West Suites Apartments is a 3 star apartment block on Kisauni Rd, in the new concrete going up on the ridge above the centre. It is built for the car and the conference room, and the car is what decides it. With parking on site and little of interest within walking distance, it suits a driver with meetings in the city, not anyone planning to walk everywhere.
01What it is
West Suites Apartments lists the practical end of a hotel: cleaning, a concierge, free car parking, parking, a smoking area, a terrace and wheelchair access. Three stars sits behind that list. Two of these are the same thing counted twice, so parking is really the one substantial offer, and the rest is support around it. What the list is thin on is everything a visitor might assume a hotel provides. There is no restaurant named, no room service, no gym, no meeting room and no airport transfer, which is unusual for a building put up for the conference trade, and worth reading plainly before you commit.
For a driver, West Suites Apartments does the donkeys' work. You park without a conversation, you leave the car and you sleep, and the concierge handles the small things. The terrace and the smoking area are the only on-site places to sit, so evenings run by arrangement rather than on the doorstep. The addresses that matter are not on foot: this is 2.54 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 32 minutes on foot in a direct line. Suit it to a traveller with a car whose business is elsewhere in the city. If you want the CBD or Upper Hill on foot, look closer in.
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 this site covers. They sit just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and Upper Hill and Community is only the nearest of the ten. That puts you in the wider city rather than in the grid itself, so anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby into it.
The ridge above the centre is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room: the tallest towers in the country, the big hospitals, the aid agencies, and an expressway ramp to the airport. It is best for meetings, a quiet night close in, and a fast run to the airport, and after dark it is safe and dull, hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. The quarter sits 1.9 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 24 minutes on foot in a direct line, though that is the quarter's own distance and not a walk from these hotels.
Read the nearest quarter, Upper Hill and Community05Booking it
Book West Suites Apartments if you are arriving by car and need parking more than you need a bar downstairs, and check the dates against the conference calendar 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 is West Suites Apartments, and how do I get into the centre?+
It is on Kisauni Rd, in the Greater Nairobi area, on the ridge away from the centre. Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue is 2.54 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 32 minutes on foot in a direct line. Plan on a car or a taxi rather than the walk.
Is there parking at West Suites Apartments?+
Yes. The property lists both free car parking and parking, which amounts to the same offer, and it is clearly the main facility on the list. A wheelchair accessible entrance and a terrace are also there, with a concierge to handle questions. Confirm the arrangement when you book.
What is the immediate area like?+
The ridge is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room. After dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Do not expect the street to provide the evening. Plan dinner and company elsewhere and treat the apartment as a base.
How do I check availability?+
Go to app.impt.io and search your dates. Cancellation terms are shown before you confirm, and most rooms can be cancelled free. Availability, room types and the exact terms are set by the property and can change, so check against your travel dates rather than a description.
