Samra Court is a 3 star hotel on Argwings Kodhek Rd in Greater Nairobi, built for people arriving by car and working out of conference rooms rather than walking the city. The deciding point is where you need to be: it sits outside the centre and the quarter, so it suits you if your day is already fixed at an address out here, and not if you want the Central Business District on foot.
01What it is
Samra Court lists free wifi and free car parking, which between them tell you most of what the property is set up for: you arrive with a vehicle, you park it, and you work from the building. Laundry service and a terrace are also listed, and the terrace is the one piece of the property that is not about function. Wheelchair access is listed too. The list is thin on the things that decide a longer stay, with no restaurant, no gym and no airport transfer named among the facilities.
What that adds up to at Samra Court is a straightforward 3 star berth in Greater Nairobi, on Argwings Kodhek Rd, for someone whose day is already anchored nearby. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Take it if you want quiet and a parking space; leave it if you want the centre within walking distance.
02The supplier's photographs
035 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 this site covers. They sit just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten. That puts you in the wider city rather than in the grid itself, so anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby into it.
The ridge above the centre is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. It is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport, and after dark it is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line, though that is the quarter's own distance and not a walk from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book Samra Court if you want a quiet room on Argwings Kodhek Rd and a parking space to go with it. 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 Samra Court?+
Samra Court is on Argwings Kodhek Rd in Greater Nairobi. It stands 3.95 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 50 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 2.5 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What facilities does Samra Court list?+
Samra Court lists free wifi, free car parking, laundry service, a terrace and wheelchair access. The parking matters most here, since the street is built for the car. There is no restaurant, gym or airport transfer on the list, so plan meals and the airport run separately.
What is it like getting into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
Samra Court sits outside the centre, and the distance shows it. The street around it is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. After dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else, so get to the Central Business District by car rather than on foot.
How do I check availability at Samra Court?+
Check availability through app.impt.io. Most rooms at Samra Court can be cancelled free, so you can hold a room while your plans settle. The 3 star rating tells you the level of the property; the facilities list tells you what is actually there, and it is thin beyond the wifi, parking and laundry.
