A three star serviced studio block on Wood Avenue in Kilimani, Greater Nairobi. Its whole case rests on parking, wifi and a kitchen of your own, and its weakness is that the centre is not walkable. Suits drivers and longer stays.
01What it is
Smart Homes Serviced Studios Kilimani is a three star serviced studio property on Wood Avenue in Kilimani, part of Greater Nairobi rather than the central business district. The listed facilities are short and practical: free wifi and internet access, free car parking and parking, and non smoking rooms. There is no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no pool, no airport transfer and no meeting space on that list. For a serviced studio, the kitchen is the point, and the listing says nothing about it either way, so treat the room as somewhere to sleep and work and confirm the rest before you commit.
What that adds up to is a base for someone with a car and a reason to be in Kilimani or Upper Hill rather than in the centre. Smart Homes Serviced Studios Kilimani gives you a quiet ridge address, a parking space and a connection, and asks you to supply the rest. It suits longer stays, consultants and anyone driving to meetings who wants an unfussy room and their own parking. It does not suit anyone planning to walk into the central business district, and it does not suit anyone who wants a bar, a restaurant or company downstairs.
02The supplier's photographs
036 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 this site covers. They sit just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten. That puts you in the wider city rather than in the grid itself, so anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby into it.
The ridge above the centre is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room: 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 sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line, though that is the quarter's own distance and not a walk from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book this one directly if you want a Kilimani studio with parking and do not need the centre at your door. 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 Smart Homes Serviced Studios Kilimani?+
It is on Wood Avenue in Kilimani, part of Greater Nairobi rather than the central business district. It stands 4.28 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 54 minutes on foot in a direct line, so plan on a vehicle for the centre.
What does the property actually list?+
Free wifi and internet access, free car parking and parking, and non smoking rooms. That is the whole list. There is no restaurant, bar, gym or pool, so if you want those, look elsewhere in the quarter or arrange them yourself.
Can I walk from the property into central Nairobi?+
Practically, no. The distance to Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue is 4.28 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 54 minutes on foot in a direct line. After dark the area is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else.
How do I check availability and cancel if plans change?+
Availability is shown when you search, and you book through app.impt.io. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so you can hold a date while your plans settle. The listing gives no check-in times or rates, so confirm those at the point of booking.
