Warm, unassuming rooms with Wi-Fi in an informal hotel featuring a restaurant & a bar.
People have been loyal to this place for 20 years running—it's got those old lifts you see in movies, a huge suite if you stay more than two weeks, and breakfast that's always fresh since it's prepared on order. No real parking lot, but the location's unbeatable if you're taking a Peugeot from upcountry.
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Read guide →The Oakwood is one of the hotels I stayed at most often when I was working in Kenya. The main problem with it is that it does not have a real parking lot. If I was driving to Nairobi, I would usually...
The proof is in the patronage: Oakwood has been my go-to Nairobi hotel since I discovered it nearly 20 years. I've been coming to Kenya for the last 45 years and there is no other place that I've rema...
The Oakwood has excellent service, a friendly staff, and a great breakfast. It is in walking distance to shops, one of the Maasai markets, and a good grocery store. I highly recommend it for short or...
The suite was huge and nice. If you stay for more than 2 weeks they even give you a welcome gift which would be a bottle of soft drink, cornflakes, crisps, a lotus powder pack and some bit more. I don...
Ambience from the 80s. It's quite historic. They actually have those old lifts that you see in movies. It's like a 4 star hotel. Open 24 hours ❤️❤️❤️❤️. Quiet place. It's a hidden jewel. Good food. Me...
An intimate, all-suite boutique hotel in Karen with four-poster beds and Out of Africa ambiance. At $350 for a Deluxe Suite, Hemingways offers genuine luxury — but Karen's isolation is the trade-off.