we decided to stay in the Ridgeway Gables a cosy Nairobi home turned into a Bed and Breakfast with 6 charming double room, so that we would have the advice of the charming hostess Ms.Maggie von Lekow who has been in the East African travel business the last 30 years and is the ideal person to advise one about the country and where to go and why. A welcoming log fire in the cosy living room greeted us upon arrival in the evening, because July is a cool month for Nairobi and the delicious home cooked dinner was superb. The bedrooms were charming rustik style with an ensuite shower and loo (this is functional and fine).
The bedrooms were independent in an inner courtyard and one could go outside into the lovely Kenya garden any time - a Kenya breakfast was served on the terrasse at any prearranged time. We had a car and driver booked at a reaonable rate of about 25$ for a full half-day to get us to the local Maasai market where we shopped till we dropped. The amber beads etc were... more