A 3 star apartment property in Greater Nairobi, on new concrete built for the car and the conference room. The kitchen is what decides it: self caterers and longer stays get a working base, while anyone who wants the centre on foot should look nearer Kenyatta Avenue.
01What it is
Yaya Kraal is a 3 star apartment property at Smarthome Serviced Apartment 7, in Greater Nairobi rather than in the central quarter. The list is heavier on the apartment itself than on the building around it: apartments with kitchen and kitchenette, oven, washing machine, iron and board, desk, sofa bed, TV. Bathrooms come with bath, shower, bidet, WC, hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers. There is a 24 hour front desk, concierge, express check in, lifts and a safe, plus free wifi, free car parking, a restaurant, cleaning, dry cleaning and car rental. The thin parts are the ones a hotel normally leans on: no gym, no pool, no room service, and a golf course listed with nothing to say whether it is on site or nearby.
What that adds up to at Yaya Kraal is a self contained flat with a desk and a washing machine, which suits a longer stay or a working trip where you eat in some nights. The address is 2.72 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers, and 4.29 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 54 minutes on foot in a direct line, so this is not a base for walking into the centre. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room, and after dark it is safe and dull: hotel bars, and a ride anywhere else. Suits drivers and self caterers; does not suit anyone without a car who wants the middle of town underfoot.
02The supplier's photographs
0336 facilities the supplier lists
and 3 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 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 Yaya Kraal directly if you want an apartment with a kitchen and a parking space rather than a hotel room in 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 Yaya Kraal?+
The address is Smarthome Serviced Apartment 7, in Greater Nairobi, not in the central business district. It sits 2.72 km from Upper Hill and Community, which is the nearest of the ten quarters this site covers. The street is new concrete on a ridge, built for the car and the conference room.
Does Yaya Kraal have kitchens in the apartments?+
Yes. The listed facilities include apartments with a kitchen and a kitchenette, an oven, a washing machine, an iron and board, and a desk. Bathrooms list bath, shower, bidet, WC, hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers. That makes it workable for longer stays and for eating in rather than out every night.
Can you walk from Yaya Kraal into central Nairobi?+
It is possible on paper and awkward in practice. The property is 4.29 km from Kenyatta Avenue at Moi Avenue, which is 54 minutes on foot in a direct line. The area is built for the car, so most people staying here drive or take a ride into the centre rather than walk it.
How do you check availability at Yaya Kraal?+
Availability and room types are shown on the booking page, and you can compare apartment layouts there before you commit. The property lists a 24 hour front desk and express check in, so late arrivals can be handled. There are no rates published on this site.
