A three star address beside City Square and KICC, with parking, wifi, a pool and a terrace on the list. Its position near the centre decides whether it works for you, and its plain room kit decides who should look elsewhere.
01What it is
Royal Homes Jkia is a three star property on Muthama Access Road Syoikimau, and what it lists is practical rather than generous. Free wifi, free car parking and a TV cover the basics, and the rooms add a microwave and a refrigerator, which suits anyone eating in. There is an outdoor pool and a terrace, dry cleaning, luggage storage, express check in and a smoking area. The gaps matter: no restaurant, no gym, no airport transfer, no bar, no kitchen beyond the microwave, and a surcharge line that tells you some things cost extra on top.
For a short stay near the centre, Royal Homes Jkia gives you the boring useful things: a place to park, a fridge, a microwave, and a small pool for the end of the day. What it does not give you is a full service hotel, so do not arrive expecting a restaurant or a bar to fall back on. It suits a self sufficient traveller with a car or a short itinerary around City Square and KICC. It does not suit anyone who wants to eat, drink and be served inside the building, or who needs the centre on foot after dark.
02The supplier's photographs
0314 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in City Square and KICC
This hotel sits in City Square and KICC, the civic centre of the grid. The streets here are open paving, flags, and the one tower in Nairobi that everybody can name: the state's block, Parliament, the Supreme Court, City Hall, the Kenyatta mausoleum and the 1973 conference centre whose amphitheatre roof and rooftop deck give the best view of the city there is. It is best for the rooftop view and the shortest walk between the civic landmarks. The quarter lies 0.53 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 7 minutes on foot in a direct line.
After dark it is institutional and empty after office hours. Go in daylight, when the deck is open. If you want somewhere to eat or drink in the evening, this is not it. It suits anyone here for the KICC viewing deck, Parliament or the Supreme Court, and it does not suit anyone who wants company after five.
Read the whole of City Square and KICC05Booking it
Book Royal Homes Jkia if the fridge, microwave and parking are what you actually need, and skip it if you want a restaurant downstairs. 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 Royal Homes Jkia?+
It is on Muthama Access Road Syoikimau, in the City Square and KICC area of the central business district. That puts it 0.36 km from the centre of City Square and KICC, and 0.86 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line.
What does the property actually provide?+
The list covers free wifi, free car parking, a TV, a microwave, a refrigerator, an outdoor pool, a terrace, dry cleaning, luggage storage, express check in, an ATM, a smoking area and water. There is no restaurant, no gym and no airport transfer, so plan meals and airport runs yourself.
What is the area around City Square and KICC like?+
Open paving, flags, and the one tower in Nairobi that everybody can name. It is institutional and empty after office hours, so go in daylight, when the deck is open. Staying here means the quarter is a daytime destination, not an evening one.
How do I check availability and hold a room?+
Availability and booking run through app.impt.io, and most rooms there can be cancelled free. Confirm the dates and the room type you want, and book through that page rather than turning up, since the property offers express check in but no walk in guarantee.
