A four star apartment address on Laikipia Road in Kaisa Garden, in the suburbs of Greater Nairobi rather than in the centre itself. It lists a full kitchen, laundry, parking and security, and the deciding question is simple: do you want a self-contained flat you can drive in and out of, or do you want to be on foot in the middle of the city.
01What it is
Serene apartment in the suburbs is a four star apartment property on Laikipia Road in Kaisa Garden, in Greater Nairobi. The list is built around staying in rather than checking in: apartments with a kitchen, oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster and coffee, a washing machine, iron and board, hairdryer, towels and slippers. There is free wifi and internet access, a desk, TV with pay per view, lifts, non smoking rooms, a smoke detector, 24 hour security and free car parking, with a market named among the facilities. What is thin is anything beyond the flat itself: no restaurant, bar or breakfast is listed, no airport transfer, no gym, and nothing that reads as a front desk service beyond security and parking.
For the right visitor, Serene apartment in the suburbs covers the practical side well. You get a self-contained flat with its own kitchen and laundry, a desk and reliable connectivity for working, secure parking for a car, and a building with lifts and round the clock security. That suits someone staying several nights, a family, or anyone in Nairobi for work who would rather cook and drive than eat out and walk. It suits less well anyone without a car who wants the centre on foot. The location is the trade off, and the centre is not on the doorstep.
02The supplier's photographs
0329 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing outside the ten quarters
These hotels sit outside the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. Biashara Street and City Market is only the nearest of the ten, and it is where you would be heading, not where you are sleeping. Take that as the shape of your stay: you are in the wider city, just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby.
The quarter itself is the market one, 0.63 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 8 minutes on foot in a direct line. The oldest retail streets in the city: Biashara for cloth and haberdashery, Muindi Mbingu for flowers, and the 1930s City Market hall behind them for produce, curios and a fish counter. Jamia Mosque's three silver domes close the block. The streets are narrow, shaded, and the only part of the centre where the shops are still one-family wide. It suits kikoi and kitenge cloth, curios without the tour-bus markup, and an hour of architecture. It is a daytime quarter: the halls shut in the late afternoon and the streets empty with them, so plan the return before that.
Read the nearest quarter, Biashara Street and City Market05Booking it
Book this one on the strength of the apartment list rather than the address, since it is a self-catering flat outside the centre and you should be clear about that before you confirm. 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 Serene apartment in the suburbs?+
It is on Laikipia Road in Kaisa Garden, in Greater Nairobi, and its street address places it in the suburbs rather than the central business district. It sits 2.84 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 36 minutes on foot in a direct line. Plan on driving or taking a vehicle into the centre.
Does the apartment have a kitchen and laundry?+
Yes. The listed facilities include a kitchen with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, plus coffee, a washing machine, an iron and board, a hairdryer, towels and slippers. Both a shower and a WC are listed, along with a desk, TV with pay per view, free wifi and internet access.
Is parking available and is the building secure?+
Free car parking is listed, along with 24 hour security, lifts, non smoking rooms and a smoke detector in the apartment. That combination is useful if you are arriving with a car, since the property is in Greater Nairobi and not within the centre, and most trips out will start from the parking area rather than on foot.
How do I check availability for Serene apartment in the suburbs?+
Use the booking link on this page to see which apartments are open for your dates and to confirm. Free cancellation applies to most rooms, so you can hold a booking while you decide. The property is 2.22 km from Biashara Street and City Market, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
