This new and fancy 300 – room hotel combines executive sophistication with modern comfort. Located in Nairobi newest up market business area, this white wash and solar glass high –rise overlooks Uhuru Park.

The African Kenya hotel center is a soaring multi story atrium. A gleaming glass mosaic suggests ethnic beadwork as it rises in swills of color to roof top skylights many floors above. Local marble and granite are softened by hanging plants. Brass and mirrors multiply light and space. Glass elevators to room levels give panoramic views of the atrium bar, restaurant and piano lounge below. (Shades of Hyatt Regency’!)

A very large outdoor terrace has a roofed pool, glass windshields and views of the park and Nairobi Kenya skyline. The Nairobi luxury hotel boasts the largest ballroom/conference room in Kenya. Shimmering with the cut glass of ceiling chandeliers, it can accommodate 1500 guests.

Nairobi has waited and wondered about this hotel. Ownership changed hands while it was being constructed, and its opening kept being delayed. When it finally did open with advertising heralding its modernity and luxury, it got unplanned front-page media attention as well as when ownership changed again-this time seized by the central bank of Kenya.

Accommodation in Grand regency Kenya

Rooms are on open levels around the atrium. Each has a sitting area including a desk. The Nairobi Hotel Rooms are carpeted, have mahogany furniture and large windows. All have TV, Video, telephone and minibars. Bathrooms are well equipped with bath/shower, bidets, hairdryers, guest robes and a telephone. There are 40 suites and one presidential suite.

Grand regency Nairobi Kenya facilities

The grand Regency Nairobi Hotel has an a la carte restaurant, 24 hour coffee shop, health center, Reuter’s business center, parking for 180, customers service counter, private summit club with restaurant and rooftop lounge, shopping arcade, casino and airport shuttle.

2. Hotel Intercontinental Nairobi - 5 star

The hotel Inter-continental Nairobi is part of the international chain and is located in downtown Nairobi, bordering Uhuru highway and convenient to Kenyatta Conference center. This large seven-story hotel with 440 rooms has a wide range of services and facilities.

This top of the range Nairobi hotel with a spacious lobby has a bustling international air. There are tourists in khaki shorts clutching binoculars, African businessmen in pinstriped suits, European aircrews, and even a Japanese courtesy desk. Phones are ringing, luggage is being stacked, and the door man is trying to untangle a traffic jam. The hotel is an African mecca for Kenya safari and business travelers and tourists.

There are four restaurants in this discounted Hotel in Nairobi Kenya. The château Bar and Restaurant on the top floor with windows right around, is popular for its views over Nairobi and dancing in the evenings. On the ground level are the pool terrace restaurant, which overlooks the pool, the small and elegant Le mistral restaurant, and a coffee shop.

Two heated pool (one for children) are in huge patio area with many loungers and chairs around umbrella tables. Food and drinks can be served outside, and landscaping and planters add color.

The guest rooms are off claustrophobic passageways which seem to starch on and on. Rooms have recently been refurbished. Some have pleasant views across a park and towards the parliament buildings.

In a city with major parking problems, the intercontinental has constructed a multistory car park. This is a particular boon when the hotel has large functions in the evening.

Accommodation at the Nairobi Inter-continental hotel

All room have air –conditioning, TV with in-house video phones and minibars stocked on request. There are a handful of suites including a very large executive suite which can include three bedrooms.

Facilities in Nairobi Inter-continental Hotel

Bank, shopping arcade, travel agencies, large function and conference rooms, business center and services, pool, beauty salon, health spa, casino, airport shuttle service.