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Hemingways Nairobi

5.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Fountain
Reception
Blixen Suite | Terrace/patio
Fountain
Hemingway Suite

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Gym

Explore the area

Map
Mbagathi Ridge, Nairobi, 00100
  • Oloolua Nature Trail
    19 min walk
  • Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and Cottages
    3 min drive
  • Karen Country Club
    3 min drive
  • Nairobi (NBO-Jomo Kenyatta Intl.)
    48 min drive

Room options

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Blixen Suite

Blixen Suite

  • 160 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room | Balcony view

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • 80 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Large Twin Beds

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Executive Room

Executive Room

  • 80 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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View from room

Hemingway Suite

  • 240 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Nairobi

With a stay at Hemingways Nairobi in Nairobi (Karen), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Nairobi National Park and Oloolua Nature Trail. .This luxury hotel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Karen Country Club and 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and Cottages.

What's nearby

  • Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and Cottages - 3 min drive
  • Karen Blixen Museum - 3 min drive
  • The Hub Karen - 8 min drive
  • Giraffe Centre - 10 min drive
  • Yaya Centre - 17 min drive

Getting around

  • Syokimau SGR Railway Station - 27 min drive
  • Jomo Kenyatta Intl. Airport (NBO) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Java House Karen - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Asmara - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Talisman - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Artcaffe - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Domino's Pizza - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Hemingways Nairobi

Suburban Nairobi hotel in Karen with a full-service spa
Hemingways Nairobi offers 45 air-conditioned accommodations with DVD players and minibars. Rooms open to balconies. Select Comfort beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets. A pillow menu is available. LED televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include complimentary newspapers, laptop-compatible safes, and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and hair dryers.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a health club, and a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has couples treatment room(s). Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages, and facials. The spa is equipped with a spa tub. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology.
Make yourself at home in one of the 45 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LED televisions. Your Select Comfort bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and DVD players are provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a health club, an outdoor pool, and a sauna. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a hair salon.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, where you can take in the garden view, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and express check-in. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.
Onsite venue - Overlooking the garden, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in Modern European cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

The property is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

Languages

English, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Reflexology
  • Hot tub

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Lift
  • Lift door width (centimetres): 120
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Select comfort bed

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Deep-soaking bath
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV
  • DVD player

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar

More

  • Free newspapers
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: KES 14000 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 3)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Hemingways Hotel
Hemingways Hotel Nairobi
Hemingways Nairobi
Nairobi Hemingways
Hemingways Nairobi Hotel
Hemingways Nairobi Hotel
Hemingways Nairobi Nairobi
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Hemingways Nairobi Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 72 out of 88 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 88 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 88 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 88 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 88 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Judy, Colorado Springs

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful! Highly recommend for the staff who are wonderful, the facility which is beautiful, the food, and the attention received from Evans who helped our stay with taking us shopping for our safaris since our luggage did not ever arrive at the hotel! Don't know what we would have done! Thank you for helping us out! Can't go wrong at this beautiful hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Bhavna

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A superb hotel with the most outstanding staff. Gorgeous grounds and rooms. Also excellent food.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shobha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful haven of a property. Excellent food.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the best hotels we've stayed in. Beautiful room, good facilities and excellent staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Dessa, Englewood

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a relaxing stay at Hemmingways after a 2 week safari. The property is beautiful and the grounds are spacious. All of the rooms are large and have balconies. Our only complaint was that the the air conditioning did not work in our room. They told us (for most of the day) that they were fixing it and just before we went to dinner offered us a fan. We asked them to move us, which they did, at 9 pm to a smaller room but cool!! Given the price of the room (almost $700), they should have offered some compensation, which they did not. Otherwise, we enjoyed the pool and massages at the spa were great.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tyler

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The food and drinks here were great. The entire staff were fabulous. I loved the infinity edged pool and being able to look down at the huge watering hole with animals coming to drink. Loved this facility and the entire staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Albert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is an iconic hotel that is both modern and classic Kenyan safari style. A great place to stay over night before your safari to get rid of your jet lag
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Margaret

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Denell

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extraordinary Hotel!!! What an amazing stay❤️
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Mr Paul

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Irene

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was beautiful and the staff provided incredibly service.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dianne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hemingway's Nairobi is the perfect get away. The amenities and Sunday brunch are spectacular.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to relax and wind down.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Architectural beauty, grounds setting is very peaceful and relaxing
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Superb service, beatiful (though small) garden, excellent food in the restaraunt.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Leasa-Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place to stay for a weekend, thou the restaurant was a let down!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Elodie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Louis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hemingway’s what a beauty you are!
Amazing, old school, beauty! What an amazing hotel! Beautiful gardens! The staff, service are friendliness is really amazing! Good food! Wish we stayed longer!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel!
Hemingways is an amazing hotel. The service level is incredible and Kennedy is amazing. We cannot wait for our next visit!
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved my staycation at Hemingways so much! The attention to detail in the property design & service is impressive!
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice retro-style hotel that opened in 2012. Spacious rooms and beautiful gardens. Located in Karen, where the filthy rich live. Little traffic in this area so no delays heading into the congestion of town. It is the part of Nairobi that was favoured by the wealthiest colonials, now replaced by diplomats and local tycoon-godfather types. Menu rather limited, but this may be a Covid effect.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021