The Fairview is a super hotel in Nairobi. It's beautifully situated in tropical gardens with a lovely pool area and is spotlessly clean. Have stayed in both business class rooms (which were excellent and well worth the extra), and also in a basic room which was really fine and more than adequate.The business class rooms have direct access to private gardens which are perfect for chilling out after a long flight.

The food is fab , excellent buffet breakfast and very good lunches and dinners. Security is very ,very thorough both to get into the hotel and getting around.

The staff were extremely kind , friendly and welcoming , nothing was too much trouble.

Just a few hints , there is a taxi rank on the premises with fixed prices to all the attractions in Nairobi .It's much better value to book the various excursions on the spot with a taxi driver than to go through an agent and is perfectly safe. Would highly recommend the elephant orphanage for unforgettable encounters with these little cuties and the Nairobi National Park for a lovely introduction to the delights of the other larger parks.

I stayed at the Fairview for 2 nights in August 2007. I chose a business class room. The room was clean, the bed comfortable, and breakfast was included in the price of the room. Breakfast was very good with many choices. The rooms have cable TV and large showers. I would definetly stay here again. It's about 30 minutes from the international airport and only 10 minutes from Wilson airport. staff were friendly and courteous. A safe box is located in the room. The business center has ample computers with fast Internet connections.

This is a very good hotel, particularly for Africa. The grounds are beautiful and well-kept. You would barely know you were in a bustling city. We stayed in the annex and the rooms were just fine--nothing spectacular but quite serviceable. The bathrooms were in very good condition. The breakfast was excellent. One small complaint--the double beds are actually two twins pushed together.

I'd recommend the Fairview to a friend but with caveats. It's pretty, comfortable and secure. Public areas are well-kept and really pleasant, esp. the pool, grounds and fitness centre. Food was usually good but overpriced. While I appreciated the external security, the internal security system - eg., key cards often needed just to move from one part of the hotel to another- was very frustrating b/c, in our experience, the cards often did not work. In some rooms you need a card just to get OUT of the hotel, never mind to get in. We found some front desk staff NOT as helpful as they could have been, often verging on condescending. Perhaps they treat their business travellers better than vacationers. Not an acceptable distinction, in my view. Since others have raised the location as a problem, I should add that for us it was not at all an issue. We walked to and from downtown several times during daylight hours & never felt the least bit threatened or harassed. It's an easy 15-minute walk downhill. Probably wouldn't walk it at night however or as a solo woman. I'd recommend the Fairview but would suggest that the management review the courtesy levels at the front desk. BTW, food & cleaning staff and 'reception' staff - eg luggage storage - were always pleasant.