A four star apartment hotel on George Padmore Road, on a ridge of new concrete built for the car and the conference room. The full kitchen and the pool decide it: this is a place to stay a while, not a base for walking the centre.
01What it is
Sky View Kilimani is a 4 star property on George Padmore Road, and its list leans residential. Apartments come with kitchen, kitchenette, oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, washing machine, iron and board, plus a desk, safe, TV, air conditioning, fan, balcony and patio. The property lists an outdoor pool, fitness center, tennis court, massage, garden and picnic area, with breakfast, breakfast in room, buffet, restaurant, bars, night club and room service. The thin parts are worth naming: archery and horse back riding appear alongside badminton and yoga with nothing behind them, and the list says nothing about which of these sit inside the building and which are merely nearby.
For the person staying here, that adds up to a self contained apartment with hotel backing: 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, lifts, housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning. The families it suits get cots and family rooms; the business traveller gets express check in, a business center and a shuttle service. It does not suit anyone hoping to walk into the centre. Sky View Kilimani sits 15.99 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 200 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 14.1 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Come with a car or accept that every trip out is a ride.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 52 more on the supplier's own record. 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 a long way out, in the wider city, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten quarters to them, which is not the same as being in it. Treat the quarter as a reference point, not an address. Anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and out.
The quarter itself is the western ridge above the centre: new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. It is not the CBD proper but the ridge immediately above it, and the place most of the CBD's office space has been moving to since the 2000s: 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 lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Booking Sky View Kilimani works like any other property on this site, through the link below. 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 View Kilimani?+
On George Padmore Road, in Greater Nairobi. It stands 15.99 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 200 minutes on foot in a direct line, so the centre is not a walk from here. Plan on a car or a ride for anything beyond the immediate area.
What does the hotel actually have in the rooms?+
The apartments list a kitchen, kitchenette, oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster and washing machine, with a desk, safe, TV, air conditioning, fan, balcony or patio, plus towels, toiletries, hairdryer and slippers. Non smoking rooms are available, and cots and family rooms are listed for those travelling with children.
Is it practical without a car?+
Free car parking and a car rental service are listed, and that tells you what the area assumes. 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. Staying here without a car means relying on shuttles, public transport and taxis.
How do I check availability for Sky View Kilimani?+
Availability is shown through app.impt.io, where you can see which apartment layouts are open for your dates and cancel free on most rooms. Free wifi, an outdoor pool and the fitness center are listed for the property, and the 24 hour front desk handles late arrivals.
