Fairmont The Norfolk

Address: Harry Thuku Road, PO Box 58581 Nairobi, Kenya


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Available rates for01 Jun 2012 - 02 Jun 2012
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Location.
Fairmont The Norfolk is located in Nairobi, close to University of Nairobi, Kenya National Theatre, and Jeevanjee Gardens. Nearby points of interest also include City Market and Central Park.

Hotel Features.
Dining options at Fairmont The Norfolk include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A poolside bar and a bar/lounge are open for drinks. Room service is available 24 hours a day. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, a children's pool, a health club, a sauna, and a fitness facility. This 5 star property has a business center and offers small meeting rooms, secretarial services, and a technology helpdesk. High speed Internet access is available in public areas. This Nairobi property has event space consisting of banquet facilities, conference/meeting rooms, a ballroom, and exhibit space. The property offers a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge). Business services, wedding services, limo/town car service, and tour assistance are available. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include a concierge desk, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. This is a smoke free property.

Guestrooms.
165 air conditioned guestrooms at Fairmont The Norfolk feature minibars and coffee/tea makers. Beds come with premium bedding. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, makeup/shaving mirrors, bathrobes, and complimentary toiletries. Wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. In addition to desks and safes, guestrooms offer direct dial phones with voice mail. Premium satellite television is provided. Rooms also include complimentary bottled water and windows that open. Guests may request in room massages, irons/ironing boards, and hypo allergenic bedding. A nightly turndown service is offered and housekeeping is available daily. Guestrooms are all non smoking.



Notifications and Fees:

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: KES 3400
  • Deposit: KES 8500 per day
  • Fee for wireless Internet in business center: KES 2400 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
  • Fee for wireless Internet in all public areas: KES 2400 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
  • Fee for in room wireless Internet: KES 2400 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.



Notifications and Fees:

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: KES 3400
  • Deposit: KES 8500 per day
  • Fee for wireless Internet in business center: KES 2400 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
  • Fee for wireless Internet in all public areas: KES 2400 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
  • Fee for in room wireless Internet: KES 2400 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Check-In

3 PM

Check-Out

noon

Area attractions

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or attraction, and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.

University of Nairobi 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Kenya National Theatre 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Jeevanjee Gardens 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
City Market 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Central Park 0.9 km / 0.5 mi
Teleposta Towers 0.9 km / 0.6 mi
City Hall 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Kenyatta Mausoleum 1.2 km / 0.8 mi
City Square 1.2 km / 0.8 mi
Uhuru Park 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
National Archives 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Kenyatta International Conference Centre 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
National Assembly Building 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Parliament Building 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
Times Tower 1.5 km / 0.9 mi

The preferred airport for Fairmont The Norfolk is Nairobi (NBO Jomo Kenyatta Intl.) 13.4 km / 8.3 mi.

Hotel facilities
• Internet access - wireless • Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Internet access in public areas - dial-up • Massage - treatment room(s)
• Meeting rooms (small groups) • Smoke-free property
• Express check- in • Dry cleaning/laundry service
• Fitness facilities • Pets accepted
• Parking (free) • Safe-deposit box - front desk
• Multilingual staff • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• 24-hour front desk • Doorman/doorwoman
• Limo or Town Car service available • Gift shops or newsstand
• Number of rooms: 165• Number of floors: 3
• Airport transportation (surcharge) • Audio-visual equipment
• Business services • Internet access in public areas - surcharge
• Tour assistance • Breakfast available (surcharge)
• Coffee shop or café • Security guard
• Parking (valet) • Technology helpdesk
• Secretarial services • Concierge desk
• Poolside bar • Sauna
• Parking (secure) • Suitable for children
• Room service (24 hours) • Banquet facilities
• Restaurant(s) in hotel • Shoe shine
• Express check-out • Bar/lounge
• Patio • Health club
• Ballroom(s) • Babysitting or child care
• Wedding services • Currency exchange
• Conference room(s) • Laundry facilities
• Swimming pool - children's • Medical assistance available
• Event catering • Umbrella
• Exhibit space • Swimming pool - outdoor
• Elevator/lift • Business center
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Location The hotel is situated only 3 km from the heart of the city centre. The Nairobi railway station is located 5 km away. The main convention centre and trade fair grounds are 3 km away. The hotel is 20 km from the primary airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, and the Wilson Airport is located 15 km away. Facilities The hotel has played a leading role in Kenya's colourful history and continues to be Nairobi's finest and best-known hotel. It is still the traditional starting point for safaris, and the Lord Delamere Terrace is modern Nairobi's most famous meeting place, where drinks and light meals are served continuously from morning until midnight. The hotel was expanded in 1999 and subsequently renovated in time for its centennial, which it celebrated in 2004. It was updated once again in 2008. The hotel now offers accommodation in 165 guest rooms and suites and has 8 conference rooms, the largest seating 175 delegates, a beauty salon, a book shop and gift shops. Guests are additionally provided with on-site currency exchange facilities, a café, a bar, restaurants, WLAN Internet access and a laundry service. Rooms All guest rooms are luxuriously furnished, featuring plush carpeting and soft, deep velour furnishings. The guest rooms all have bedside lamps, dressing tables and built-in wardrobes, in addition to luggage racks. Every room has a direct dial telephone and telephone directory, satellite TV, electrical mosquito repellent and individually regulated air conditioning. The en suite bathrooms each come with a shower/bathtub and hairdryer. Guests may keep in touch via the Internet access in their room, store their valuables in the safe and grab refreshments from the minibar. Tea and coffee making facilities are also provided in the rooms. Sports/Entertainment The hotel features a heated outdoor swimming pool, as well as a health club with gym, sauna and steam room. Meals There are 6 restaurants in the hotel, one to suit every mood and palate. Payment The hotel accepts American Express, MasterCard and VISA. Misc. Back-up generators in the hotel allow for 24-hour electricity.

Fairmont The Norfolk Hotel has played a leading role in Kenya*s colorful history- and continues to be Nairobi*s finest and best-known hotel. The town and later the modern city of Nairobi grew up around Fairmont The Norfolk hotel- which still has its own private tropical gardens. The hotel is still the traditional starting point for safaris and the Lord Delamere Terrace is modern Nairobi*s most famous meeting place- where drinks and light meals are served continuously from morning until midnight. Fairmont The Norfolk was expanded in 1999 and subsequently renovated in time for its centennial- which it celebrated in 2004. The hotel now offers accommodations in 165 guest rooms and suites- has eight conference rooms- the largest seating 175 delegates- a heated outdoor swimming pool- health club with gym- sauna and steam room- beauty salon- book shop and gift shops.