Destination · Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi has a national park on the edge of its skyline: giraffes at breakfast, dawn safaris, farm-to-table dining and chic evenings on Westlands rooftops.
Photograph : Timothy A. Gonsalves · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nairobi
NairobiLa ville verte sous le soleil
Nairobi has a national park on the edge of its skyline: giraffes at breakfast, dawn safaris, farm-to-table dining and chic evenings on Westlands rooftops.
Where to stay
5-star hotel
Fairmont The Norfolk
Centre-ville, Harry Thuku Road
Nairobi's grand historic hotel, opened over 120 years ago and surrounded by tropical gardens.
Visit the site →5-star hotel
Villa Rosa Kempinski
Westlands, Chiromo Road
200 rooms and suites, an expansive spa, Italian classics at LUCCA and Arabian flavours at Tambourin.
Visit the site →5-star hotel
JW Marriott Hotel Nairobi
Westlands, Chiromo Lane
Billed as Kenya's tallest hotel: 35 storeys above Westlands and 315 rooms.
Visit the site →5-star hotel
Nairobi Serena Hotel
Central Park, centre-ville
Beside Central Park, 196 rooms with design drawn from Ethiopia, the Maghreb, and West and East Africa.
See the reviews →5-star hotel
Sankara Nairobi, Autograph Collection
Westlands
In Westlands, a heated rooftop pool and the Sarabi bar with views, 20 minutes from the airport.
Visit the site →Boutique hotel
Giraffe Manor
Langata, Gogo Falls Road
A 1932 manor with 12 bedrooms where giraffes come to the breakfast table and to the upstairs windows.
Visit the site →Boutique hotel
Tribe Hotel
Gigiri, Village Market
In Gigiri, next to The Village Market: 128 rooms dressed with local fabrics and artefacts, and the Kaya Spa.
Visit the site →Business hotel
Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill
Upper Hill, Elgon Road
271 rooms with city or national park views, 14 meeting spaces and the Chophouse steakhouse.
See the reviews →The best addresses
Restaurant
Carnivore
Langata, près de l'aéroport Wilson
The famous “Beast of a Feast”: meats roasted on Maasai swords over charcoal and carved at the table.
Visit the site →Restaurant
Cultiva
Karen, Pofu Road
A farm restaurant in Karen: heirloom organic crops grown on site and served from field to plate.
Visit the site →Restaurant
LUCCA (Villa Rosa Kempinski)
Villa Rosa Kempinski, Westlands
The Italian restaurant of Villa Rosa Kempinski, for Italian classics in the heart of Westlands.
Visit the site →Rooftop
Hero Bar
Trademark Hotel, Village Market, Limuru Road
Best Bar in Africa 2025 and No. 69 on The World's 50 Best Bars: comic-book decor and a rooftop patio.
Visit the site →Bar
Mr. Pang Sky Bar and Lounge
JW Marriott, Westlands
The sky bar and restaurant of the JW Marriott, billed as Kenya's tallest hotel, in Westlands.
Visit the site →Things to do
- Take a dawn safari in Nairobi National Park, with the skyline as a backdrop.
- Meet the orphaned baby elephants of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
- Feed the giraffes at the Giraffe Centre in Langata.
- Visit the Karen Blixen Museum, home of the author of Out of Africa.
- Hike the ridges of the Ngong Hills, overlooking the Rift Valley.
Your trip
You choose, we book.
- The hotel, on the best terms available
- Airport welcome and transfers
- A car with a driver
- Tables, beach clubs, nights out
- Day trips and visits
- Honeymoon, birthday, surprise
You pay the hotel and the providers; our concierge fee is stated in writing before anything is booked.
From Cotonou
No nonstop flight, and Kenya Airways does not serve Cotonou. With one stop: Ethiopian Airlines via Addis Ababa, about 5 h 40 then 2 h 15 to Nairobi, a leg flown several times a day by Ethiopian and Kenya Airways.
Good to know
Beninese passport: no visa and no electronic travel authorisation (eTA) needed for stays of up to 60 days, per the official etakenya.go.ke portal. Currency: Kenyan shilling (KES); a yellow fever certificate is required for travellers from risk countries such as Benin.
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