it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so cross it by car. The halls and market stalls shut, and the roundabout turns into a place you pass through, not a place you linger. This suits you if you want the fruit market at first light or a base on the northern side of the centre. It does not suit anyone who wants an evening on foot, and it does not suit a trip built around being out after dark.
Read the whole of Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Book this one directly if the rooftop pool and the free parking are the two things you came for, because they are the reason to choose it over the smaller places around Ngara and the Globe. 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 the studio, and what is the area like?+
The address is 21 Kipande Road, in Ngara and the Globe, on the eastern side of the city centre. A flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does. After dark it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so cross it by car. It sits 0.75 km from the centre of Ngara and the Globe.
What is listed at the property itself?+
The facilities are free wifi, free car parking, a rooftop outdoor pool, a restaurant, a supermarket, laundry service, an iron and board, lifts, a safe, non smoking rooms, a smoking area, 24 hour security and security features. There is no bar of its own and no gym listed, and no airport transfer.
How do I get to the city centre from there?+
The property sits 1.13 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 15 minutes on foot in a direct line. That is a straightforward walk in daylight and a short drive outside it. The street outside is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so most people who stay here do the crossing by car.
How do I check availability for this studio?+
Check availability through app.impt.io, which handles the booking and the free cancellation. The site holds photos of the studio and the pool, though there is no guest score on file here. If you need a specific floor or a room on the quiet side, ask before you confirm.
