Hotel · Karen, Nairobi, Kenya

Hemingways Nairobi

An all-suite hotel in the green suburb of Karen, with terraces looking out towards the Ngong Hills.

Photo: Hemingways Collection Scroll

About the hotel

A quiet first night in Karen.

Hemingways Nairobi stands in landscaped gardens in Karen, on the green south-western edge of the city, with the Ngong Hills on the horizon. Every room is a suite, which makes it a calm place to arrive after a long flight, or to rest before the journey home. Etana works with the hotel and can include it in a journey you plan with us.

The suites have high ceilings, a walk-in dressing room and a private balcony or terrace. Between flights there is a pool, a gym and a spa, meals in The Brasserie and afternoon tea in the residents’ lounge. The Giraffe Centre, the orphaned elephants at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and the Karen Blixen Museum are all a short drive away.

Location: Karen, on the south-western edge of Nairobi, about 15 minutes from the city centre
Accommodation: 45 suites, including two presidential suites, each with a private balcony or terrace
Nearby: Giraffe Centre, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Karen Blixen Museum, Nairobi National Park
Comforts: Pool, spa, gym, The Brasserie, afternoon tea

Around the hotel

Ways to spend the day.

A young girl feeding a Rothschild’s giraffe from a raised platform at the Giraffe Centre in Karen, with a keeper beside her

What is offered can change with the season. We confirm the details when we plan your stay.

Giraffes up close
The Giraffe Centre is a few minutes away, where you can feed Rothschild’s giraffes from a raised platform at eye level.
Orphaned elephants
A morning visit to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, to watch the keepers bring in the young elephants they are raising.
Karen Blixen’s house
The farmhouse where the author of Out of Africa lived is now a museum, set in gardens below the Ngong Hills.
Time at the hotel
A swim, a treatment in the spa, or afternoon tea on the terrace before an early night.