A four star apartment block on Kirichwa Road, built for people who want a kitchen, a washing machine and parking rather than a lobby. The thing that decides it is the location: you are in Greater Nairobi, not in the centre, so you need a car or a ride for anything in town.
01What it is
Soho Studio Apartment is a four star apartment property on Kirichwa Road, and the list is a long one for self catering. You get a kitchen and a kitchenette with an oven, microwave, toaster and refrigerator, plus a washing machine, iron and board, and cleaning service. There is free wifi, a desk, a safe, a TV, towels, slippers and a hairdryer. Outside or in the building there is a garden, terrace, patio and balcony, an outdoor pool, fitness center, sauna, lifts, free car parking and a garage, with 24 hour security. The thin parts are the ones a hotel guest would notice: no restaurant, no bar, no room service and no airport transfer. Mini golf, a playground and a golf course appear on the same list. Treat those as claims to check before you book rather than as part of the deal, because nothing in the detail explains who runs them or where they are.
What that adds up to is a self contained flat with a doorman, not a hotel with service. Soho Studio Apartment suits someone staying several nights or longer who wants to cook, wash clothes and park a car, and who is here for a conference, a project or family nearby rather than for the centre. It does not suit a first time visitor who wants to step out into the city, or anyone without a car, because the street itself is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. After dark the area is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 3 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 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
Book this one only once you have decided how you will get around, because the apartment works far better with your own parking space than without it. 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 Soho Studio Apartment?+
It is on Kirichwa Road in Greater Nairobi, on a ridge of new concrete offices and apartment blocks. It sits 3.42 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 4.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 61 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Is it walking distance to the city centre?+
No. It is in Greater Nairobi rather than the Central Business District, and the centre is not a comfortable walk from here. Plan on a car, a ride or hotel transport for anything in town. The property lists free car parking and a garage, so arriving with a vehicle is the straightforward option.
What is in the apartment?+
A kitchen or kitchenette with an oven, microwave, toaster and refrigerator, plus a washing machine, iron and board, desk, safe, TV, towels, slippers and hairdryer. The building lists free wifi, 24 hour security, lifts, a garden, terrace, patio and balcony, an outdoor pool, fitness center and sauna.
How do I check availability?+
Use the booking link on this page, which goes through app.impt.io. You will see which apartments are open for your dates and can cancel free on most of them. If your plans depend on the pool, sauna or parking, confirm those before you pay, since the facility list is broad and not itemised.
