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Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi

Advantages: fully equipped and comfortable
Disadvantages: expensive

I can safely say this is the best hotel I have stayed in to date. Being delayed on a flight back to the UK does not put you in the best of moods but being put up here can certainly brighten your day. It's safe to say my view may be slightly biased in that i did not have to pay as the airline is obliged to put me up, but that does not change the fact that it is a fantastic hotel. Any place that serves free drinks on welcome to people who are not even ...
...But onto the review, the first impressions are very good. the lobby is clean and well designed to give i sense of open space and a welcoming atmosphere with the bar situated openly to the left and seating to the right. The staff at reception are extremely helpful and were quickly able to assign me a room and direct me there. The rooms are fantastic. With full DSTV and all channels it comes with plenty to entertain you. Coming with complimentary water ...

matt517 02.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of InterContinental, Nairobi

Now part of a chain but still has character

Advantages: A taste of old colonial
Disadvantages: Can't think of any

Stayed here on two separate nights on the Kuoni Leopard safari this July but it's used as the start point for a lot of Kuoni tours. Hotel used to be the Mayfair Court (stayed here in 94) and retains a lot of local flavour with pretty gardens, water features and an outdoor canopied breakfast restaurant where much food is cooked fresh to order. This overlooks a decent sized swimming pool but you aren't assaulted by chlorine. The room the first time ...
...we were in a spacious ground floor room overlooking the garden (where a wedding was taking place) with the most comfortable beds and pillows ever - so comfy that we tucked ourselves under duvets and watched TV from bed (we had been on the road for 14 days)! Big bars of soap in the bathroom. There is an excellent steak restaurant opening off the lobby - a wide choice of very good meat, a salad buffet, hot chips (Kenya travellers will know that hot ...

tynegal 15.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Holiday Inn, Nairobi

The Joyous Jacaranda

Advantages: Pleasant accommodation, friendly staff
Disadvantages: Potentially mangy cats!

Opened in 1964, the hotel Jacaranda is approximately a 30-45 minute drive from Nairobi Airport and although it is only 2km from the city centre, this is a peaceful place to stay surrounded by beautiful gardens. WHAT DOES IT OFFER? As well as 121 rooms (including 18 executive rooms), this 3 star hotel offers a huge reception lobby with ample seating, excellent conference facilities, 24-hour porter and room service, an outdoor swimming pool, coach/car ...
...their luck. Everyone at the Jacaranda seemed incredibly helpful. They spoke very good English and were very pleasant. The porter who carried our bags to our room even wrote down a few Kenyan words and their English translation to help us get by during our first few days. Cynical buggers that we are, we found ourselves checking our Kenyan guidebook to make sure he hadn't taught us anything offensive for a laugh, but it turned out that he was just ...

Tadders 26.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi

Nairobi the gateway to the Safari

Advantages: Convenient starting point to Kenyan and Tanzanian safaris
Disadvantages: Area rather dangerous if out alone

...stay in the 4 star Serena lodges and hotels which are dotted around Kenya and Tanzania. Getting there............... It took about 45 minutes by taxi to get to the hotel from Nairobi's International airport - mainly due to the traffic rather than the distance (18kms). My main observation on this journey was the very bizarre sight of giraffes on the open spaces beyond the roads! First Impressions....... The impressive hotel is set well off the road ...
...guard and a sweeping driveway and porters who help you with your bags as soon as your car has stopped. The building is an immaculate construction of white stone and glass. There is a large, smart, air conditioned reception area with really comfy seating and a relaxed atmosphere - it is a good place to hang out whilst you are waiting for the safari guides to arrive. The Staff.... The staff are very friendly, helpful and professional and make your ...

busylizzie76 19.07.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Serena Hotel, Nairobi

giraffe manor, hotel Nirobi

Advantages: Giraffes on doostep! Views and surroundings.
Disadvantages: dont think there is any!

I visited this resort/hotel when i was in Kenya last year, i went mainly to see the giraffe's at the sancturary, they were amazing! They all looked really healthy and were well looked after, we could all pet and feed them which was such good fun, they have MASSIVE tongues! The hotel is so luxurious looking, it's a proper manor house and looks like it should be in England if it were'nt for the giraffes and surroundings! Its down a private road away ...
...We had a quick tour of the hotel after we were done with the giraffes, the rooms are really spacious and very clean, whilst it is'nt really modern it still looks up to date whilst inkeeping with the Hotels character and look. The resturant inside looked really nice, the menu was interesting and quick extensive so there is plenty to choose from. The best thing about the Hotel is the view over the nature reserve, the fields are suprisingly green and ...

tillymint10 01.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Giraffe Manor, Nairobi