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KSh = Kenyan Shilling; US$ 1 = 76.8 KSh

Ratings

= Excellent

"with WC" = toilet and shower/tub in room.

= Very Good

"WC" not stated = shower, toilet shared by guests.

= Good

Prices include hotel taxes.

= Fair

English spoken unless otherwise stated.

= Poor

= Terrible

Nairobi

Iqbal Hotel	Tel: 02-220914
	Int'l: +254-2-220914

Location: Latema Road, off Tom Mboya Street.

600 KSh per double room.

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Cleanliness

Value for Money

Comments: Room with single beds, wardrobe, and sink. Shared squat-type toilets and shower are in the hall. Towels and toilet paper not provided. Rooms have fluorescent lights and no electrical outlet; impossible to use our laptop in the room. If requested, the hotel manager will give guests the key to the defunct restaurant on the 2nd floor that has one electrical outlet. Heating and air conditioning not provided. Windows don't have screens, but shutting the windows at night to keep out the mosquitoes makes the room hot and stuffy. Very secure hotel in a marginally safe neighborhood. The security guard on the ground floor won't unlock the front entrance for non-guests. Loud street noise enters the rooms until 23:00, starting again at 06:30.

Terminal Hotel	Tel: 02-228817
	Int'l: +254-2-228817

Location: Moktar Daddah Street near the junction with Koinange Street.

1300 KSh per double room with WC.

Friendliness

Cleanliness

Value for Money

Comments: Room with single beds, mosquito nets, nightstand, wardrobe, table, 2 chairs, telephone, sink, and WC with shower and sit-down toilet. Although hotel reception claims that the shower has hot water, it's lukewarm for only a few minutes before turning cold. Towels and toilet paper are provided. Heating and air conditioning not provided. Windows have screens and opening a window at night keeps the room cool. Room has an electrical outlet. Bar music enters the rooms until 01:00 on Monday-Thursday nights and louder than loud disco music penetrates the hotel walls between 20:00-06:00 on Friday-Sunday nights. The neighborhood is safer than around the Iqbal Hotel.

Nanyuki

Joskaki Hotel	Tel: 0176-22820
	Int'l: +254-176-22820

Location: visible from the Kenyatta Avenue (A2), the main road running through Nanyuki.

500 KSh per double room with WC; 750 KSh including breakfasts for 2.

Friendliness

Cleanliness

Value for Money

Comments: Room with single beds, wardrobe, table, 2 chairs and WC with shower, sit-down toilet, and sink. Towels and toilet paper are provided. The "hot water" shower is lukewarm at best. Heating and air conditioning not provided, but unnecessary since the town is at 2000 meters elevation and has a temperate climate year-round. Breakfast is large and consists of tea or coffee, fresh fruit, cereal, 2 eggs, ham, sausage, and orange-flavored drink.