| 1. Holiday inn Mayfair court Hotel Nairobi | | | | character and attractive décor. The sunny |
| Near the entrance of the busy Westlands suburbs, | | | | and spacious dining room has lovely Palladian windows |
| the newly refurbished Holiday Inn Mayfair Court | | | | and opens out onto the garden. |
| Nairobi hotel bustles with activity and captures the | | | | At the front of the hotel is a newly built outdoor |
| charm and crisp service of an English country inn. | | | | dining terrace which serves a' la carte meals. The |
| The hotel in Nairobi Kenya has a quaint charm and | | | | main dining rooms serve both set/buffet and la carte |
| the lobby and reception glow with brass figures, | | | | meals and is popular lunsh spot for Nairobi |
| wood paneling and Kenyan marble underfoot. Light | | | | businessmen. A traditional African lunch buffet is |
| flows into the hotel through the louver windows | | | | served two days a week with the food attractively |
| which allow views of the gardens. In the courtyard | | | | presented in ethnic clay pots. |
| tall bay windows light the paneled stairway leading to | | | | There is a large bright room which can be booked for |
| the second floor, and flowing plants accent the deep | | | | conferences or receptions. There is no swimming pool |
| window ledges. | | | | or health spa. Guests have free access to the pool at |
| The hotel has 171 rooms and is built in several wings | | | | the nearby Panafric hotel. The Fairview has its own |
| rambling under mature trees. The central garden | | | | generator and borehole to ride out the vagaries of |
| areas are traversed by pathways. The newly | | | | Nairobi's water and power supplies. |
| landscaped gardens feature fish ponds, fountains and | | | | The Nairobi hotel can house almost 200 guests in a |
| two swimming pools. Breakfast and dinner are served | | | | wide variety of room ranging from singles to family |
| in the Oasis Restaurant. The popular mischief Bar and | | | | units. They say "the hotel is not standardized |
| Grill has an extensive snack menu, and is open from | | | | anywhere." Each of the rooms has an individual |
| 11 a.m. to midnight. Room service is also available. | | | | character. |
| Accommodations and rooms in Holiday inn Nairobi | | | | The tariffs at the Fairview include bed and breakfast. |
| Rooms are spacious with ensuite bath and shower. | | | | There is quite a variation in rates to match the range |
| Each room has a telephone, satellite TV and tea and | | | | of room types and sizes. The Fairview is known for |
| coffee-making facilities. | | | | being good value for money. |
| Facilities at the Holiday inn Nairobi | | | | Accommodation rooms at the Fairview Hotel Nairobi |
| Health club with Sauna, hair salon, safari boutique, | | | | In general, the décor is rather old fashioned |
| casino, business center, courtesy shuttle bus to the | | | | and functional. Some rooms have nice oriental-style |
| city center and three conference centers for up to | | | | rugs and unusual chandeliers. Although the rooms do |
| 450 delegates. | | | | not feel updates, they do have an appearance of |
| 2. Fairview Hotel in Nairobi | | | | being well kept and maintained. In general, they are |
| The Fairview bills itself as "the country hotel in town." | | | | bright, clean, spacious, and comfortable. Most of the |
| This family owned hotel, which has been operating | | | | rooms have bathrooms ensuite-some with tub and |
| since 1930's, offers good value to guests. The hotel | | | | shower and others with shower only. There are |
| is a huge rambling old stone house with two garden | | | | televisions (including a video channel), telephone and |
| cottages on two hectares of grounds. There are big | | | | radios. |
| trees, wide lawns, flower beds, and the sound of | | | | Most accommodations are in the main house where |
| birds. Although it is just over a kilometer from the | | | | two rooms have balconies and several have lovely |
| city center, the hotel feels like a calm oasis after the | | | | restful views over the gardens. You could also |
| hustle and bustle of downtown Nairobi. It has a sense | | | | choose to stay in one of the garden cottages or |
| of history and individuality. | | | | "annexes," where the room variations are even more |
| The Fairview attracts a wide range of clientele, from | | | | extreme. In annex # 1 there is a large family unit |
| international consultants to up-country Kenyan | | | | with bay window, 1950's décor and a |
| residents. Many guests stay several days. Large tour | | | | children's room. |
| groups are unlikely to be there. The atmosphere is | | | | In annex #2, which is historical building with |
| friendly and relaxed-continuing the image of a | | | | corrugated iron roof and a big verandah, there are |
| traditional English country hotel in the African Kenya | | | | six rooms with shared bathrooms and no TV. Just |
| capital Nairobi. | | | | across a small road from the hotel are the Fairview |
| New additions and some upgrading were completed | | | | flats-rectangular concrete-looking buildings without the |
| recently to give the hotel entrance an elegant | | | | charm of the main hotel or cottages. The upper |
| appearance with gleaming stone floors, curved | | | | floors are leased out for long term lets but the |
| stairway and sky light. There is a rather clubby lounge | | | | ground floor is used as part of the hotel with |
| with central fireplace and a small, hideaway bar with | | | | spacious family units leading out t o a large lawn. |