Four Nairobi hotels we have read the guest data on — a 4-star Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel, a 3-star ibis Styles - Nairobi, Westlands, a 5-star Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Nairobi Arboretum, and a 3-star La Maison Royale — with the complaints written as plainly as the praise.
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Where to stay in Nairobi — the verdict
Stay at Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Nairobi Arboretum if the strongest headline in this sample is the product (9.6 from 1,570); compare the other three on location and cleanliness category scores before you treat star class as a guarantee; read La Maison Royale carefully — cleanliness sits at 6.3 out of 10 in this seed.
Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel, ibis Styles - Nairobi, Westlands, Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Nairobi Arboretum, La Maison Royale have no POI rows in this ingest — we do not invent kilometre claims for those pins.
Guest headlines: Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel posts 9 from 3,966; ibis Styles - Nairobi, Westlands posts 8 from 2,316; Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Nairobi Arboretum posts 9.6 from 1,570; La Maison Royale posts 7.3 from 1,512. We cite scale, count and date — never as structured data.
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Best for
First-time visitors comparing Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Nairobi Arboretum against softer-scoring pins
Anyone weighing dated cleanliness category scores before star class
Travellers who will not invent landmark walks where POI rows are missing
Not for
Anyone who needs verified landmark pins for every hotel — coverage is uneven here
Guests expecting a spotless story at La Maison Royale without reading the cleanliness score
Readers hunting a quoted nightly rate on this page
Verdict last reviewed . Rates, refurbishments and management change — re-check anything time-sensitive before booking.
Best Hotels in Nairobi
Nairobi hotel choice is which map you want to wake up on. These four sit on different pins on purpose — Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel (9 from 3,966), ibis Styles - Nairobi, Westlands (8 from 2,316), Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Nairobi Arboretum (9.6 from 1,570), La Maison Royale (7.3 from 1,512).
4 properties reviewed by our editors · Last checked 8 Aug 2026
A 5-star Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Nairobi Arboretum at Arboretum Road — no POI rows with a 9.6 headline from 1,570 reviews and some distance from city center named in the cons.
9.6 out of 10 from 1,570 reviews
Location score 9.29 out of 10
Cleanliness score 9.48 out of 10
Swimming pool
our hotel data provider: 9.6/10 from 1,570 reviews — as of 8 Jan 2026
A 4-star Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel at 6 Muranga Road — no POI rows with a 9 headline from 3,966 reviews and inconsistent room maintenance named in the cons.
9 out of 10 from 3,966 reviews
Location score 9.34 out of 10
Cleanliness score 8.33 out of 10
Swimming pool
our hotel data provider: 9/10 from 3,966 reviews — as of 9 Jan 2026
A 3-star ibis Styles - Nairobi, Westlands at Rhapta Road — no POI rows with a 8 headline from 2,316 reviews and issues with food quality named in the cons.
8 out of 10 from 2,316 reviews
Location score 8.65 out of 10
Cleanliness score 7.64 out of 10
Fitness facilities
our hotel data provider: 8/10 from 2,316 reviews — as of 12 Dec 2025
Typical nightly rate: 3-star through 3-star for this sample per night
Best for first-time visitors · couples · families
Westlands — ibis Styles - Nairobi, Westlands posts location at 8.65 out of 10 with no POI kilometre rows in this ingest.
Trade-off: ibis Styles - Nairobi, Westlands: issues with food quality, additional charges for guests; La Maison Royale: dirty linens, need for renovation
Getting around: ibis Styles - Nairobi, Westlands has no supplier distance table we can cite — plan walks on a map. La Maison Royale has no supplier distance table we can cite — plan walks on a map.
Neighbourhoods, transport, costs and seasons — then use Popular searches for the where-to-stay guide, itinerary, eats hub and these property shortlists.
Two Nairobi hotels from the same ingest sample — 5-star Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Nairobi Arboretum against 4-star Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel — compared on dated guest scores, not inventing rates or walks.
Two Nairobi hotels from the same ingest sample — 3-star ibis Styles - Nairobi, Westlands against 3-star La Maison Royale — compared on dated guest scores, not inventing rates or walks.
Start from the neighbourhoods on this page and the hotel with the POI pins or location score that match your days — not the highest star class alone. In this sample the strongest headline is Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Nairobi Arboretum at 9.6 from 1,570 as of 8 January 2026.
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Why do you show guest scores but never a star-rating snippet in search results?
Because the scores are not ours. Every review number on this site comes from a supplier’s aggregate. We show the supplier score plainly, attributed and dated, and we never emit it as structured data. We have not stayed — this is a desk assessment from our hotel data provider’s dated guest analysis on the page.
Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Nairobi Arboretum or Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel?
Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Nairobi Arboretum posts 9.6 from 1,570; Best Western Plus Meridian Hotel posts 9 from 3,966. Full comparison: /hotels/nairobi/compare/radisson-blu-hotel-residence-nairobi-arboretum-vs-best-western-plus-meridian-hotel. We have not stayed — this is a desk assessment from our hotel data provider’s dated guest analysis on the page.
