Fairview Hotel Nairobi

We like the Fairview Hotel in Nairobi.....very nice place and very reasonable.  Good food and great breakfast.  Lynn took a nap and I had some sushi on their lawn.....nice old colonial British ...

... down to $10 now from $20, that’s certainly welcome. Picking up my suitcase I headed out and bargained for a taxi to the Fairview Hotel where I would spend the night. The asking price is always 1500 Shillings, about $22. One can always get it for KSh ...

... quarter on this drive. We remained motionless for up to 15 minutes at a time on the motorway, but we finally arrived at the Fairview Hotel, an independently owned hotel that in spite of rising prices, still gives good value for money. I had invited some ...

... to some interesting parts of the city so we have seen the slums, the middle classes and the very wealthy. Staying at Fairview Hotel - the quintessential colonial hotel with dark wood and leather everywhere, linen table napkins, Royal Doulton crockery etc. ...

... mid afternoon, and said goodbye to the tour group.  Three of us decided to spoil ourselves, so had booked into the Fairview Hotel, which was an adventure in itself getting there.  Due to its location across the road from the Israeli Embassy, we ...

... the read.   Formalities went quickly in Nairobi; I paid my 20 dollars for a transit visa, and caught a taxi to the Fairview Hotel, where I will spend the night. The Fairview is going more and more upscale and they've just raised their prices again. ...

... and evenings than I expected.  Day 2 – Nairobi Woke up early in the morning to go the National Park in Nairobi.  I had bargained with a hotel taxi driver the night before to take me out for the whole day.  We left the hotel at 6am ...

... 72 hours we were able to get transit visas ($20 each) instead of holiday visas ($50 each). We caught a taxi to the Fairview Hotel, a pleasant hotel in the city center but with lush gardens all around. As it is across the street from the Israeli embassy, ...

... friendly guy named Sammy who was holding a big sign with Jim’s name on it.  He drove us by taxi to the Fairview Hotel, past the prison headquarters and the Israeli embassy with armed guards, which was about a 15 minute drive at this time of ...

... a quick flight back to Nairobi, where we were once again fingerprinted.  “Jimmy” met us and took us back to the Fairview Hotel in his comfy mini-van.  We checked in, dined poolside, and crashed at 10:30.  There hasn’t been ...

Today we're checking out of the Fairview hotel, and heading to Tsavo West, the largest National Park in Kenya. It's 300 km away, and we'll take the Safari bus all the way there. But we have a new bus and a new driver, Peter, who will be with us for the ...

... a taxi from place to place (it's not that expensive) one really shouldn't have a problem.  I checked out of the Fairview Hotel and checked into the Hotel Boulevard where I would meet my overland team.  This hotel was rather dingy compared to ...

... safari company we’re touring with, and meet the other members of our group at the lush setting of the Fairview Hotel, just a three minute stroll from the Country Lodge. We meet our tour leader and fellow passengers and get formalities out of the ...

... (very modern & commercial) along with Utamaduni for more traditional crafts and African artworks and souvenirs. We ate in the Fairview hotel where we were staying which was lovely and went out at night in Karen (a 'posh’ southern Nairobi ...

... enjoying the very well laid out breakfast buffet, followed by a tour of the hotel and grounds by Brad and Michelle.  The Fairview Hotel is a beautiful old building with lots of history and ambiance.   We caught a taxi to take us back to ...

... sick, I am rejoining humanity with a vengenance. Flew from Capetown to Nairobi via Jo-berg uneventfully and was met by a driver from my hotel, the Fairview, a locally owned hotel set in 5 acres of gardens on the nairobi hills,  out of the city ...

... about an hour in the heavy traffic of the city. After some difficulty in finding the hotel, we finally reached our hotel (Hotel Fairview) and checked in. Rebeccah’s family went to their relatives’ house and stayed for the night. In the next ...

... on so called security. Ho I forgot that if you fly to Africa the gate is about 500km from the plane and you have to take the bus to embark. The flight was all right. We arrived late at around 9pm and after the usual paper work we reached the Fairview. ...