A serviced apartment on the seventh floor of a block off Gatundu Close, with a kitchen, a washing machine and parking, and a lift instead of stairs. Whether it is right for you turns on one thing: you want your own kitchen and your own door key, and you are content to ride into the centre rather than walk out of it.
01What it is
Tranquil 7th floor Apartment near Art Caffe Market is a four star apartment property in Greater Nairobi, and the list it publishes is a self-catering list first. You get a kitchen or kitchenette with a refrigerator and microwave, a washing machine, an iron and board, and a lounge to sit in when the day is done. The outdoor side is covered too: a balcony, a patio, a terrace and a garden. Also listed are free wifi, free car parking and a garage, a lift, 24 hour security, housekeeping and laundry service, luggage storage, a safe, a TV, towels, sheets, toiletries and slippers. The list is thin on anything you would recognise as a hotel: there is no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no pool and no airport transfer, and first aid is as close as it comes to on site medical cover.
What that adds up to is a place that behaves more like a flat than a hotel. Tranquil 7th floor Apartment near Art Caffe Market suits longer stays, families, and anyone who would rather cook than eat out every night, and the parking and garage matter if you are arriving with a car, which in this part of the city you probably are. The street itself is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. It does not suit anyone who wants the centre on foot, and it does not suit anyone who wants a bar and a restaurant in the building. Take it for the space and the kitchen, not for the address.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 4 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 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 Tranquil 7th floor Apartment near Art Caffe Market directly on this page, where the available dates are shown. 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 apartment?+
It is on Gatundu Close in Greater Nairobi. That places it 4.51 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 57 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 3.57 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. It is a car-first location.
Does it have a kitchen and laundry?+
Yes. The listing includes a kitchen and kitchenette with a refrigerator and microwave, plus a washing machine, an iron and board, and a laundry service. Housekeeping and cleaning are listed. There is no restaurant or bar in the building, so cooking and eating in are the normal pattern here.
Can I park and is there a lift?+
Free car parking, a garage and a lift are all listed. That matters on this side of the city, which is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. The seventh floor position is served by the lift, and the property is listed as wheelchair accessible.
How do I check availability and book?+
The booking panel on this page shows the dates that are open and the apartment types available. The property takes pets and has express check in. Choose your dates there and confirm online; you do not need to telephone the apartment directly to hold a room.
