Shwari Cottages is a 3 star property off Moi South Lake Rd in Greater Nairobi, built for the car and the conference room. A small block on a ridge, with a pool, a garden and parking on site. It suits drivers who want quiet, and it does not suit anyone hoping to walk into the centre.
01What it is
Shwari Cottages lists a garden, a terrace, a picnic area and an outdoor pool, plus free car parking, laundry service, luggage storage and a lounge. You get a smoking area set aside, and one to fifty rooms in total. The list is thin where it matters for a long stay: no restaurant, no gym, no airport transfer, and no detail on the rooms themselves. Fishing and horse riding appear on the facility list, which tells you this is a leisure or retreat style property rather than a business hotel, and pets are not allowed.
For anyone staying at Shwari Cottages, the car is the thing. Off Moi South Lake Rd in Greater Nairobi, the property is 6.89 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 87 minutes on foot in a direct line, so a room here is a room on a ridge with parking, not a base you walk anywhere from. The pool, garden and picnic area suit slow afternoons; the laundry service and luggage storage suit longer stays. Book Shwari Cottages if you have a car and want a quiet, low key place to sleep outside the centre. Do not book it if you need the Central Business District on foot, or if you want a bar and a restaurant downstairs.
02The supplier's photographs
0313 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
Shwari Cottages takes confirmed bookings through the same system as the rest of this site, with the cancellation terms set out before you pay. 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 Shwari Cottages?+
Shwari Cottages is off Moi South Lake Rd in Nairobi, in Greater Nairobi. It sits 5.28 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The address puts it on a ridge outside the centre, on a road built for cars.
What facilities does Shwari Cottages have?+
The property lists free car parking, a garden, a terrace, a picnic area, an outdoor pool, a lounge, a smoking area, laundry service and luggage storage. Pets are not allowed. There is no restaurant or gym on the list, and no detail on room types or bedding.
Can I walk into the Central Business District from here?+
Not reasonably. Shwari Cottages is 6.89 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 87 minutes on foot in a direct line. Plan on a car or a ride for anything in the centre, and expect the same coming back after dark.
How do I check availability at Shwari Cottages?+
Availability and room types are shown on app.impt.io, where you can see what is open for your dates and book directly. Confirmed bookings can be cancelled free on most rooms, and the terms are displayed before you confirm.
