City Hall Way
Nairobi, Nightly Rates(230.00 - 580.00)4 Star
Property Description
Choose your own brand of entertainment. This superbly equipped hotel has all the usual leisure facilities including gymnasium, sauna, jacuzzi, Turkish bath and massage service. It also offers the outdoor pursuits of tennis, cycling and golf. However, guests who are a little more adventurous can enjoy a more exotic pastime and embark on a safari into Nairobi®s National Park. Arrange via the hotel®s concierge.
Amenities
Air Conditioned
Babysitting/Child Services
Bath Tub
Porters
Breakfast Buffet
Bathroom Telephone
Business Center
Concierge Desk
Connecting Rooms
Copy Service
Cribs Available
Currency Exchange
24 Hour Front Desk
Desk with lamp
Email Service
FAX
Florist
Gift Shop
Golf
Exercise Gym
Hairdryers Available
Ice Machine
High speed internet access
Iron
Mini Bar
Modem Lines in Room
In Room Movies
Multilingual
Pool
Outdoor Pool
Outdoor Pool
Parking
Radio
Restaurant
Rollaway Beds
Room Service
24 Hour Room Service
Rural/Country
Safe Deposit Box
Safe
Sauna
Secretarial Service
Security
Outdoor Tennis
Turndown Service
TV Remote Control
Satellite TV
Laundry/Valet Services
Wake-up Service
Bar/Lounge
Barber/Beauty Shop
Concierge
Express Checkout
Fitness Center or Spa
Free Parking
Meeting/Banquet Facilities
Shops/Commercial Services
Television with Cable
Tennis
VIP Rooms/Services
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Indicative rates for search purposes only; check for specific rate when making a reservation.
Miscellaneous Information
Kenyan Shilling is the native currency.
Check in time is 1200
Check out time is 1100
Time Zone is GMT+2
371 rooms.
0 suites.
6 floors.
Guarantee Policy
Credit Card Guarantee Required For All Arrivals - Deposit May Be Required During Special Events
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation policies vary by hotel. Since a hotel can set a cancellation policy up to 30 days prior to arrival, please review rate rules prior to booking to avoid possible charges.
Meeting Facility
Meeting Facilities
Maximum capacity 800 people; 3 function rooms
Chart of Dimensions and Capacities of Meeting Rooms
Ballroom and Turkana Room
* 10 miles/16 kilometers from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)
Related Kenya Content
Excavations in Kenya suggest that the region is the cradle of humanity, the home some 3.25 million years ago of Homo habilis, from whom Homo sapiens descended. What is certain is that, in more recent times, Kenya was the settling place of a huge number of tribes from all over Africa, with a long history of migration, settlement and conflict. During the following centuries, the region became prosperous on the profits of trade, and also as an entrepôt for commerce from the Indian Ocean.
Today, Kenya, regarded by many as the ‘jewel of East Africa’, has some
of the continent’s finest beaches, most magnificent wildlife and scenery and an incredibly sophisticated tourism infrastructure. It is a startlingly beautiful land, from the coral reefs and white sand beaches of the coast to the summit of Mount Kenya, crowned with clouds and bejewelled by strange giant alpine plants. Above all, Kenya is a place for safaris. Between these two extremes is the rolling savannah that is home to game parks such as Amboseli, the Masai Mara, Samburu and Tsavo; the lush, agricultural highlands with their sleek green coat of coffee and tea plantations; and the most spectacular stretch of the Great Rift Valley, the giant scar across the face of Africa.
One-tenth of all land in Kenya is designated as national parks and reserves. Over 50 parks and reserves cover all habitats from desert to mountain forest, and there are even six marine parks in the Indian Ocean.
Kenya also has a fascinatingly diverse population with around 40 different tribes, all with their own (often related) languages and cultures. The major tribes include the Kikuyu from the central highlands, the Luyia in the northwest, and the Luo around Lake Victoria. Of them all, however, the most famous are the tall, proud, beautiful red-clad Masai, who still lead a traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle of cattle-herding along the southern border.
Kenya does have its downside as a tourist destination. Rampant corruption means that many of the roads are in poor condition and driving can be a chore. Urban crime is high and continuing inter-tribal skirmishes and banditry are a threat in some areas of the North. More prosaically, the tourist trade has taught people there to think of foreigners as open wallets. Prices for everything from park fees to hotel rooms are set way above the local level. There is enormous pressure to buy anything and everything, often at ridiculously inflated prices, and even taking a photograph in the local market is likely to incur a cost. But despite this, the people are friendly, and the tourist trade is supremely well organized and professional. For those in search of a little adventure, this can be an ideal holiday destination.
Geography Kenya shares borders with Ethiopia in the north, Sudan in the northwest, Uganda in the west, Tanzania in the south and Somalia in the northeast. To the east lies the Indian Ocean. The country is divided into four regions: the arid deserts of the north; the savannah lands of the south; the fertile lowlands along the coast and around the shores of Lake Victoria; and highlands in the west, where the capital Nairobi is situated. Northwest of Nairobi runs the Rift Valley, containing the town of Nakuru and Aberdare National Park, overlooked by Mount Kenya (5,200m/17,000ft), which also has a national park. In the far northwest is Lake Turkana (formerly Lake Rudolph). Kenya is a multicultural society; in the north live Somalis and the nomadic Hamitic peoples (Rendille, Samburu and Turkana), in the south and eastern lowlands are Kamba and Masai and the Luo live around Lake Victoria. The largest group is the Kikuyu who live in the central highlands and have traditionally been dominant in commerce and politics, although this is now changing. There are many other smaller groups and, although Kenya emphasises nationalism, tribal and cultural identity is a factor. A small European settler population remains in the highlands, involved in farming and commerce.
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