A serviced apartment block on Ole Sangale Link Road, on the ridge above Upper Hill. It is built for people who want a kitchen, a parking space and a lift, and who do not mind being out on the edge of the centre. If you need the middle of the CBD on foot, this is the wrong address.
01What it is
The Stylish Apartment Near Wilson Airport Nairobi National Park & Giraffe Centre is a four star address, and what it lists is mostly the machinery of a long stay: a kitchen and kitchenette with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and coffee, a washing machine, iron and board, and a laundry service. Rooms are carpeted and non smoking, with a desk, a safe, a TV, free wifi and a balcony or terrace. There is a bath and a shower, towels, a hairdryer and slippers. The building has lifts and free car parking. Two items on the list are thin ground: the pool is listed as both indoor and swimming, and cleaning appears without saying how often it comes.
What that adds up to at the Stylish Apartment Near Wilson Airport Nairobi National Park & Giraffe Centre is a self contained flat rather than a hotel room. You cook, you wash, you park, and you come and go by car. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and the nights are safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Upper Hill and Community is a daytime quarter, and this sits 1.26 km from its centre. That suits a longer stay, a family, or anyone working at the hospitals and offices on the ridge. It does not suit a first visit built on walking the centre.
02The supplier's photographs
0335 facilities the supplier lists
Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
04Standing in Upper Hill and Community
Upper Hill and Community sits on the western ridge, not the CBD proper but the ridge immediately above it, and the place most of the CBD's office space has been moving to since the 2000s: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. The quarter lies 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line.
It 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. That suits people here to work and people who want their evening contained. It does not suit anyone expecting street life outside the door. The streets are built for the car and the conference room, so plan to move by vehicle once the working day ends.
Read the whole of Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
This one rewards booking early if you want the apartment layout rather than a plain room, and it is worth confirming the pool and cleaning arrangements when you do. 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?+
It is on Ole Sangale Link Road 10Th, in the Upper Hill and Community area. The listing puts it 2.87 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 36 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 1.26 km from the centre of Upper Hill and Community.
What does the apartment actually have in it?+
A kitchen or kitchenette with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and coffee, plus a washing machine, iron and board, and a laundry service. Rooms are carpeted and non smoking, with a desk, safe, TV, free wifi, towels, a hairdryer, slippers and a balcony or terrace.
Can I walk into the centre from here?+
It is possible but not the point of the address. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Free car parking is listed.
How do I check availability?+
Availability is checked through the booking link on this page. The apartment lists free wifi and free car parking, so if either matters to your dates, confirm it at the point of booking rather than assuming it is held for you.
