This is an apartment-style 4 star tower on the Kilimani ridge with a pool, sauna, steam room and gym. It suits people who drive in for business or a conference. If you want to walk onto the street into the centre, the location works against you.
01What it is
Wilma Towers Kilimani Heated Pool Sauna Steam room GYM is a 4 star property on the Kilimani ridge in Greater Nairobi. It lists apartments rather than rooms, with kitchens: oven, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, washing machine, coffee. Bathrooms come with bath, shower, bidet, toiletries, slippers and bathrobe. There is an outdoor pool, sauna, steam room, fitness center, spa, massage, games room and garden. Wi-Fi is free, parking is free, and the front desk and security run around the clock. Breakfast, room service, a lounge, bars and a pool bar are listed, alongside business center, banquet and chapel. The list has loose ends. Golf course and horse back riding appear with nothing to say they are run by Wilma Towers.
What that adds up to at Wilma Towers is a self-contained block on new concrete, built for the car and the conference room. The wet facilities give you reasons to stay inside: pool, sauna, steam room, gym. The apartment kit means you can feed yourself instead of eating out. It sits 3.56 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 5.16 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line. That walk is not something to plan your day around. This suits a driver, a family in a serviced apartment, or a conference delegate. It does not suit anyone who wants the centre at street level.
0236 facilities the supplier lists
and 33 more on the supplier's own record. Facilities are the supplier's list, not a check made on the ground.
03Standing 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 Community04Booking it
Book Wilma Towers through this site if you want the wet facilities and apartment space confirmed before you arrive, and check the listing carefully for which facilities the property itself runs. 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.
05Questions
Where is Wilma Towers in relation to central Nairobi?+
It is in Greater Nairobi on the Kilimani ridge, 5.16 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line. The street feel is new concrete, built for the car and the conference room, so a vehicle is the practical way to reach the centre.
What does Wilma Towers actually have on site?+
It lists apartments with kitchens and full bathrooms, an outdoor pool, sauna, steam room, fitness center, spa, massage, games room, garden, bars, lounge, business center, banquet room and chapel. Wi-Fi and car parking are free, and the front desk and security run around the clock.
Can you walk from Wilma Towers into the centre?+
You can, but plan around it. The property is 5.16 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 65 minutes on foot in a direct line. After dark the area is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Drivers and conference visitors do best here.
How do I check whether Wilma Towers has rooms?+
Use the booking link on this page to see live availability across the apartment types. Most rooms here can be cancelled free, and you book them through app.impt.io. That is the only place to confirm what is open for your dates.
