The Palacina is part of Tour Africa Safaris, a family-owned and run travel business with hotels in Zanzibar and the Masai Mara. Developed on the site of the family’s already successful Moonflower Restaurant and Conference Centre – it has already become very popular with those on business or passing through Nairobi on safari. Long-stays are also available for those on temporary secondment to Nairobi.

Essentially a boutique-aparthotel, The Palacina offers an unusual and stylish alternative to the standard hotel accommodation. Beautifully presented, it offers self-contained apartments, each presented according to a pan-African theme. Located next door to one of Nairobi’s best-known restaurants, ’The Moonflower’ it offers on-site dining and bar facilities. Offering all the luxuries of a five star hotel, with special personalized service, a relaxed atmosphere and great attention to detail. 

The hotel is ideally placed for visiting the many shopping options of Westlands, such as; The Sarit Centre, Viking House, The Mall and the stunning new Westgate Centre.

The hotel has a business centre, guest laundry room, fitness centre, meetings terrace, communal meeting area, pool, gardens, conference centre and stylish restaurant. 

Accommodation 

The Palacina features 14 luxury (5 star) hotel suites including 2 luxury penthouse suites. Each of the suites is over 140 square metres in size, with it's own living room, en-suite bathroom, dressing area and a private furnished balcony.

Guest services 

The Palacina offers mobile phone reception throughout, medical services, airport shuttle (at a fee). The majority of rooms in this city hotel are no smoking: smoking rooms available.

Dining and bars 

Located immediately adjacent to one of Nairobi’s favourite restaurants, the Moonflower, The Palacina also offers breakfast and lunch facilities in the central communal area and 24-hour room service menus. The Moonflower Restaurant is consistently rated among the top dining establishments in Nairobi and offers an excellent contemporary Mediterranean and Swahili menu with live jazz in the evenings. The Moonflower bar also offers light tapas options. 

Conference and event facilities 

The Palacina offers its own on-site conference facility with main meeting rooms, catering and break-out facilities.A popular Kenya conference and event venue, the The Palacina offers a range of conference and event services to include conference rooms, break-out area, conference banqueting, incentive options, and social events catering.

Weddings and honeymoons

Ideally placed in the centre of Kenya’s capital city, The Palacina offers wedding venues, wedding catering, wedding flowers, wedding photography, pre- and après wedding events and a series of honeymoon offers and packages.

Child friendly

The Palacina welcomes children and can arrange baby-sitting upon request. Cots and extra beds provided. No age-limit for children. 

Location 

The Palacina is located in the State House district of the city, within 5 minutes of the Westlands business district, and ten minutes of the centre of town.

Half an hour from Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (and other airport hotels), this pleasant city hotel is five minute’s walk from the Nairobi Kenyatta International Conference Centre.

Kenya city hotel: what to do and see while at The Palacina

This popular city hotel is ideally placed for tours of the city centre, the Nairobi Railway Museum and the Kenya National Museum. This city centre business hotel also lies approximately 7 minute’s drive from Nairobi National Park, the only ‘city park’ in the world. Wildlife sightings include lion, rhino, a wide range of plains game and hippo.

Other Kenya capital city attractions

The only capital city to boast a national park within 10 minute’s drive of the city centre, Nairobi’s National Park offers rhino, lion, giraffe and a broad range of plains game as well as an animal orphanage, Safari Walk and range of restaurants and shops. 

Kenya’s cosmopolitan city centre also offers a broad selection of city centre golf courses and city centre health clubs, a flying club, race track and more. This vibrant capital city also offers a wide range of city centre shopping malls and cultural and handicraft markets.