A four star apartment block on Mama Wahu Road in Greater Nairobi, with a pool, gym, kitchen and washing machine. The whole thing turns on its distance from the centre: you get space and self catering, and you give up the walkable middle of town.
01What it is
The Ultimate Escape with Pool Gym Fast Wifi and Netflix lists a full self catering set: kitchen with oven, microwave, refrigerator and washing machine, plus iron and board, hairdryer and toiletries. There is a pool and a fitness centre, free wifi and internet access, a TV with video, lifts, luggage storage, laundry service, non smoking rooms, balcony, smoke detector and first aid. The listed star rating is four star. What is thin is location detail: the address is Mama Wahu Road D:31, and the surrounding area is described as new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
For someone staying here, The Ultimate Escape with Pool Gym Fast Wifi and Netflix works as a base you leave by car. Greater Nairobi puts it 7.47 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 94 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 5.91 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. In practice that means a booked ride for anything in the central business district, and evenings that are hotel bars or a ride anywhere else. It suits longer stays, families and anyone who wants to cook, swim and park. It does not suit a trip built on walking out of the door into the centre.
02The supplier's photographs
0324 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
If you want the pool, the gym and a kitchen rather than a room in the middle of town, book The Ultimate Escape with Pool Gym Fast Wifi and Netflix on that basis. 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 this property in Nairobi?+
It is on Mama Wahu Road D:31, in Greater Nairobi, which is the wider city rather than the central business district. The site covers ten quarters and the nearest is Upper Hill and Community. Expect to travel into the centre by road for business, meetings or an evening out.
What is in the apartment?+
The list includes a kitchen with oven, microwave and refrigerator, a washing machine, iron and board, hairdryer, toiletries, a balcony, a TV with video and free wifi. The building also lists a pool, a fitness centre, lifts, laundry service and luggage storage. It is set up for cooking and longer stays.
How far is it from the centre, and what does the area feel like?+
The site records 7.47 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 94 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street is described as 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.
How do I check availability and book?+
Booking goes through app.impt.io. The property is a four star with a pool, gym, kitchen and washing machine, so availability varies by apartment type and length of stay. Check the dates you need there, and use the free cancellation terms on most rooms if your plans shift.
