A three star apartment-style property on Kenya Daisy Drive in Gigiri, north of the centre, with kitchens, parking, a pool and a garden. The distance from the centre decides it: this is a place for people with a car and their own business in the north of the city, not for anyone who wants the centre on foot.
01What it is
United House Nairobi Gigiri lists a full set of self-catering facilities: a kitchen, a lounge, a dining desk, a sofa bed, a fireplace, a patio and a terrace, plus a garden and a picnic area for sitting outside. Each room has its own bathroom with shower, WC, bidet, towels, toiletries, a hairdryer and slippers, and the housekeeping side covers cleaning, laundry service and luggage storage. Practical items run to free wifi, a safe, an iron and board, a fan, a TV, coffee and water. The three star rating is honest rather than generous. The list is thin in two places: nothing here is a proper restaurant, and the pool is the single leisure item on it, so a guest looking for a serviced hotel with food on site will not find one.
What United House Nairobi Gigiri adds up to depends entirely on how you move around the city. The compound is geared to a car: free parking, a car rental service and a shuttle service, along with 24 hour security, express check in, a smoke detector, first aid and a smoking area. Pets are allowed and the rooms are non smoking. That combination suits a self-catering visitor with their own vehicle, a family or a longer stay in the north of the city. It does not suit anyone who wants to walk out of the gate into the centre, and it does not suit a visitor whose days are built around the Central Business District.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 6 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 Ngara and the Globe, and they are not in any of the ten quarters this site covers. They sit well outside the centre, in the inner suburbs. Of those ten quarters, Ngara and the Globe is only the nearest, and it is still a separate place: the northern edge of the grid, where the city loosens and the roads north begin. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line, and that is the quarter's own measure, not a walk from your door.
Treat the location as the wider city. Anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and out, and after dark this is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so cross it by car. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge and the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, which makes the quarter best for early markets, and the walk up to the National Museum, if you are already there. Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. You are not.
Read the nearest quarter, Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Booking United House Nairobi Gigiri is straightforward: confirm your dates, and check that the room you pick has the kitchen and parking you need, since the property is not a full-service hotel. 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 United House Nairobi Gigiri?+
It is on Kenya Daisy Drive No.64, in the Gigiri area of Greater Nairobi, north of the centre. The nearest of the ten quarters this site covers is Ngara and the Globe at 5.88 km. It sits closer to the United Nations and the northern suburbs than to the Central Business District.
Can I cook for myself at United House Nairobi Gigiri?+
Yes. The property lists a kitchen in the room along with a lounge, a desk, a sofa bed and a fireplace, so a longer stay can run on self catering. A bathroom with shower, WC, bidet, towels and toiletries is listed too. There is no restaurant on the list, so plan meals around the kitchen or the nearby area.
How do I get from United House Nairobi Gigiri into the centre of Nairobi?+
Plan on a car or the shuttle service listed by the property. The address is 6.63 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 83 minutes on foot in a direct line, so walking into the centre is not a practical option. The street itself is a flyover, a roundabout and a market that starts before the light does, so cross it by car.
How do I check availability at United House Nairobi Gigiri?+
Enter your dates on this page and the booking service shows what is open at the property. Because the facilities vary by room, check that the one you choose lists the kitchen, parking and any other item you need before you confirm. The listing carries photos so you can see the rooms first.
