A four star tower on Argwings Kodhek Rd in Kilimani, a district of new concrete built for the car, the conference room and the boardroom meeting. The deciding fact is the car: if you have one and your business is in the central quarter, this works. Without one it does not.
01What it is
Valley Arcade Towers Kilimani is a four star property on Argwings Kodhek Rd, and its listed facilities are the ones a working stay depends on. You get a 24 hour front desk, lifts, free wifi, a business centre and a lounge for the hours between commitments. There is a fitness centre and an outdoor pool, laundry and dry cleaning, and the hotel is wheelchair accessible. Parking is listed twice, as car parking and free car parking. The list stops short on food and drink: no restaurant or bar is named, so plan meals as an open question. Rooms are not described, and the twelve photos on file are your only view of them.
What that adds up to for a stay is a hotel that reads as built for the car and the arranged day rather than for wandering. Valley Arcade Towers Kilimani is 5.73 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 72 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 4.29 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street feel is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room. After dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. So: it suits drivers, business travellers and anyone with meetings in Upper Hill or the centre. It does not suit anyone on foot, or anyone who wants the evening to happen outside the hotel.
02The supplier's photographs
0314 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 Valley Arcade Towers Kilimani if you will have a car and you want the centre within reach rather than on your doorstep. 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 is Valley Arcade Towers Kilimani?+
It is on Argwings Kodhek Rd in Kilimani, in the Greater Nairobi area. The site puts it 4.29 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 5.73 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, 72 minutes on foot in a direct line.
What facilities does the hotel list?+
The listed facilities cover the working day and the practicalities: a 24 hour front desk, lifts, free wifi, a business centre, a lounge, a fitness centre and an outdoor pool. There is laundry and dry cleaning, parking, and wheelchair access. No restaurant or bar appears on the list.
Do I need a car to stay here?+
It is built for the car, and the listed parking suits drivers. The site describes the area as safe and dull after dark, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. If you plan to walk into the central quarter, the direct line on foot is a long one.
What does the guest score mean?+
The hotel has a guest score of 4.4 out of 5 from 69 reviews. That is strong over a small sample, so treat it as a useful signal rather than a settled verdict. The property has no separate rating beyond its four star classification.
