A four star apartment block at Thindigua in Kiambu, north of the centre, with a kitchen, laundry and parking on the list. The deciding fact is the address: this sits out on the highway edge, so a car decides whether it works for you.
01What it is
Tsavo Apartment Thindigua Kiambu is a four star self-catering property on Thindigwa Highway Road at Coral Bells. The list is built around staying in: a kitchen, a washing machine, a TV, a terrace, free wifi and internet access, free car parking, and a minibar. Pets are allowed, which is unusual for the centre, and a swimming pool is listed. Where the list goes thin is staffing and services. Nothing here describes reception cover, meals, laundry service or a shuttle, so you should treat it as an apartment you run yourself.
For the right visitor, Tsavo Apartment Thindigua Kiambu removes the two costs that hurt most on a longer Nairobi stay: feeding yourself and parking. The kitchen and washing machine mean a week here is not a week of restaurant bills, and a car sits on site without hunting for a space. It suits drivers, families and anyone staying several nights north of the city. It does not suit a visitor who wants to walk out to the centre, or who wants a bar, a restaurant and a desk downstairs. It also sits away from the quarter this site covers.
02The supplier's photographs
0312 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 Ngara and the Globe, and they are not in any of the ten quarters this site covers. They sit a long way out, in the wider city, and Ngara and the Globe is only the nearest of the ten. Treat that as the honest starting point: you are outside the centre, and anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and back out again.
The quarter itself is the northern edge, where the grid loosens and the roads north begin. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge, the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, and Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. The street feel is a flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does. It suits early markets and the walk up to the National Museum, and it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, crossed by car. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line, but that measures the quarter, not your hotel.
Read the nearest quarter, Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Book Tsavo Apartment Thindigua Kiambu only once you have settled how you will move around, because the address rewards a car and punishes a pedestrian. 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 Tsavo Apartment Thindigua Kiambu?+
It stands on Thindigwa Highway Road at Coral Bells, in Thindigua, Kiambu, within Greater Nairobi. The site places it 8.37 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. That puts it outside the central business district rather than inside it.
What does the apartment actually provide?+
The listed facilities are a kitchen, a washing machine, a TV, a terrace, a minibar, free wifi and internet access, free car parking, and a swimming pool. Pets are allowed. The list is strong on self-catering kit and light on hotel services, so expect to look after yourself rather than be looked after.
How far is it from the centre of Nairobi?+
It is 9.18 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 115 minutes on foot in a direct line. That is a direct line, not a route you would walk. The street there is a flyover, a roundabout and a market, and the area after dark is a transport edge rather than an evening one. Cross it by car.
How do I check availability?+
Availability and room types are shown through app.impt.io, where you can see what is open for your dates and confirm a booking. Most rooms can be cancelled free. No rates are published on this page, so check the booking page for what applies to your stay.
