My Favorite Top End Hotels In Nairobi:

Fairview Hotel

A most pleasant country-style hotel located on Nairobi Hill, on 5 acres of beautiful gardens, removed from the bustle of the centre. It’s a classy, well-managed hotel with good value for money. It has excellent security and is great for families. hotel has a wide choice of more economical and more expensive rooms, including 15 apartments. Among the many facilities are internet access and safe in the rooms, a gym with fitness apparatus, swimming pool, business centre and several conference rooms, courtyard restaurant, etc. It’s a popular place, so book early.

New Stanley Hotel (Sarova Stanley)

I love this hotel since it’s a real historic place – the oldest hotel in Nairobi, opening in 1902 (although the current premises was built later). Famous guests have Frank Sinatra, Winston Churchill and Ernest Hemingway. The hotel is built in a colonial style, with green leather lashings and chandeliers and old-fashioned fans. Facilities include a safe and internet access in each room, 24-hour room service, a gym and health club with a sauna and yoga, aerobics and martial arts classes, swimming pool, etc. The popular Thorn Tree Café is right at the entrance of the Stanley. The hotel is very centrally located at the corner of Kenyatta Avenue and Kimathi Street.

Norfolk Hotel

The Norfolk is equally historic as the Stanley, opening it’s doors in 1904. It’s still probably the most prestigious (and equally expensive) hotel in Kenya, built in a colonial style. It’s very centrally located at Thuku Road just north of Moi Avenue, but it’s a quiet area and the beautiful hotel gardens are almost serene. Facilities include a heated swimming pool, a health club with gym, sauna and steam room, book shop, beauty salon, and all the other things you can expect from a top-end hotel. The Ibis Grill restaurant at the hotel is considered to be one of the best in Kenya.