A two-bedroom apartment behind Imaara Mall on Tegla Lorupe Road, listed with free parking, wifi and a kitchen. The deciding point is that it sits in Greater Nairobi rather than the centre, so you need a vehicle or a lift for everything, and the centre's evening streets are not on your doorstep.
01What it is
Ruby Modern Homes 2br Apartment behind Imaara Mall JKIA is listed as a four star apartment with a balcony, free wifi, internet access, a television, and both a kitchen and a kitchenette. Parking is free and on site, which matters in Greater Nairobi. Rooms are non smoking. The list is thin in one direction: beyond cooking, sleeping and parking, the property posts no gym, no pool, no restaurant and no bar. There is no lobby bar to retreat to, and the kitchen and kitchenette are the whole of the evening plan once you are in.
That combination suits a self-contained stay, not a hotel stay. Ruby Modern Homes 2br Apartment behind Imaara Mall JKIA is for two or more people who want to cook, park, and come and go by their own arrangement, whether that is a hired vehicle, a driver, or app transport. It does not suit anyone who wants to walk out to dinner or a bar, and it does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot. Book it if the apartment is your base and the city is a trip. Skip it if the city is meant to be the base.
02The supplier's photographs
0310 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 Muthurwa and the east markets, and they are not in any of the ten quarters this site covers. They sit well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs, and Muthurwa and the east markets is only the nearest of the ten. Treat that as the useful fact it is: you are staying in the wider city, not in the CBD, and anything in the centre means travelling in and out for it. Muthurwa itself is the wholesale edge, where the market and the country bus termini push up against the railway land, and it sits 1.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 16 minutes on foot in a direct line.
That edge has its own texture: trucks, handcarts and the entire city's vegetables changing hands at 5am. It is best for an early-morning market walk with someone who knows it. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be, so mornings only. Nothing about the quarter makes it a base, and the hotels this page lists are not in it. They are for people who want the wider city and accept the journey in whenever the centre calls.
Read the nearest quarter, Muthurwa and the east markets05Booking it
Book this apartment only once you have settled how you will move around Greater Nairobi, because the address is not walkable to the centre. 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 Ruby Modern Homes 2br Apartment behind Imaara Mall JKIA?+
It is on Tegla Lorupe Road in Nairobi, behind Imaara Mall, inside Greater Nairobi rather than the central business district. The site puts it 7.95 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 100 minutes on foot in a direct line. Treat it as a base you drive or ride to and from, not one you walk out of.
What does the apartment actually provide?+
The listed facilities are a balcony, free wifi, internet access, a television, a kitchen, a kitchenette, free car parking and non smoking rooms. It is a four star listing. There is no restaurant, bar or gym on the list, so plan on cooking or going out for meals rather than ordering in from a hotel kitchen.
How do I get into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
You arrange it yourself by vehicle or by app transport, since the address is not walkable to the centre. The site puts the property 6.82 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Mornings are the practical window for that side of town; after dark it is closed and dark.
How do I check availability and cancel if plans change?+
Availability is shown through app.impt.io, where you book and where most rooms can be cancelled free. If your dates move, check the cancellation terms on the specific room before you confirm, because they are set per booking rather than across the whole property.
