A two bedroom apartment off Kangundo Road in Greater Nairobi, with a king bed, a kitchen, a gym and a children's playground. The one thing that decides it is the car: this is not a walk to the centre, and the listing is built for people who are not trying to make it one.
01What it is
Stylish 2 Bedroom with King Bed Gym children playground and Panoramic Views is a four star apartment on Tabere Lane, off Kangundo Road. The kitchen is the fullest part of the list: oven, microwave, refrigerator, washing machine. The rest covers a two bedroom flat kept for longer stays, with iron and board, hairdryer, towels, toiletries, TV and CD player, a desk, balcony, lifts and non smoking rooms. There is a fitness center, a children's playground and a 24 hour front desk. Wifi is listed twice, as free wifi and internet access. The list is thin on the things a hotel usually supplies: no restaurant, no bar, no room service, no parking named.
For someone staying here, that adds up to self catering rather than hotel service. The kitchen, washing machine and desk suit a family or a longer work stay; the playground and the balcony are for the children; the gym and the front desk cover the rest. The trade is location. Tabere Lane is 2.86 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 3.61 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 46 minutes on foot in a direct line. New concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and safe and dull after dark. Suits drivers, families and longer stays. Not for anyone who wants to step out into the centre, and not for anyone who wants a hotel bar downstairs.
02The supplier's photographs
0325 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 if you want a full apartment rather than a hotel room. 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 the apartment?+
On Tabere Lane, Kangundo Road, off Oloitoktok Road, in Greater Nairobi. It is 2.86 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 3.61 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 46 minutes on foot in a direct line.
What does the apartment actually have in it?+
Two bedrooms, a king bed, a kitchen with oven, microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, iron and board, towels, toiletries, a hairdryer, TV, CD player, desk and balcony. The building lists a fitness center, a children's playground, lifts, non smoking rooms, luggage storage and a 24 hour front desk. Wifi is listed as free.
Can I walk into the centre from here?+
It is possible on paper and awkward in practice. The apartment sits on a ridge built around the car, and the area after dark is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Treat a car as part of the stay rather than an option.
How do I check availability?+
Availability and dates are handled through app.impt.io, where you can see what is open for your nights and confirm a booking. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, so you can hold a date while you sort your plans.
