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Orchid Homes

3.5 star property
3.5-star guest house near United Nations Office at Nairobi

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Deluxe king room with balcony and Jacuzzi
Terrace/patio
32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels, LCD TV
Front of property
Deluxe king room with balcony and Jacuzzi | Balcony view

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Pool
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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Gigiri Court, Nairobi, 44038
  • Village Market
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • United Nations Office at Nairobi
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Sarit Centre
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Nairobi (NBO-Jomo Kenyatta Intl.)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Queen with Bathtub

Deluxe Queen with Bathtub

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Junior suite with living room & bathtub

Junior suite with living room & bathtub

  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Single room

Standard Single room

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe king room with balcony and Jacuzzi

Deluxe king room with balcony and Jacuzzi

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Double room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room with Bathtub

Family Room with Bathtub

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Nairobi

Gigiri stay.Your stay at this Gigiri guesthouse places you within 2 miles (3 km) of United Nations Office at Nairobi and Karura Forest. University of Nairobi and Uhuru Park are also within 6 miles (10 km).
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What's nearby

  • Village Market - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • United Nations Office at Nairobi - 13 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Karura Forest - 2 min drive - 1.5 km
  • Sarit Centre - 7 min drive - 5.2 km
  • University of Nairobi - 8 min drive - 6.6 km

Getting around

  • Syokimau Station - 45 min drive
  • Nairobi (WIL-Wilson) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hero Bar - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Harvest - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Artcaffe - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Karel T Lounge - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Thigiri Ridge - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Orchid Homes

3.5-star guest house near United Nations Office at Nairobi
There's a restaurant on site. Public spaces have free WiFi. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. An outdoor pool, a terrace, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly Orchid Homes. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3.5-star Nairobi guesthouse.

  • 9 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Television in lobby
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Dining venue
Orchid Homes offers 9 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and complimentary toiletries. 32-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Nairobi guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Languages

English, Swahili

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 10 for adults and USD 10 for children
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Hot tub
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Orchid Homes

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per night.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately USD 10 for adults and USD 10 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 30 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and debit cards. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

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Orchid Homes Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 39 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 39 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 39 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 39 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 39 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Taylor

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very pleasant place!

Very friendly staff, very clean and comfortable guest house, beautiful garden and pool.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

SIRE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Poor internet connection and Orchid is not providing transport to its guests
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Frederick

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Shaheer

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very friendly and accommodating staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Taylor

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Feels Like Home!

Returning to Orchid Homes felt like returning home! A simple but lovely guest house, location is ideal for access to the UN Compound, and an easy walk to Craft Centre or Village Market. Wifi works well, staff is friendly, rooms are clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Frederick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were helpful and very courteous.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Travis

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Very quiet

A nice old mansion, very quiet. The pool was too cold to swim in.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I are seniors. They gave us a room in the attic. Two flights of stairs with no lift and no help. The room had no internet and we did not want to go down again to complain. There is no phone in the room. It was freezing and no heating.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sodiq

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Appalling room in charming villa

Turning a villa into a hotel makes every room unique--but our room (Sage, on the ground floor) was appalling. Just in front of the reception, the restaurant and the hotel entrance door, the room's door has no noise insulation, making every conversation between the hotel personnel and guests sound like inside the room. When guests start making breakfast and checking out at 6am in the morning, it's impossible to sleep. The cherry on the cake? The room's door has a glass that cannot be shaded or covered, making it possible for people on the stairway in from of the room to look directly into the room (over the bed!). More: lapidated bathroom with a tiny sink and no mirror--the sliding door had no handle on the inside making it impossible to close. Mattress very uncomfortable. No hotel sign from the road whatsoever, not even on the doorbell, the guard on duty was not present when we come and we had to call the property to be sure to be at the right address. I truly hope that the other rooms are better (the villa is really nice) but a normal hotel cannot have guests play Russian roulette on room selection!
Tiny sink in a corner, with no mirror
No handle on bathroom's door
No handle on bathroom's door
Bathroom's door from the outside
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fine only the tv had no signal. It had all the apps but i guess it was just the weather condition because it happens. But i was there for business so it was good and quiet
Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay I enjoyed my vacation. I will recommend my friends
Stayed 16 nights in Jun 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Orchid has room to improve!

Hosts phone etiquette quite unreceptive...felt like it was an interruption...! I stayed at a another location opposite the sites location address...not what i had seen on the site. At check out, she insisted i had not made a payment. She was clueless, and after a hectic 20 min or so...she confirmed the payment had hit her account. WIFI unavailable, TV buffered all the while, couldn't work. Water heater is disfunctional...a very unpleasant experience.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
The place was clean but not very private. The receptionist on site kept knocking at the door and intruding. Otherwise, it's a cute little place.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All of the staff were amazing and so helpful to our family! Would highly recommend staying here if traveling with kids.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Small room (Sage) with dilapidated bathroom. Beautiful main hall and living roon. Nice pool area out back, too bad it's weedy. Nice breakfast room and service.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Maggie is super friendly. The staff is efficient and great.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great and convenient place to stay in Nairobi. Agnes and Maggie were stellar!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Darian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Natalie, Bangui

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property feels like home, not like a hotel. The rooms are very clean, and the staff extremely friendly - in addition to being wonderful cooks!. The property is very well located in Gigiri - walking distance to UN and shops. This is my second stay. I come regularly to Nairobi and have tried many hotels/B&B/homes around Gigiri. This is my best find and I will stick to it in the future. There is nothing that I disliked about the property.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Galbadrakh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019