Fairmont The NorfolkvsSindoma Apartments Nairobi
Fairmont The Norfolk and Sindoma Apartments Nairobi are both recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Fairmont The Norfolk ranks slightly higher than Sindoma Apartments Nairobi. Fairmont The Norfolk comes in at #10 in Nairobi with recommendations from 5 reviewers including Insight Guides, Jetsetter and Lonely Planet.
Fairmont The Norfolk
Harry Thuku Rd, Nairobi 00200, Kenya
From $198/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"This grand old colonial lady will take you back to the heady early days when settlers, adventurers, colonial officers, and their ladies arrived in the capital to make their names and their fortunes." Full review
Insight Guides
"Nairobi’s oldest hotel, and one of its classiest, is set in lovely gardens within walking distance of the city centre."
Travel + Leisure
"This Tudor-style hotel in the city center underwent a multi-million dollar overhaul to renovate the rooms and lobby, and construct a tearoom, outdoor café, and Cin Cin Wine Bar." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Built in 1904, Nairobi's oldest hotel was the place to stay during colonial days, and still attracts plenty of guests who at least look like old-school settlers." Full review
Jetsetter
"A century-old Nairobi icon with an outdoor pool, five restaurants and a wine and champagne bar." Full review
Sindoma Apartments Nairobi
Nairobi 00100, Kenya
From $0/night
Frommer's
"Despite the unfortunate exterior, the hotel has warm, gracious spaces inside -- tribal masks and wall hangings adorn the interior, with hand-knotted rugs laid out on stone-tile floors." Full review
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Avoid the standard rooms, which are a little depressing, with miniscule bathrooms, shin-high beds, and that modular dark-wood look that can be off-putting at the end of the day; superiors are neater and larger, and have balconies, good beds, and alright bathrooms.