Reviews of Hemingways Nairobi
Wildlife sightings and reviews
4 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Hemingways Nairobi and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Ms M.
New York
"Varying experiences, but would recommend"
1 night Arrived 9 Dec 2020
"We stayed at Hemingways on two different occasions during our trip to Kenya. The first night we stayed there was immediately after arriving around 11pm from a 12+ hour day of traveling from Uganda. We were picked up from the airport by the hotel and were SO thrilled to find that our driver brought a room service menu with him and offered to call our order in to the chef. We spoke to the chef directly, who offered for us to eat either in the dining room or in our room - which was an incredible offer given the time of night.
We opted to eat in our room and were VERY happy with the food. Upon arrival, we were checked into our room which has all of the modern luxuries you would hope to find after a very long day of traveling. Anthony was our butler and helped get us acquainted with the room and brought us our dinner and promptly removed the dishes once we were done.
Anthony was amazing and we were so happy to find that he was again our butler when we came back unexpectedly for a second stay. Our first stay, we arrived super late and were picked up around 11am to go to Giraffe Manor the next day. We had breakfast at the hotel, which was very good, and spent a bit of time sitting by the pool. The hotel was very quiet and we found the service all around to be great. We ended up booking a day room on our last day in Kenya, after we ended up getting stuck in the Mara for an extra night and had a full day to kill before our international flight left in the evening.
This time we were here on a Saturday and found that there were 3 events happening (2 weddings and a luncheon), so the vibe was a lot different. It was super busy and a bit chaotic with all of the events, but we ended up using our room to sleep most of the day as we were exhausted from 12 days of going nonstop so it didn’t present a problem. We got massages before we left and found the spa experience to be very mediocre.
Overall, I would recommend Hemingways as a good place to stopover in Nairobi, but just note that the experience could potentially vary greatly depending on whether you are there on a weekend or weekday." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya
We opted to eat in our room and were VERY happy with the food. Upon arrival, we were checked into our room which has all of the modern luxuries you would hope to find after a very long day of traveling. Anthony was our butler and helped get us acquainted with the room and brought us our dinner and promptly removed the dishes once we were done.
Anthony was amazing and we were so happy to find that he was again our butler when we came back unexpectedly for a second stay. Our first stay, we arrived super late and were picked up around 11am to go to Giraffe Manor the next day. We had breakfast at the hotel, which was very good, and spent a bit of time sitting by the pool. The hotel was very quiet and we found the service all around to be great. We ended up booking a day room on our last day in Kenya, after we ended up getting stuck in the Mara for an extra night and had a full day to kill before our international flight left in the evening.
This time we were here on a Saturday and found that there were 3 events happening (2 weddings and a luncheon), so the vibe was a lot different. It was super busy and a bit chaotic with all of the events, but we ended up using our room to sleep most of the day as we were exhausted from 12 days of going nonstop so it didn’t present a problem. We got massages before we left and found the spa experience to be very mediocre.
Overall, I would recommend Hemingways as a good place to stopover in Nairobi, but just note that the experience could potentially vary greatly depending on whether you are there on a weekend or weekday." See all these reviews: 9n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs W
Wales
"Great hotel, fantastic room, good food"
1 night Arrived 20 Jul 2015
"Only an overnight stay here en route to Tanzania but well worth the drive from the airport.
Beautiful room, very comfortable and a great dinner" See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania; 7n in Zanzibar; 1n in Kenya
Beautiful room, very comfortable and a great dinner" See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania; 7n in Zanzibar; 1n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs H
SC. USA
"Hemingways Nairobi review"
0 night Arrived 14 Sep 2014
"A proper ending for some dusty safari suvivors.
Only had a day room but it was a perfect experience, good food, spa treatment and upscale surroundings. Day room rates very reasonable." See all these reviews: 12n in Kenya
Only had a day room but it was a perfect experience, good food, spa treatment and upscale surroundings. Day room rates very reasonable." See all these reviews: 12n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mrs S
Kansas
"Hemingways Nairobi review"
0 night Arrived 13 Sep 2014
"Thid hotel was just as it was advertised; fabulous. We had lunch, a spa treatment, and I finally got some of the news happening around the world on CNN.
I only wish we had stayed a day longer." See all these reviews: 11n in Kenya
I only wish we had stayed a day longer." See all these reviews: 11n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
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