A furnished studio on Balozi Court in South B, part of Greater Nairobi, with a kitchen and free parking. The one thing that decides it is the car: the address sits in industrial land, and without a vehicle the centre is awkward from here.
01What it is
SGH Furnished Studio Homes South B Nairobi is a three star furnished studio on Balozi Court. The facilities list is a self-catering list: kitchen, microwave, refrigerator, plus a bathroom with shower, WC, towels and slippers, and a balcony. There is free wifi, internet access, a TV, an iron and board, cleaning, and non smoking rooms. Free car parking and parking both appear, which is the strongest practical item here. The list is thin on anything else: no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no meeting space, nothing for a visitor who wants the building to provide the day. It is a room with a kitchen and a parking space, and the facilities say so.
For someone staying at SGH Furnished Studio Homes South B Nairobi, that adds up to a base rather than a hotel. You cook for yourself, park free, and use the studio as somewhere to sleep and wash. The area decides the rest: the street feel is wide industrial land, sheds, and the reason any of this is here, and after dark it is industrial and unlit in stretches, daylight only and a car back. This suits a driver with business in South B or the industrial belt who wants a kitchen and a parking space, and it does not suit anyone on foot, anyone expecting a lobby or a bar, or anyone who wants the centre at the door.
02The supplier's photographs
0318 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 the centre. They sit well outside it, in the inner suburbs, past the ten quarters this site covers. The nearest of those quarters, for orientation only, is The Railway Quarter, on the southern edge of the grid, and that is as close as the connection goes. You are in the wider city here. Anything in the CBD means travelling in and out, so plan the day around that rather than around a short step from your room.
The Railway Quarter itself is wide industrial land, sheds, and the reason any of this is here, the museum, and understanding the city's whole layout in one afternoon. Nairobi exists because the Uganda Railway stopped here in 1899 to gather strength for the Rift; the 1929 station, the old yards and the museum of locomotives sit on the CBD's southern boundary, ten minutes below Kenyatta Avenue. After dark it is industrial and unlit in stretches, so keep it to daylight and a car back.
Read the nearest quarter, The Railway Quarter05Booking it
Book this one if you are driving and want a kitchen rather than a hotel service. 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 SGH Furnished Studio Homes South B Nairobi?+
On Balozi Court in South B, in Greater Nairobi. It is 4.75 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 60 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 3.87 km from The Railway Quarter, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The address sits among wide industrial land and sheds.
What does the property list in the room?+
The studio lists a kitchen, microwave and refrigerator, a bathroom with shower, WC, towels and slippers, a balcony, free wifi, a TV, an iron and board, and cleaning. Non smoking rooms are listed. The list is a self-catering list with no restaurant, bar or gym on it.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
Free car parking and parking are both listed, and the area around Balozi Court is industrial and unlit in stretches after dark, so daylight only and a car back is the practical rule. Without a vehicle the centre is awkward from this address. Drivers with business in South B get the most out of it.
How do I check availability for this studio?+
Availability is checked through app.impt.io, where the booking is made. Most rooms here can be cancelled free. The listing carries ten photos on file, which is enough to see the studio, the kitchen and the balcony before you decide whether the address and the industrial setting suit you.
