A 3 star apartment block on Ngong Road ridge, built for cars and conference rooms rather than for walking into town. Free wifi and parking, a shuttle service and step free access. If you want the centre on foot, this is the wrong ridge; if you are driving or being driven, it works.
01What it is
The Swan Apartments lists free wifi, free car parking and parking, so the basics of arriving with a vehicle are covered without argument. There is a shuttle service and wheelchair access. The list is thin on the things a longer stay normally leans on: nothing here promises a kitchen, a laundry or a restaurant, though the name apartment suggests some self catering, and you should confirm that before booking. The three star rating is the honest signal. This is a working block on the ridge, not a resort, and the photos on file show twelve views of the property itself. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, which tells you what the building is for.
For someone staying at The Swan Apartments, the calculation is simple. You are 6.54 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 82 minutes on foot in a direct line, so the centre is not the point of staying here. The nearest quarter this site covers is Upper Hill and Community, 4.95 km away. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The Swan Apartments suits drivers, conference attendees and anyone whose day is already arranged around a car. It does not suit a visitor who wants to step out and walk into the city.
02The supplier's photographs
035 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 Swan Apartments if your Nairobi days are built around a car, not a stroll, and check the apartment facilities you need 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 Swan Apartments?+
The Swan Apartments sits on Ngong Rd in Greater Nairobi, on the ridge rather than in the central business district. It is 4.95 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and it is a car first location rather than a walking one.
What does The Swan Apartments actually list?+
The listed facilities are free wifi, free car parking, parking, a shuttle service and wheelchair access. The list is thin on the things a longer stay needs, such as a kitchen or a restaurant, so ask before you book. The three star rating tells you what standard to expect.
Can I walk into the centre from The Swan Apartments?+
You can, but it is not the sensible plan. The property is 6.54 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 82 minutes on foot in a direct line. Plan on a car or a shuttle instead, and treat the centre as a separate trip rather than a stroll.
How do I check availability at The Swan Apartments?+
Availability and room types are shown through app.impt.io, where you can compare what is free for your dates. Booking there also carries the free cancellation terms on most rooms, so it is worth checking before you commit. Do that before you arrange anything else.
