A 3 star hotel and suites in Greater Nairobi, set out for people arriving by car. It lists free parking, a 24 hour front desk and security, gardens, a playground and a restaurant, which is a family or driver's list rather than a walker's. The flyover and roundabout outside decide the rest.
01What it is
Whispering Palms Gardens Hotel and Suites is a 3 star property in Greater Nairobi with a long facilities list that leans domestic rather than business. It lists 24 hour front desk, 24 hour security, express check in, concierge, wake up service and laundry, a restaurant, bars and a lounge, plus breakfast and breakfast in room, buffet, room service and special diets. Rooms come with bathroom, shower, WC, towels, sheets, slippers, desk, TV, safe and iron and board, and there is free wifi and internet access.
For someone staying here, Whispering Palms Gardens Hotel and Suites adds up to a place you drive into and out of. There is free car parking, a garden, patio, picnic area and playground, a fireplace, a smoking area, non smoking rooms, wheelchair access, first aid and housekeeping. It lists no gym, no pool and no airport transfer, so the list is thin on the things a short-stay business traveller usually looks for. It sits 8.18 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 103 minutes on foot in a direct line, and 7.49 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street has a flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does, and after dark it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, so you cross it by car. It suits families with a vehicle and self-drive visitors who want quiet and parking. It does not suit anyone planning to walk into the centre or spend evenings on foot.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 5 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 a long way out, in the wider city, and Ngara and the Globe is only the nearest of the ten. Treat that as the honest starting point: you are outside the centre, and anything you want in the CBD means travelling in and back out again.
The quarter itself is the northern edge, where the grid loosens and the roads north begin. The Globe Cinema roundabout is the CBD's northern hinge, the fruit market beside it opens at four in the morning, and Museum Hill is the next rise beyond. The street feel is a flyover, a roundabout, and a market that starts before the light does. It suits early markets and the walk up to the National Museum, and it is a transport edge rather than an evening one, crossed by car. The quarter sits 0.81 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 11 minutes on foot in a direct line, but that measures the quarter, not your hotel.
Read the nearest quarter, Ngara and the Globe05Booking it
Book this one the same way you would book any hotel outside the centre, by confirming that your transport is sorted first and then checking the room type against the list. 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 Whispering Palms Gardens Hotel and Suites?+
It is in Greater Nairobi, in the area this site calls the transport edge, with a flyover and roundabout outside and a market that starts before light. It is 8.18 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 103 minutes on foot in a direct line.
What does the hotel list for guests?+
The list covers 24 hour front desk and security, concierge, express check in, laundry, a restaurant, bars, lounge, room service, free wifi, free car parking, garden, patio, picnic area, playground, wheelchair access and non smoking rooms. It does not list a pool, gym or airport transfer.
Can you walk from the hotel into central Nairobi?+
The area is set up for cars rather than walkers. The centre is 7.49 km from Ngara and the Globe, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and after dark the streets around here are a transport edge rather than an evening one.
How do I check availability and book?+
Bookings go through app.impt.io, where most rooms can be cancelled free and the confirmation is immediate. You can also call the 24 hour front desk for room types and accessibility needs.
