Villa Leone is a three star hotel on Daisy Drive in Gigiri, north of the centre, with a pool, a garden, a restaurant and free parking. The thing that decides it is the car. Gigiri sits away from the middle of Nairobi, and the streets around it are made for driving, not walking.
01What it is
Villa Leone lists the ordinary equipment of a three star hotel and lists it thoroughly. Rooms have a desk, a bath or shower, a WC, a bidet, toiletries, towels, slippers, a safe, a TV, a telephone, an alarm clock, a refrigerator and, in some, a balcony or a sofa bed. There is free wifi and a 24 hour front desk, housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning, luggage storage, express check in, a concierge and wake up service. Outside the room you get a restaurant, a bar, a lounge, a garden, an outdoor pool, a banquet room, room service, a shuttle service and car rental. Free car parking and 24 hour security are on the list, and there are non smoking rooms, family rooms, a cot, a smoking area and wheelchair access. The list is thin in two places: it names no gym and no business centre, so anyone who needs either should ask before booking.
Villa Leone is a walled, low rise place with grounds, a pool and parking on site, which is the shape of hotel that works when you are arriving by car and leaving by car. It suits families and people on longer stays who want space, a garden, laundry and room service, and it suits anyone whose business is in the north of the city rather than in the centre. It does not suit a visitor who wants the Central Business District on foot, because the address is in Greater Nairobi and the centre is a drive. Villa Leone also does not suit anyone who wants a large hotel with a gym, a spa or several restaurants, since the list runs to one restaurant and one bar.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 23 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
Book Villa Leone if your plans put you north of the centre and you will have a car, and book early if you need a family room or wheelchair access, since the property lists only a few of each. 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 Villa Leone?+
It is on Daisy Drive in Gigiri, in Greater Nairobi. That is 6.61 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 83 minutes on foot in a direct line. The nearest of the quarters this site covers is Ngara and the Globe, at 5.86 km.
What does Villa Leone have on site?+
A restaurant, a bar, a lounge, a garden and an outdoor pool, plus room service, a banquet room, free wifi, free car parking and 24 hour security. Rooms have a safe, a refrigerator, a desk, a TV, a telephone and a balcony in some cases.
Can I walk from Villa Leone into the city centre?+
The centre is 6.61 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 83 minutes on foot in a direct line, so most people drive. The streets around Gigiri are a transport edge rather than an evening one, and you cross them by car.
How do I check availability and cancellation terms?+
Go to app.impt.io and put in your dates. Most rooms at Villa Leone can be cancelled free, and the terms are shown before you confirm. If you need a cot, a family room or wheelchair access, ask at the time of booking.
