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Cozy two bedroom apartment in Kilimani Nairobi
Cozy two bedroom apartment in Kilimani Nairobi
Cozy two bedroom apartment in Kilimani Nairobi

Cozy two bedroom apartment in Kilimani Nairobi

Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

For a cheaper night in Nairobi, Cozy two bedroom apartment in Kilimani Nairobi in Machakos keeps costs down while staying within reach of Nairobi National Park.

From here, Nairobi's main attractions — including Nairobi National Park — are an easy walk or short ride away, so you spend less time in transit and more time exploring.

Rates shift with the season and with demand, so the live price on the booking page is always the one to trust — tap through for tonight's or your dates' real availability.

Key facts

Area
Nairobi CBD
Address
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

What’s included

Apartements Balcony Bath Free Wifi Free car parking Internet access Kitchen Kitchenette Lifts Microwave Non smoking rooms Parking

Resident rates, park fees and the Nairobi booking traps

The trap that catches most visitors is the two-tier pricing that runs through everything here. Hotels, lodges and Kenya Wildlife Service all publish separate resident and non-resident rates, and the resident price needs a Kenyan ID, work permit or dependant's pass at check-in — booking the cheaper rate without one means paying the difference at the desk. Park fees follow the same logic: Nairobi National Park is roughly KSh 430 for a resident adult and around KSh 5,500 for a non-resident, Lake Nakuru is considerably more, and KWS gates are cashless, so you pay by card or M-Pesa through eCitizen before you arrive rather than handing over notes at the barrier. Get a local SIM at JKIA on arrival if only for M-Pesa, which is how you will pay for parking, matatus and half the restaurants.

The season nobody expects is July and August — visitors pack for the equator and find 12°C nights, cloud that sits on the city for days and hotel pools nobody uses, all at peak prices because the Mara is in full swing. If you want warm and dry, come in January, February or October instead. The areas people wrongly skip are Parklands and the CBD: Parklands has the city's best-value mid-range rooms and its Indian food, five minutes from Westlands, while the CBD puts the Nairobi National Museum, the Railway Museum and the KICC within walking distance for half the Westlands price. Both are fine by day; take a taxi rather than walk in the CBD after dark, which is the same advice locals give each other.

Where to stay in Nairobi: the areas compared

Stay in Westlands or Kilimani if this is your first visit to Nairobi and you want restaurants, malls and short taxi rides; stay in Karen if you are here for Nairobi National Park, the Sheldrick elephant orphanage and early flights out of Wilson Airport. Westlands sits about 5 km northwest of the CBD around Waiyaki Way and Woodvale Grove, with the widest spread of four-star rooms, usually KSh 9,000–25,000. Kilimani and neighbouring Kileleshwa and Lavington are quieter residential grids off Ngong Road and Argwings Kodhek Road, strong on serviced apartments at roughly KSh 6,000–15,000 a night. The CBD and Parklands are the cheapest beds in the city, commonly KSh 3,500–8,000, and the CBD puts you within walking distance of the Nairobi National Museum on Museum Hill, the Railway Museum and the matatu ranks.

Gigiri is the diplomatic quarter around the UN complex on Limuru Road and Village Market, about 11 km from the CBD; it is calm, green and priced for expense accounts at KSh 20,000–45,000. Muthaiga and Runda next door are almost entirely residential, so what you book there is a guesthouse or a serviced villa rather than a hotel. Karen, 17 km southwest of the centre, trades city convenience for space, gardens and 15 minutes to Wilson Airport, with rates from about KSh 12,000 up to well past KSh 60,000 at the top end. If you are heading out of the city, Naivasha and Nakuru serve the Rift Valley parks, Nyeri and Nanyuki serve the Aberdares, Mount Kenya and Ol Pejeta, and Machakos and Kajiado are day-trip country for Ol Donyo Sabuk, the Ngong Hills and the long road to Amboseli.

Best time to visit Nairobi, month by month

The best months for Nairobi are January, February, September and October: dry, clear, daytime highs around 26–28°C, and good game viewing in Nairobi National Park while the grass is short. April and May are the long rains, the wettest stretch of the year, and hotel rates across Westlands, Kilimani and Upper Hill typically fall 25–40% below their January level. June marks the switch: the rain stops and the cold arrives. July and August are the surprise — Nairobi sits at 1,795 m and those two months are grey and cold, with nights near 10–13°C, even though they are peak safari season nationally and rates climb with Maasai Mara and Amboseli traffic.

