A four star studio in Greater Nairobi, not in the centre itself, with a kitchen, balcony, laundry and parking. The view and the self catering setup decide it: this suits a longer stay with a car, and it does not suit anyone who wants to step out into the quarter.
01What it is
Westlands Place studio apartment with a view is a four star self catering unit. It lists a kitchen and kitchenette with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, so you can cook rather than eat out every night, plus a desk, TV and free wifi for working. It also lists a bath and shower, towels, sheets, toiletries and slippers. The building covers the practical side: 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, lifts, luggage storage, laundry service, housekeeping, iron and board, safe, smoke detector, non smoking rooms, free car parking and a fitness centre. A spa is listed too. The list is thin on the room itself: no details on size or layout.
For anyone staying at Westlands Place studio apartment with a view, that adds up to a functional, private base rather than a serviced hotel room. You get space, a kitchen and a balcony, and you are left alone to use them. It sits 2.63 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 33 minutes on foot in a direct line, so it is not a place you step out of into the centre. Suits longer stays, people working from a desk, and anyone with a car. Does not suit a short city break where the point is to be in the middle of things.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 4 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 sit outside the ten quarters of the centre this site covers. Biashara Street and City Market is only the nearest of the ten, and it is where you would be heading, not where you are sleeping. Take that as the shape of your stay: you are in the wider city, just outside the ten quarters, on the edge of the centre, and anything in the CBD means travelling in and out rather than stepping out of a lobby.
The quarter itself is the market one, 0.63 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 8 minutes on foot in a direct line. The oldest retail streets in the city: Biashara for cloth and haberdashery, Muindi Mbingu for flowers, and the 1930s City Market hall behind them for produce, curios and a fish counter. Jamia Mosque's three silver domes close the block. The streets are narrow, shaded, and the only part of the centre where the shops are still one-family wide. It suits kikoi and kitenge cloth, curios without the tour-bus markup, and an hour of architecture. It is a daytime quarter: the halls shut in the late afternoon and the streets empty with them, so plan the return before that.
Read the nearest quarter, Biashara Street and City Market05Booking it
Book this one direct if you want the kitchen and the parking rather than a front door on the centre. 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 Westlands Place studio apartment with a view?+
It is in Greater Nairobi, on Sherry Homes W Place. It is 2 km from Biashara Street and City Market, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 2.63 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 33 minutes on foot in a direct line.
Is this studio in the city centre?+
No. It sits in Greater Nairobi rather than in the central business district, and the streets between it and the centre are the kind you cross by car or by matatu. Budget for a ride into the quarter rather than a stroll, and read the distance above as a direct line, not a walking route.
What does the studio and the building actually provide?+
The unit lists a kitchen and kitchenette with an oven, microwave, refrigerator and toaster, a balcony, a desk, a TV and free wifi. The building lists 24 hour front desk and security, lifts, laundry service, housekeeping, free car parking, a fitness centre, luggage storage and a spa. Room size and layout are not specified.
How do I check availability?+
Use the booking link on this page, which goes to app.impt.io. Enter your dates and it will show what is open for Westlands Place studio apartment with a view. Free cancellation applies to most rooms, and your confirmation comes through once the booking is placed.
