A four star three bedroom apartment on Thindigua Highway Street, in Greater Nairobi rather than the centre. Its own kitchen, washing machine and parking decide it: this suits a driver who wants space for a longer stay, and, standing as it does on a transport edge, it does not suit anyone planning to walk into the city.
01What it is
The Gem 3 Bedroom Kiambu Road Best Rated lists the practical things: free wifi and internet access, free car parking, a kitchen and a kitchenette, a washing machine, a TV and a balcony. It is a three bedroom apartment, so there is room to spread out, cook for yourself and do your own laundry. The list is thin on service: no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no airport transfer and no workspace. A swimming pool appears among the facilities. Pets are allowed.
What that adds up to is a self contained flat with parking, in Greater Nairobi rather than the centre. You cook your own food, park your own car and use it as a base for more than a night or two. The Gem 3 Bedroom Kiambu Road Best Rated suits drivers, families and anyone staying long enough to want a kitchen and a washing machine. It does not suit a visitor who wants the centre on foot, hotel bars downstairs or a short business trip.
02The supplier's photographs
0312 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 Ngara and the Globe, and they are not in any of the ten quarters this site covers. They sit a long way out, in the wider city, and Ngara and the Globe is only the nearest of the ten. Treat that as the honest starting point: you are outside the centre, and anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and back out again.
The quarter itself is the northern edge, where the grid loosens and the roads north begin. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge, the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, and Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. The street feel is a flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does. It suits early markets and the walk up to the National Museum, and it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, crossed by car. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line, but that measures the quarter, not your hotel.
Read the nearest quarter, Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Book this one if you are driving and staying more than a night or two, because the whole value of it is the space and the parking. 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 is The Gem 3 Bedroom Kiambu Road Best Rated?+
It is on Thindigua Highway Street, in Greater Nairobi rather than the central business district. The site puts it 9.4 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 118 minutes on foot in a direct line, so treat it as a base reached by car.
What facilities does the apartment have?+
It lists a kitchen, a kitchenette, a washing machine, free wifi and internet access, free car parking, a TV, a balcony and a swimming pool. Pets are allowed. There is no restaurant, no bar and no gym, so plan to cook and eat in.
Can I walk into the centre from here?+
No. It is 8.59 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The area around it is a flyover, a roundabout and a market, and after dark it is a transport edge rather than an evening one. Cross it by car.
How do I check availability?+
Availability and the free cancellation terms are shown when you book through app.impt.io. Enter your dates there and the confirmed rooms appear. The property itself is a three bedroom apartment, so it is worth knowing your dates before you compare.
