A serviced apartment block in Greater Nairobi, outside the centre and built around parking and self-catering. It suits drivers and longer stays; it does not suit anyone who wants to step out of the door into the middle of the city.
01What it is
Skynest Residences by Lisa's Paradise A is listed as a 4 star apartment property on Mkungu Close in Greater Nairobi. The apartment side is the strongest part of the list: kitchens with a microwave, refrigerator, toaster and washing machine, plus a desk, iron and board, safe and hairdryer. There is free wifi, free car parking, a 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, lifts, laundry service and luggage storage. The wider facilities include a restaurant, bars and a snack cafe, breakfast, an outdoor pool with a pool bar, a fitness centre, sauna, steam room, solarium and spa, a garden, terrace and picnic area, a games room and squash. The list is thinner on practical detail: no airport transfer, no business centre, no meeting rooms named, and no information about how the apartments are laid out or how often they are cleaned.
For someone staying at Skynest Residences by Lisa's Paradise A, that combination means independence rather than service. If you are in Nairobi with a car, working remotely, or staying for more than a few nights, the kitchen, washing machine, parking and front desk cover the practical side, and the pool, gym and sauna fill the hours when you are not working. It is a poor fit if you want to walk to meetings, if you are here for one night in the middle of the centre, or if you expect a hotel on the doorstep of the city. Greater Nairobi is a residential spread, and this property is on the far side of that gap.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 19 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 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 direct for this apartment block, because the apartment type matters more than the room grade and availability moves with longer stays. 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 Skynest Residences by Lisa's Paradise A?+
It is on Mkungu Close in Greater Nairobi, outside the central business district. The listing puts it 3.28 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 41 minutes on foot in a direct line. That is a straight-line figure, not a route you would choose to walk.
What is in the apartments?+
The facilities list includes a kitchen with a microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, a desk, iron and board, safe, hairdryer, towels, toiletries, a shower and a WC. There is free wifi, non smoking rooms, and family rooms. Cleaning and laundry service are listed.
How do you get into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
The property is 2.75 km from Biashara Street and City Market, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. That quarter is a daytime one: the halls shut in the late afternoon and the streets empty with them. Plan on a car or a booked ride rather than a walk in the evening.
How do I check availability?+
Availability is checked through app.impt.io. If your dates are firm, book early, because apartment stock is limited and longer stays hold the better units. Free cancellation applies to most rooms, so a booking made ahead can be changed if your plans move.
