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Nairobi, Kenya

Norfolk Hotel

This hotel is ideal for those wanting to experience the hub of Nairobi. Located in central downtown, you can sip coffee in the restaurant and watch the daily life in the busy city happen. The pool and gardens offer a nice retreat.

While most of the hotel has just completed a much needed refurbishment, you still feel like you are stepping back in history when you stay here.

 — Mango's view

When The Norfolk Hotel first opened in Nairobi on Christmas Day 1904, the Savoy Hotel in London was 5 years old and the London Ritz was still a year away. No other hotel in Kenya captures as much of Nairobi's splendid past and exciting present, and few hotels anywhere can claim a more romantic history. Adventurous visitors such as 26th American President Theodore Roosevelt, Lord Baden-Powell, the Earl of Warwick, Lord and Lady Cranworth, and the Baron and Baroness von Blixen have all been part of the Hotel's history.

Recently the reception, public areas, function rooms and restaurants were renovated, and the new Acacia Wing with 44 deluxe guest rooms and suites was built. Today, the Hotel boasts 167 luxurious guest rooms, an outdoor heated swimming pool, a fully equipped health club, a ballroom, four function rooms, elegant public areas and the choice of four dining venues.

All guest rooms are luxuriously furnished, have plush carpeting and deep velour soft furnishings. The guest rooms all have bedside lamps, dressing tables, and built-in wardrobes, besides luggage racks. Every room has a telephone and telephone directory, direct dialing facilities, a television linked to satellite dish, electrical mosquito repellent and air conditioning. Back-up generators in the hotel allow for 24-hour electricity.

You can add an optional half-day tour or taxi to the sites that interest you. Options include the Giraffe Manor, the Karen Blixen Museum or the National Museum. You have many fun dinner options from authentic Indian food to the famed Carnivore's restaurant. Here you can taste all the game meats cooked to perfection.

Includes: Bed & breakfast