A three star on a ridge road built for cars and conference rooms, 4.91 km from the nearest quarter this site covers. Free parking decides it. If you are on foot or want the centre at your door, it does not work.
01What it is
Salmiya Place is a three star property on Hendred Road with twelve photos on file. The listed facilities cover the practical basics: free wifi and internet access, free car parking and a safe, a lift, twenty four hour security, housekeeping and a laundry service, plus iron and board. Rooms are non smoking and come with a desk, a bathroom with shower, WC, towels, toiletries and slippers, and a TV, with a lounge and a terrace in the building. The list is thin on anything beyond that: no kitchen, no outlined meals, no food and drink facilities stated, and no gym or pool.
What that adds up to for a stay at Salmiya Place is a plain, car dependent base with the security and parking sorted and not much to do on the grounds. The terrace and lounge give you somewhere to sit, but the listed facilities are about the room and the vehicle rather than the stay. Suits anyone driving in for business who wants a quiet, secure place off the centre and does not mind taking a car for everything. Does not suit anyone on foot, anyone without a vehicle, or anyone who wants the centre, restaurants and bars within reach.
02The supplier's photographs
0324 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 Salmiya Place directly if you want parking included rather than hunting for it in the middle of the city. 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 Salmiya Place?+
It is on Hendred Road in Greater Nairobi, on a ridge of new concrete built for cars and conference rooms. It sits 6.3 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 79 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 4.91 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What facilities does Salmiya Place list?+
Free wifi and internet access, free car parking, a safe, a lift, twenty four hour security, housekeeping and a laundry service, plus iron and board. Rooms are non smoking with a desk, bathroom, shower, WC, towels, toiletries, slippers and a TV. There is also a lounge and a terrace. No meals or kitchen are listed.
What is it like getting into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
Hendred Road is not the centre and the strip is built for the car. The nearest quarter this site covers is Upper Hill and Community, and the centre itself is a drive rather than a short stroll. After dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else.
How do I check availability at Salmiya Place?+
Look at the listing on app.impt.io, where the rooms, the free cancellation terms and the confirmation are handled. You can see what is open for your dates there and complete the booking on the same page, with the parking and wifi listed among the facilities.
