Serviced apartment floors on Siaya Road, close to Yaya Centre. The kitchen, the washing machine and the parking are what decide it. If you want a concierge and a lobby bar, this is not that. If you want your own front door in a residential ridge above the city, it is.
01What it is
Vasudev Heights Apartment near Yaya Centre is a four star apartment property on Siaya Road, on the fourth and fifth floors of the block it is named for. The listing is built around self catering: a kitchen with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a washing machine, iron and board, and a market nearby. It lists free wifi, a desk, a TV and a telephone, so the rooms can work as a place to work. There is free car parking and car rental, a shuttle service, a gym, an outdoor pool, massage, a bar, room service and laundry. The list thins out on the human side: security is listed as 24 hour, but there is no front desk staffed around the clock, no restaurant of its own, and nothing that reads like a serviced hotel floor rather than an apartment one.
What that adds up to is a base for someone staying a while and running their own days. Vasudev Heights Apartment near Yaya Centre gives you a kitchen, a washing machine and a parking space, which matters more here than any lobby does. It suits families and small groups, anyone in Nairobi for weeks rather than nights, and anyone who would rather cook than eat out every evening. It does not suit a first time visitor who wants the centre on the doorstep. The centre is a ride away, and the street itself is quiet after dark. Take it for the space and the self sufficiency, not for the address.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 16 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 this one if you want the apartment floors and the kitchen rather than a hotel room, and check the listing for the dates you need. 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 Vasudev Heights Apartment near Yaya Centre?+
It is on Siaya Road, on the fourth and fifth floors of the block. The site measures it at 4.3 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 54 minutes on foot in a direct line, and at 3.3 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers.
What does the apartment actually include?+
A kitchen with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, plus a washing machine, iron and board, free wifi, a desk, a TV and a balcony. The building lists free car parking, a gym, an outdoor pool, a bar, laundry and 24 hour security. Rooms are non smoking, with family rooms and wheelchair access listed.
What is it like getting into the centre from Greater Nairobi?+
You are on a ridge built for the car and the conference room, not in the central business district. After dark it is safe and dull, with hotel bars and a ride anywhere else. Plan on a vehicle for every trip into the centre, and use the on site parking or the car rental and shuttle service.
How do I check availability?+
Go to app.impt.io and enter your dates. The listing there shows which apartment floors are open, and a confirmed booking is cancellable free in most cases. If you need a kitchen and a washing machine for a longer stay, check the apartment options first rather than the standard rooms.
