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    The Strand Hotel

    34 reviews
    #163 of 194 Hotels in Nairobi
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    Gandhi Avenue | Nairobi West, Nairobi 00300, Kenya
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    Guests 1 room, 2 adults, 0 childrenGuests 12
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    Run down, poor value hotel
    This hotel would have been fine at the Kenyan rate of $30 but I paid $80+ after tax. Paint peeling in bathroom, tiny room, noisy, right next to mosque so you hear calk to pray loudly at 4 am. Definitely a ripoff.
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    Date of stay: December 2018
    +4
    Worst Hotel Ever, No water, broken doors and Hazardous Shower/ Bathroom
    I couldnt even sleep in the room, the bug was bug infested, ceiling was about to fall, shower head had wires taped and windows did not even have a handle.... worst of all was the hotel staff and manager who didnt seem to care after we have booked two weeks prior telling us they…
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    Date of stay: July 2017
    Value for sure
    The price was right and it was ok. I can't understand the negative reviews by people with unreasonable expectations. It was clean, and the food from the restaurant was good. Sure it's not the Hilton, and there were some hiccups with the wifi and the flushing of the toilet but…
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    Date of stay: May 2017
    No running water in room!
    No running water in room! I woke up to find that I had no running water. Staff offered me another room to shower. This may be Africa, but it is simply unacceptable if you are paying 5000KSH for a room. Otherwise a basic hotel. Staff were pleasant. Very disappointed. Won't be…
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    Date of stay: April 2017
    Nice Budget Hotel, 3kms away from the City, just 15kms to International Airport, 2Kms to Wilson Airport.
    This is a Budget hotel, for people who are on Business trips, sports, educational trips, medical related trips and budget holiday travelers. Book directly from email, call directly or Pay at the upcoming Airport office on Arrival. The strand hotel staff will receive you pick you…
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    Date of stay: January 2017
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    Mosquito netting provided
    ceiling in the bathroom
    bed in the room
    old bedsheets they are literally tired
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    Contacts and directions from the Airport.
    Nairobi West, Gandhi Avenue is the address Mobile: +254 722 886769/ 734 886769 Tel : +254 20 2640832/3/4/5 Just jump on a taxi from the airport or contact the hotel for a pickup. In the hotel-ALWAYS keep Your valuables with You! They will steal whatever is laying around.
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    "All rooms are good. Balcony one being the best."
    "Don't stay here."
    "Try to get a room in the back of the building, street front rooms are subject to all the noise from traffic and night life."
    "wifi was free but we didn't use it"
    "The rooms on the eastern side like Room 218 which I have stayed are quieter."
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    PRICE RANGE
    US$50 - US$86 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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