A self-contained studio in Greater Nairobi, west of the centre, with 24hr check in, parking inside the compound and a kitchen you can actually cook in. The 14.01 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 176 minutes on foot in a direct line, decides it: this works if you are driving.
01What it is
Studio Sleeps 2 with 24hr Check in is a 3 star apartment at Luxore Apartments on Chady Road, in Greater Nairobi rather than the centre. The list is practical and domestic: a kitchen with an oven, a microwave and a refrigerator, a bathroom with a shower, a WC, towels and toiletries, and free wifi through the unit. There is free car parking on site, the rooms are non smoking, and an iron and board are provided. It is also wheelchair accessible, and pets are allowed, which is rare in this bracket. The thin parts are the ones you would expect at this level: no restaurant, no bar, no workspace, no gym, nothing in the way of services once you are through the door. What you get is a flat, not a stay with staff attached.
For the right person, Studio Sleeps 2 with 24hr Check in covers the basics without fuss. You can arrive at any hour, park the car, cook rather than eat out, and settle two people into a place that behaves like a small flat. The 12.89 km from Muthurwa and the east markets, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, is what rules it out for a walking trip. It suits drivers with business in the western or northern parts of the city, people staying a few nights who want a kitchen, and anyone travelling with a pet or arriving late. It does not suit anyone planning to see the centre on foot, and the road outside is a market road: trucks, handcarts and the entire city's vegetables changing hands at 5am.
02The supplier's photographs
0321 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 Muthurwa and the east markets, 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 Muthurwa and the east markets is only the nearest of the ten. That is the whole point of the distinction: you are sleeping outside the grid, and you will be travelling in and out for anything in the CBD.
The quarter itself is the eastern edge of the grid: wholesale produce, bus termini, before dawn. Trucks, handcarts and the entire city’s vegetables changing hands at 5am. It is the wholesale edge, where Muthurwa’s market and the country bus termini push up against the railway land, and it feeds the rest of the grid. Best for an early-morning market walk with someone who knows it. After dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be, and mornings are the only sensible time. Muthurwa sits 1.23 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 16 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that figure describes the quarter, not your journey from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Muthurwa and the east markets05Booking it
Booking this one is straightforward: it is an apartment rather than a staffed hotel, so confirm what you need, such as parking or the accessible room, before you commit. 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 Studio Sleeps 2 with 24hr Check in?+
It sits at Luxore Apartments on Chady Road, in Greater Nairobi rather than the central business district. That puts it 14.01 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 176 minutes on foot in a direct line, so treat a car as part of the booking rather than an option.
What does the studio actually include?+
A kitchen with an oven, microwave and refrigerator, a bathroom with shower, WC, towels and toiletries, free wifi, a TV, an iron and board, and free parking on site. Rooms are non smoking, pets are allowed, and the property is wheelchair accessible. There is no restaurant or bar.
What is the area around Chady Road like?+
It is working rather than residential in feel. Trucks, handcarts and the entire city's vegetables changing hands at 5am, and after dark it is closed, dark and not a place to be. Mornings only, and not a quarter to explore on foot.
How do I check availability for these dates?+
Availability and room types are shown on the booking page at app.impt.io, where you select your dates and see what is open. The 24hr check in matters here, since the area shuts down after dark and you will want to arrive by car.
