The Manna Place South B is a set of apartments on Sore Drive in Greater Nairobi, in wide industrial land of sheds. The one thing that decides whether it is right for you is a car: the street is unlit in stretches after dark, so you come and go in daylight, and by car.
01What it is
The Manna Place South B lists apartments rather than rooms, each with a kitchen, a shower, a WC, towels and a TV. Wifi and internet access are listed, as is free car parking, and there is a safe on the premises. Cleaning and a laundry service are part of the offer, and the rooms are non smoking. That is the full extent of the list, and it is a thin one: there is no restaurant, no bar, no gym and nothing in the way of shared space, so the apartment is the whole of the stay.
For the right person, The Manna Place South B works because the kitchen and the laundry service mean you are not dependent on the centre for everyday needs, and the free parking means a car is not a problem to keep here. For the wrong person it fails badly, because this is not a place to step out of in the evening, and anyone expecting to walk to meetings, dinner or a bar from the door should look in the centre instead. It suits a self-contained stay with a vehicle, and it does not suit a car free city break.
02The supplier's photographs
0315 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 the centre. They sit well outside it, in the inner suburbs, past the ten quarters this site covers. The nearest of those quarters, for orientation only, is The Railway Quarter, on the southern edge of the grid, and that is as close as the connection goes. You are in the wider city here. Anything in the CBD means travelling in and out, so plan the day around that rather than around a short step from your room.
The Railway Quarter itself is wide industrial land, sheds, and the reason any of this is here, the museum, and understanding the city's whole layout in one afternoon. Nairobi exists because the Uganda Railway stopped here in 1899 to gather strength for the Rift; the 1929 station, the old yards and the museum of locomotives sit on the CBD's southern boundary, ten minutes below Kenyatta Avenue. After dark it is industrial and unlit in stretches, so keep it to daylight and a car back.
Read the nearest quarter, The Railway Quarter05Booking it
Book The Manna Place South B only once you have settled how you will move around, because the apartments are the easy part and the street is the catch. 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 Manna Place South B?+
It is on Sore Drive in Greater Nairobi, in an area of wide industrial land and sheds. It sits 3.51 km from The Railway Quarter, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 4.39 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 55 minutes on foot in a direct line.
What do the apartments at The Manna Place South B include?+
The list covers apartments with a kitchen, a shower, a WC, towels and a TV, plus free wifi, internet access, free car parking, a safe, cleaning and a laundry service. Rooms are non smoking. There is no restaurant, bar or gym on the property, so self catering is the practical arrangement.
Can I stay at The Manna Place South B without a car?+
It is difficult. The surrounding streets are industrial and unlit in stretches after dark, so daylight only and a car back is the sensible rule. If you plan to walk to the centre, or to go out in the evening on foot, the apartments here are the wrong base and you should look inside the centre.
How do I check availability at The Manna Place South B?+
Use the booking link on this page and enter your dates to see which apartments are open. Most rooms can be cancelled free, and the booking is handled through app.impt.io. The listing shows the apartment facilities and the parking, so you can confirm the kitchen and laundry service before you commit.
