When The Norfolk Hotel first opened in Nairobi on Christmas Day 1904, the Savoy Hotel in London was 5 years old and the London Ritz was still a year away. No other hotel in Kenya captures as much of Nairobi's splendid past and exciting present, and few hotels anywhere can claim a more romantic history. Adventurous visitors such as 26th American President Theodore Roosevelt, Lord Baden-Powell, the Earl of Warwick, Lord and Lady Cranworth, and the Baron and Baroness von Blixen have all been part of the Hotel's history.

In 1998/99 the Reception, public areas, function rooms and restaurants were renovated, and the new Acacia Wing with 44 deluxe guest rooms and suites was built. Today, the Hotel boasts 167 luxurious guest rooms, an outdoor heated swimming pool, a fully equipped health club, a ballroom, four function rooms, elegant public areas and the choice of four dining venues.

All guest rooms are luxuriously furnished, have plush carpeting and deep velour soft furnishings. The guest rooms all have bedside lamps, dressing tables, and built-in wardrobes, besides luggage racks. Every room has a telephone and telephone directory, direct dialling facilities, a television linked to satellite dish, electrical mosquito repellent and air conditioning. Back-up generators in the hotel allow for 24-hour electricity.

All the bathrooms have 115240 v shaving sockets, shampoo, body lotion, bath and shower gel and bathrobes, overhead showers/bath-tubs, flush toilets, washbasin, hot and cold running water, insecticide, water tumblers and the suites, jars of cotton wool balls and weighing scales.

STANDARD
Standard guest rooms are either twin or double-bedded and all have en-suite bathrooms with a bathtub and a shower in the bath.

SUPERIOR
Superior guest rooms are either twin or double-bedded, have en-suite bathrooms with a separate shower stall, and guests' valuables may be placed in the private safe deposit box in the guest room.

STUDIO SUITE
Studio Suites are either twin or double-bedded and have en-suite bathrooms with a separate shower stall. In each of these suites is a small seating area, and guests' valuables may be placed in the private safe deposit box in the guest room. Studio Suites are larger than Superior and Standard guest rooms.

EXECUTIVE SUITE
Executive Suites are much larger than the standard, superior guest rooms or studio suites, and are either twin or double-bedded rooms. Each Executive Suite has an en-suite bathroom with a separate shower stall. Also in each suite is a personal trouser press. These Executive Suites also have a separate sitting room and guests' valuables may be placed in the private safe deposit box in the guest room.

DUPLEX SUITE
The Duplex Suites are split level either twin or double-bedded guest rooms, each with an en-suite bathroom with a separate shower stall. These Suites have a separate sitting room, and the guest bedroom is located upstairs. In each sitting room there is a delightful bay seating area overlooking the Kijabe Gardens. Guests' valuables may be placed in the private safe deposit box in the guest room.

DELUXE SUITE
The Deluxe Suites are the largest guest rooms in the hotel, and are either twin or double-bedded. Each has a large en-suite bathroom with a separate shower stall, a separate sitting room and a separate changing room. Guests' valuables may be placed in the private safe deposit box in the guest room, and each guest room has a personal trouser press.

The Lord Delamere Restaurant, Terrace & Bar have always been and are still at the centre of Nairobi's social life. -Leading off the Reception, the new Hibiscus Lounge & Bar offers morning coffee, a lunch snack menu and traditional English afternoo

20 minutes from int l airport