A four star serviced apartment block on George Padmore Road, on the ridge above the city, with the full apartment kit and a long facility list behind a staffed desk. The deciding fact is the location: you are in Greater Nairobi, not the centre, and you will be driving to most of what you came to see.
01What it is
Top Tier Home lists itself as apartments rather than rooms, and the in-unit list is the reason to pick it: kitchen, kitchenette, oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, washing machine, iron and board, desk, safe, air conditioning, fan, balcony or terrace. On site there is a restaurant, a bar, a lounge, a business centre, free wifi, a gymnasium and fitness centre, a spa and massage service, an outdoor pool, a garden, free car parking, a 24 hour front desk and 24 hour security. The list then thins out into padding: archery, bowling, golf, horse riding, karaoke, a night club, a night club and a beauty salon sit beside the genuinely useful things, and several entries repeat themselves under different names.
What that adds up to is a self-contained apartment stay. You can cook, wash clothes, work at a desk and sleep in air conditioning, and the front desk and security are staffed around the clock. Top Tier Home suits families, longer stays and anyone working at a conference on this ridge who wants an apartment instead of a hotel room. It does not suit a visitor who wants to walk out of the lobby into the centre: the nearest quarter it serves is Upper Hill and Community, and the address is on the far side of that from the old business district.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 55 more on the supplier's own record. 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 this site covers. They sit just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten. That puts you in the wider city rather than in the grid itself, so anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby into it.
The ridge above the centre is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. It is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport, and after dark it is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line, though that is the quarter's own distance and not a walk from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book this one directly if you want an apartment with a kitchen and you accept that the car is part of the stay. 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 Top Tier Home?+
It is on George Padmore Road in Nairobi, in the Greater Nairobi area rather than the central business district. The site measures it at 3.45 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 44 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 1.81 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
Does it work as a base for the central business district?+
Only with a car or a shuttle. George Padmore Road sits on the ridge above the city, and the street itself is built for the car and the conference room. The site's line on the area after dark is that it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else.
What is in the apartments?+
The listed apartments come with a kitchen or kitchenette, oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, washing machine, iron and board, desk, safe, air conditioning, fan, television, and a balcony, patio or terrace. Bathrooms have a bath or shower, hairdryer, toiletries and towels. Bedding, cots and high chairs are listed for families.
How do I check availability and book?+
Availability is checked online through app.impt.io, where the booking is confirmed. Most rooms can be cancelled free, and the terms for your dates are shown before you commit. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are listed on site, along with a restaurant, a bar and room service.
