The closest hotel to JKIA is the Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport, so I ended up staying there twice about a week apart. One time I just stayed for the day (I landed in the late morning and was departing just after midnight), while the other time I spent a night (I arrived late…
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Curious how this compares to the Hilton Garden in Nairobi which I booked for 25k HHonors points. Thanks for the review as always.
Technically, the Crowne Plaza (former Lazizi Premiere) is also "closest" to JKIA as it is also within the airport "security zone". The two buildings are just around 150 meters apart.
I've stayed at both properties multiple times and while the Four Points is excellent, the Crowne Plaza is slightly more upmarket and often offers better value on the room rate.
Most importantly- does the rooftop area offer a view of the planes taking off and landing? 🙂
Ugh. This is what frustrates me about Marriott and legacy Starwood. No wonder there is such brand inconsistency. Why is this a Four Points property? This hotel looks nicer than pretty much every Sheraton, Westin and Marriott that I've stayed at for the last two years. Maybe as nice as some J.W. Marriott properties. Of course, it's difficult to tell the quality of the furniture, bedding, fixtures, etc. but the design and the range of amenities and food outlets is damn impressive.
BTW. Why do you always say this: "... thanked me for being a Platinum member"? You aren't platinum. You are AMBASSADOR.
Thanks for this post. We are traveling through NBO next summer and I've just emailed to ask them about staying for a day (arriving at 6am) and staying through the next day. Looks lovely.
Lucky, in a case like this where you get little or no water, what do you do for the rest of your stay? Buy it from the minibar? Lug some back from a store?
Why can’t you drink the water? Surely there was ice in the smoothie... Place (Kenya) looks like hell...
@Steve there are many countries where you can't drink the water! Ice is generally made in purified plants or the hotel has it's own onsite purification system. If a western hotel serves you ice it's going to be fine (doesn't hurt to ask, as I just did in Mexico).
Just curious, why is the ice and water used for cooking/ washing dishes (presumably) safe to consume but not the tap water you'd order at a restaurant or bar? When traveling through Central and South America, I've always tried to stick with bottled water but I never really made a point to ask about ice.
I’m a Nairobi resident and tap water is perfectly drinkable.
The foul smell must’ve been a result of the hotel plumbing or the room occupant certainly not Nairobi’s water supply.
To Lara : yes from rooftop restaurant you can see planes landing .. sort of, it overlooks on one side the countryside and Nairobi in the distance and on other some sheds and the airport. It is nice but not luxurious, the shower gel/ shampoo is in cheap looking dispensers and the containers for soaps in bathroom are plastic, functional and very cheap looking. They leave the housekeeping door open all the time and the carts in the corridors ( This is my 4th stay). It is very comfortable and convenient to airport, nothing more.