A four star apartment in Greater Nairobi, on a ridge of new concrete, built for the car and the conference room. The pool and the covered parking decide it: book here if you want room to work and a car to reach the centre, not if you want the centre at your door.
01What it is
The Lavington Balance Work and Rest in Style lists apartments rather than rooms, so you get a kitchen or kitchenette with an oven, a microwave, a refrigerator and a toaster, plus a washing machine, an iron and board, towels, a hairdryer and slippers. There is free wifi and internet access, a TV, lifts, non smoking rooms, free car parking, a garden, a terrace, a patio and a balcony, and pets are allowed. The list is thin on the things a hotel usually supplies: no restaurant, no gym, no airport desk, no figures on how many apartments there are.
For someone staying here that mix adds up to a self contained base in Greater Nairobi rather than a hotel you pass through. You cook, you park, you swim indoors or out, and you drive to whatever the day needs. It is 7.55 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 95 minutes on foot in a direct line, so a car is not optional. The Lavington Balance Work and Rest in Style suits longer stays, working visitors and families who want space and quiet. It does not suit anyone who wants the Central Business District on foot, or a bar and a street life outside the gate.
02The supplier's photographs
0333 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 this one direct if you want the apartment and the parking space held before you drive out. 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 in Nairobi is The Lavington Balance Work and Rest in Style?+
It sits in Greater Nairobi, on what the site describes as new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. It is 6.15 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Lavington is a residential, low rise part of the city and you reach everything else by road.
What does the apartment actually include?+
The list is apartment led: kitchen or kitchenette with oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, iron and board, towels and hairdryer, free wifi, a TV, lifts, non smoking rooms, free car parking, a garden, terrace, patio and balcony, an indoor pool, and pets are allowed. There is no restaurant, gym or airport desk on the list.
Can I stay here without a car?+
It is possible but awkward. The property is 7.55 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 95 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that is a straight line rather than a route. The area is built for the car; after dark it is hotel bars and a ride anywhere else, so plan on taxis or driving.
How do I check availability and book?+
Availability is checked through app.impt.io, which is where bookings for this property are taken. You can see what is open for your dates there and confirm in the same place. The booking terms, including free cancellation on most rooms, are set out at the point of booking rather than by the property.
