Sarova Panafric Hotel is the Rising Star of the Nairobi Hotels

Sarova Panafric is the rising star of the Nairobi hotels. In fact, Panafric Hotel is the hotel of choice for travelers to Nairobi who want the best bang for their buck.

And, this is a well-earned accolade. Sarova has been busy improving the image of the hotel over the last few months and many of the rooms have been retrofitted and are as good as new.

Panafric is located along Valley Road, barely half a kilometer from the Nairobi city center.

Staying here would give you easy access to the Central Business District but would also enable you to get away from it all when business has been concluded.

Panafric is also pretty close to the popular Nairobi tourist destinations such as Nairobi National Park, Nairobi National Museum, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and the Giraffe Center and the Nairobi National Park, world-renowned as the world's only national park that is located in a city.

If you're flying into Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, you'll undoubtedly be landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the main Kenya airport, it will be a short (about 15-20 minutes when the roads are clear) taxi ride to the Panafric hotel.

Accommodations

The accommodations at the Sarova Panafric consist of 164 rooms as well as a block of 42 fully furnished and serviced apartments.

The accommodation categories comprise Suites as well as Club, Executive, Superior and Standard rooms.

Each of these rooms is tastefully furnished and equipped with a range of modern facilities...

These include an en suite bathroom that has a bath, shower, WC and hair drier. An AC, electronic safe, Wi-Fi, mini bar, coffee/ tea making facilities and satellite TV are standard features in all the rooms.

The Panafric offers 2 options for long stay guests - 28 one-bedroom and 14 two-bedroom apartments.

Both types have private baths, a well-equipped kitchen and are fully furnished and serviced. The apartments also have reserved secure and ample parking.

Services and Amenities

Sarova Panafric Hotel's array of services and amenities are designed to cater for its guests who are either in the country on business or to enjoy the legendary Kenya safari.

• Besides great food and its famous 15-minute business lunch and background entertainment, the Flame Tree Restaurant and Bar is a good place to appreciate the city's skyline.

  The Pool Garden Restaurant serves an elaborate buffet at lunchtime. At other times, be sure to try out its a la carte or snack menu.

• Panafric Hotel is renowned for its state-of-the-art and reasonably priced conference and banqueting facilities.

  Its 9 conference rooms sit anywhere between 20-250 pax. So, Panafric is probably your best bet for a value-for-money meeting venue.

• The above meeting facilities are complemented by a modern business center.

  Besides the usual secretarial facilities, it offers photocopying, binding, faxing, internet as well as printing and lamination. And, for good measure, it open for extended hours during weekdays.

• The hotel's pool, which is manned by a trained life guard, is a great place to swim off the day's stresses.
• The Tulia Wellness beauty and therapy offers some tantalizing massages and holistic therapies to calm the body and soul.

  If you prefer to stick to your physical fitness regime, you can use the gym at the sister Stanley Hotel Nairobi, located right in the middle of the city, free of charge!

Resident Guest Reviews

What Guests Liked

• As a 4-star hotel, it offers excellent value for money, especially if you are able to book well in advance of your trip.

• The rooms are clean, comfortable and aesthetically appealing, especially the newly refurbished ones.

• The buffet breakfast is wholesome and excellent and will definitely get your day off to an energetic start.

• The entire staff compliment, with everyone from the butler, to the waiters and managers are friendly and seem genuinely ready to help.

• The refurbishment of the hotel has been well-managed. The affected areas have been closed off and so there has been minimal interference to the operations of the hotel.

What Guests Disliked

• Although the rooms facing the main road have double-glazed windows and double-layered curtains which help to keep out much of the sound, they are not sound-proof.

  So, if you are a light sleeper, you would be well-advised to specifically request for a quieter room well away from the main road.

• The check-in and check-out processes can be needless tedious and slow so remember to prepare yourselves mentally for these.

Summary

The Sarova Panafric's stature is fast growing and the ongoing renovations are likely to cement this when completed. Its newly-refurbished rooms will come as a pleasant surprise and a past guest will probably gasp at the incredible transformation.

Note though that the Panafric Hotel isn't the right place for you if you are seeking royal treatment. However, if you are looking for a clean, comfortable and reasonably spacious Nairobi hotel room that offers value for money, the Sarova Panafric may well be your solution.

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