Late October to early December brings the short rains, which usually mean an afternoon downpour rather than a washed-out day, and it is one of the better value windows of the year. Prices spike three times: mid-December to 2 January around Jamhuri Day on 12 December and New Year, Easter week, and any week the UN Environment Programme runs a major assembly at its Gigiri headquarters, which empties Gigiri, Muthaiga and Westlands of rooms at short notice. The Nairobi International Trade Fair at Jamhuri Park in late September and rugby's Safari Sevens also tighten mid-range supply for a few days. Book six to eight weeks out for December and July; two weeks is usually plenty for April or May.

Questions, answered

Where is Cozy two bedroom apartment in Kilimani Nairobi located?
Cozy two bedroom apartment in Kilimani Nairobi is in Machakos, Nairobi (Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya), close to Nairobi National Park.
How much does Cozy two bedroom apartment in Kilimani Nairobi cost per night?
Prices are set live by the hotel — check the booking page for a real rate for your dates.
What is the cheapest month to visit Nairobi?
May is the cheapest month, at the tail of the long rains, when Westlands and Kilimani hotels commonly sit 25–40% below their January rates. April is close behind, and early November during the short rains is the third option. The rain in Nairobi usually falls in heavy bursts rather than all day, so a 06:00 game drive in Nairobi National Park often still happens — just insist on a 4x4, because the black-cotton tracks get slippery. The trade-off is long grass, which makes cats harder to spot than in September or February.
How many nights do I need in Nairobi?
Three nights covers Nairobi properly: one morning in Nairobi National Park with the Karen circuit of Sheldrick, the Giraffe Centre and the Karen Blixen Museum, one day for the National Museum, Railway Museum and Bomas of Kenya, and one for markets and eating. Add two more nights and you can run out to Naivasha, 90 km up the A104, for Hell's Gate and Crescent Island. Nanyuki and Ol Pejeta, 200 km north, deserve two nights of their own rather than a day trip. Fewer than two nights and you will spend most of your time in Waiyaki Way traffic.
How do I get from JKIA to my hotel in Nairobi?
Take a Bolt or Uber from the JKIA arrivals rank, or pre-book a hotel transfer. App fares run about KSh 1,500–2,500 to the CBD and KSh 2,000–3,500 to Westlands or Kilimani, plus a Nairobi Expressway toll of roughly KSh 300–360 for a saloon car; hotel cars are typically KSh 3,500–6,000. The Expressway cuts the run to Westlands to about 25–30 minutes against well over an hour on the old Mombasa Road at rush hour, so it is worth the toll every time. If you are connecting to a safari flight, note that Wilson Airport is a separate airport on Langata Road, about 45 minutes from JKIA.
Do I need to hire a car in Nairobi?
No — app taxis cover the city cheaply, with CBD to Westlands at about KSh 400–700 and Kilimani to Gigiri at KSh 700–1,200. Self-driving in Nairobi means left-hand traffic, aggressive matatus and the 06:30–09:30 and 16:30–19:30 jams on Ngong Road and Waiyaki Way. What you do want is a 4x4 with a driver for Nairobi National Park and for any run to Naivasha, Nakuru or Nanyuki, generally KSh 12,000–20,000 a day including fuel. For Mombasa, skip the road entirely and take the Madaraka Express from Nairobi Terminus at Syokimau.
Is Nairobi better for families or for couples?
Nairobi works well for both, but the areas differ. Families do best in Karen and Langata, where hotels have gardens, the Giraffe Centre and Sheldrick orphanage are minutes away and the 117 km² of Nairobi National Park is a short drive rather than a full safari transfer. Couples tend to prefer Westlands, Kilimani or Gigiri for restaurants, rooftop bars and easy access to Village Market and Yaya Centre. Ask specifically about interconnecting rooms and cots: many Nairobi properties charge for a third bed but let under-12s share free, and park entry for children is lower than the adult rate at every KWS gate.
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