A four star apartment block on Hendred Road, new concrete on a ridge, with kitchens, parking and full-time security. It suits people with a car and their own reasons to be in this part of the city, and it does not suit anyone who wants to step out of the door into the centre.
01What it is
Ruthys Apartment lists the things you would expect of a serviced four star apartment: units with a kitchenette, oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, plus a bathroom with shower, WC, towels, toiletries and slippers. There is free wifi and internet access, a TV, an iron and board, a safe, lifts, housekeeping and cleaning, laundry service, and free car parking with a garage. Full-time security and security features cover the building. The list is thin in one direction: there is no restaurant, bar, gym or pool here, so the apartment is the whole of the offer, not the start of one.
What that adds up to is a self-contained base rather than a hotel with a life of its own. You cook, you do your laundry through the service, you park your car and you drive where you need to go. Ruthys Apartment sits 4.46 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 5.86 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 74 minutes on foot in a direct line, so the day's business is a drive rather than a walk. It is the right place if you are in Nairobi for work that keeps you out of the centre, or for a stay long enough that a kitchen matters more than a lobby. It is the wrong place if you want the centre on foot.
02The supplier's photographs
0328 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 well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters. That matters more than it sounds: you are staying in the wider city, and anything in the CBD means travelling in and out for it. The ridge itself is new concrete built for the car and the conference room, and most of the CBD's office space has been moving up there since the 2000s, which is why you find the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies and an expressway ramp to the airport on it. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Upper Hill and Community is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. If you want the centre on foot, this is not the right base.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book Ruthys Apartment if the apartment itself, its parking and its security are the reason you are choosing it, because nothing outside the gate will entertain you. 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 Ruthys Apartment?+
On Hendred Road, in Greater Nairobi. The site puts it 5.86 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 74 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 4.46 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Plan on driving.
What do the apartments include?+
A kitchenette with oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a bathroom with shower, WC, towels, toiletries and slippers, free wifi, a TV, an iron and board and a safe, with housekeeping, cleaning and laundry service. There are lifts and free car parking with a garage.
Is there anywhere to eat or drink at Ruthys Apartment?+
Not on the list. There is no restaurant, bar, gym or pool among the facilities, so the kitchenette is the whole of the catering. The street around it reads as safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
How do I check availability at Ruthys Apartment?+
Check dates and unit types on the booking page for this property. Availability, cancellation terms and the exact apartment you are reserving are all set out there, so the page is the thing to read before you commit.
