| Nairobi Serena Hotel | | | | mural carved into an African landscape. On the other |
| The Nairobi Serena is a beautiful garden hotel just | | | | side of the restaurant, the windows and dining terrace |
| 10-minute walk from the city center. This is simply the | | | | overlook the Serena's panoramic view of Nairobi. |
| best Hotel in Kenya. The Kenya hotels clean white | | | | The popular and more informal Café' Maghreb |
| silhouette rises at the edge of Nairobi's extensive | | | | is North African in style with arched recesses |
| central park. Surrounded by its own tropical gardens, | | | | displaying pieces of brass or copper, and colorful |
| the hotel's rather stark lines are softened by cascades | | | | tapestry screens separating tables. The Maghreb |
| of plants and flowers growing on terrace areas and | | | | occupies a revered status among other cafés |
| individual balconies. From the gardens, terraces, | | | | in most hotels in Nairobi. The Bambara lounge has |
| swimming pool, and many of the rooms, there is a | | | | wood carvings and designs from West Africa. |
| striking view of modern Nairobi's distinctive skyline, | | | | The Kisima Bar is decorated to reflect the importance |
| especially beautiful at night. | | | | of water themes in Swahili coastal life. "Kisima means |
| The Serena can accommodate more than 300 guests | | | | watering hole in Swahili. There are low divans and |
| in 197 luxurious double rooms. It has been accepted as | | | | stools, Swahili implements and murals on the walls. The |
| a "leading Hotel of the World." You are met by a livelier | | | | elaborate health and fitness center, one of Nairobi's |
| wearing doorman wearing white gloves and fresh | | | | best, is named "Maisha" which means life in Swahili. |
| carnation boutonniere. The Kenya Hotels' beautifully | | | | Both the fitness center and the sparkling outdoor |
| appointed lobby is rich with colorful tile borders on walls | | | | swimming pool are decorated in Arabic style tiles. |
| and floors. Carved cedar paneling and brass accent | | | | Accommodations and rooms in Serena Nairobi Hotel |
| pieces glow under skylight set off by a profusion of | | | | Rooms at the Nairobi Serena are fairly uniform |
| indoor tropical plants. A raised lounge area is inviting | | | | luxurious doubles. Although the rooms are not spacious, |
| with velvet Swahili-style sofas. From there, you can | | | | each has a wall-size picture window with gardens or |
| look through wall-sized windows to the garden beyond. | | | | city view. The furniture is the typical two bed, two |
| Through out the hotel there is an abundance of natural | | | | chair, baggage and bureau combination, but has been |
| light from windows and skylights. Many plants create | | | | crafted and carved from African wood in African |
| the welcome effect of bringing the garden indoors, and | | | | designs. African fabrics brighten the beds and |
| you often hear the running water that is part of the | | | | windows of this Kenyan hotel. Modern en suite |
| landscaping. This enhances and unifies Serena | | | | bathrooms have both bathtubs and showers. Each |
| decorative themes which have been drawn from all | | | | room has a stocked mini-bar, direct-dial telephone, |
| over Africa. | | | | electronic private safe, radio and TV. |
| The Mandhari is one of Nairobi's finest a la carte | | | | There is an additional suite more elaborately furnished |
| restaurants. The elegance of the food, fine linens and | | | | with separate sitting and dining area, bedroom, kitchen |
| silver is perfectly complemented by the inspired use of | | | | and bath. Thirty junior suites can be created on |
| Kisii stone from Western Kenya. Square columns are | | | | demand by opening connecting doors between double |
| faced in hand-polished stone tiles and framed in cedar. | | | | rooms and furnishing one as a sitting room. |
| The skylight overhead is edged in hanging plants. | | | | Facilities at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi |
| Appropriately, since Mandhari means landscape in | | | | Business center, conference rooms, boutique, gift shop, |
| Swahili, one whole wall is hung with a unique Kisii stone | | | | hair dresser, and bookshop. |