A three star apartment block on Othaya Road, out on the ridge in Greater Nairobi, where the streets are new concrete and the day is built around the car. Free parking of your own is the reason to take it, and the reason to leave it is everything else.
01What it is
Urban Brooks Luxury Apartment is a three star address on 90 Othaya Rd. The listed facilities are almost entirely about servicing a car and servicing your clothes: free car parking, parking, laundry service, dry cleaning service and lifts up the block. There is a smoking area and the property says it is wheelchair accessible. What is missing is the set that people usually ask about first: no restaurant, no bar, no gym, no pool, no airport transfer, no workspace, nothing about the rooms themselves beyond the star rating.
What that adds up to at Urban Brooks Luxury Apartment is a place to sleep and park, not a place to spend the evening. If you are driving into Nairobi for meetings on the ridge and you want your own parking and your laundry handled, the list covers you. If you are on foot or want the centre, it does not: this is Greater Nairobi, and the quarter this site treats as nearest is 4.02 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. Come with a car and a reason to be on this side of town.
02The supplier's photographs
037 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
Book Urban Brooks Luxury Apartment if free parking on Othaya Road is what you need, and check the cancellation terms before you commit. 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 Urban Brooks Luxury Apartment?+
It is at 90 Othaya Rd in Greater Nairobi, on the ridge rather than in the centre. The site measures it at 5.19 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line. Read that as a driving address, not a walking one.
What does the property actually list?+
Free car parking, parking, laundry service, dry cleaning service, lifts, a smoking area and wheelchair access. That is the whole list on file, and it is thin on food, drink and anything to do indoors. The rooms themselves are described only by the three star rating.
Can I walk into the centre from here?+
You can, but the numbers argue against making it a habit. Urban Brooks Luxury Apartment sits 5.19 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line, and the walk is on ridge roads built for cars. Take a ride instead, especially after dark.
How do I check availability and cancel if plans change?+
Availability is checked and held through app.impt.io, where most rooms at Urban Brooks Luxury Apartment can be cancelled free. The terms for your dates are shown before you confirm, so read them there rather than assuming. If your plans are firm, book; if not, the free cancellation is the part to look for.
