Sky lift is a three star hotel on Coffee Garden Drive in Greater Nairobi, set on a transport edge with a flyover, a roundabout and a market that starts before the light does. The free parking and the garden decide it: this suits you if you are driving and want quiet ground to yourself, and it does not if you want to step out into the centre.
01What it is
Sky lift lists four things: free wifi, free car parking, a garden, and a picnic area. The wifi keeps you working and the parking is the reason most people pick this address, since the ground around it is built for cars. The garden and the picnic area are open ground you can use without buying anything, which is rare at this level. Beyond that the list is thin. Sky lift names no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no airport transfer and no meeting space, and for a three star property that is the honest picture. You get a room, a network, a parking space and outdoor ground.
What Sky lift adds up to is a base, not a destination. You sleep here, you park here, and you drive to whatever brought you to Nairobi. The street outside is a flyover, a roundabout and a market that starts before the light does, and after dark it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, crossed by car. That is the verdict: Sky lift suits drivers, people with early business at the market, and anyone who wants their own gate and their own parking bay. It does not suit you if you want to walk to the Central Business District, to restaurants, or to a bar at night.
02The supplier's photographs
034 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 Ngara and the Globe, and they are not in any of the ten quarters this site covers. They sit well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs. Of those ten quarters, Ngara and the Globe is only the nearest, and it is still a separate place: the northern edge of the grid, where the city loosens and the roads north begin. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that is the quarter's own measure, not a walk from your door.
Treat the location as the wider city. Anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and out, and after dark this is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so cross it by car. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge and the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, which makes the quarter best for early markets, and the walk up to the National Museum, if you are already there. Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. You are not.
Read the nearest quarter, Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Book Sky lift through this site and check the room types against your dates before you commit, because a garden room and a car park space are the two things worth confirming first. 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 Sky lift in Nairobi?+
Sky lift is on Coffee Garden Drive in Greater Nairobi, not in the Central Business District. It sits 6.83 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 86 minutes on foot in a direct line, so plan on reaching the centre by car rather than on foot.
What facilities does Sky lift have?+
The property lists free wifi, free car parking, a garden and a picnic area. There is no restaurant, bar, gym or meeting room on the list, so treat it as a place to sleep, park and work rather than a full service hotel.
What is the area around Sky lift like?+
The street is a flyover, a roundabout and a market that starts before the light does, and after dark it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, best crossed by car. Sky lift is 6.1 km from Ngara and the Globe, the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
How do I check availability at Sky lift?+
Check your dates and room types through app.impt.io, where Sky lift is listed. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold a booking while you work out whether a Greater Nairobi base with parking suits your trip.
