A four star one bedroom apartment on Othaya Road, in Greater Nairobi, with a full kitchen, a washing machine, an indoor pool and a fitness centre. The location decides it: this suits anyone here for business or a long stay with a car, not a visitor who wants the centre on foot.
01What it is
The Stylish and Spacious 1Bedroom Apartment with King Bed in Prime Location lists the things a long stay actually needs: a kitchen with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and washing machine, plus iron and board, laundry service and luggage storage. You get free wifi, a desk, a TV, a CD player and video, a bathroom with shower, WC, toiletries and towels, non smoking rooms and lifts. A 24 hour front desk, first aid and a smoke detector cover the practical side. The leisure list is short and indoor: a fitness centre and a swimming pool. The list does not tell you about parking, air conditioning, a safe or a backup power supply, so ask about those directly.
What that adds up to for anyone staying at the Stylish and Spacious 1Bedroom Apartment with King Bed in Prime Location is a self contained base rather than a hotel room. You cook, you wash clothes, you work at the desk, and you use the pool or gym when the day is done. The address is on Othaya Road, 5.32 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 67 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 4.13 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. It suits a business traveller or a couple staying several nights who will drive or take a ride into the centre. It does not suit anyone who wants to step out of the door into the Central Business District, or who expects restaurants and nightlife within walking distance.
02The supplier's photographs
0328 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 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 the Stylish and Spacious 1Bedroom Apartment with King Bed in Prime Location if you want a kitchen and a washing machine rather than a hotel room, and check the apartment type against your dates 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 the Stylish and Spacious 1Bedroom Apartment with King Bed in Prime Location?+
It is on Othaya Road in Nairobi, in Greater Nairobi rather than the Central Business District. The site measures it at 4.13 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
Can you walk from the apartment into Nairobi's Central Business District?+
It is 5.32 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 67 minutes on foot in a direct line. That is a long walk in city conditions, so most people staying here drive or take a ride. The area after dark is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else.
What does the apartment itself include?+
A one bedroom layout with a king bed, a bathroom with shower, WC, toiletries and towels, and a kitchen with oven, microwave and refrigerator. There is also a washing machine, iron and board, desk, TV and free wifi. The building lists a fitness centre and a swimming pool, a 24 hour front desk and lifts.
How do I check availability and book the apartment?+
Use the booking link on this page, which goes through app.impt.io. You choose your dates, confirm the apartment, and the booking is made. Most rooms can be cancelled free, so you can hold a date while you settle your plans. No prices are shown on this site.
