Location:-
Set within the cosmopolitan Kenyan capital of Nairobi, the Norfolk
Hotel has impressed generations of visitors with its unfailing
high standards of service, luxurious style, hospitality and comfort.
From the new and old worlds the first guests came, many of noble
birth. The guest list made its name as a legend then and still
does so today.
Artefacts from the hotel's history are dotted around including
a sedan chair from the colonial era. The Norfolk Hotel offers
all the comforts of a modern first class hotel yet combine it
with an intriguing sense of history. Opened on Christmas Day 1904,
(and still justifiably famous for its Christmas Morning cocktail
party) the Norfolk has hosted such luminaries as Lord Delamere,
Theodore Roosevelt and Karen Blixen. Now expensively refurbished
the hotel still retains a sense of history.
The exterior of the Norfolk Hotel has changed little since the
colonial era. Timbered walls covered in vines and creepers, the
taxi rank with old London cabs queuing to take guests where they
will, look much the same as they did in the old photographs that
chart the history of Kenya. The new reception areas of the Norfolk
Hotel are light, bright and immediately welcoming. Ceiling fans,
cane chairs, plump animal-print cushions and deep sofas combine
with locally sourced woods to create a tranquil ambience with
echoes of the colonial period in which the Norfolk featured so
strongly. However, not all is new - the long case clock in the
hall, for example, was presented to the hotel by the drivers in
the Nairobi to Johannesburg Race on 26th October, 1936. The Ibis
Restaurant, at the Norfolk, is renowned locally for its innovative
use of the best and freshest of ingredients Kenya has to offer.
The executive chef ensures that the chefs gain experience in the
finest hotels and restaurants in Europe. The cosmopolitan cuisine
features classic and new dishes exquisitely prepared, and finely
tuned as to seasoning and accompaniments. The chic clientele bear
witness to the restaurants popularity. The Lord Delamere Terrace
and Restaurant offers less formal dining. Here you may take a
light meal or indulge in the sumptuous themed buffets. The Hibiscus
lounge is ideal for a colonial-style afternoon tea. Accommodation
at the Norfolk varies from large opulent suites to smaller, more
intimate rooms. All are beautifully furnished and many look out
onto the hotel's lovely gardens. The grounds are immaculate and
profusely planted with indigenous plants.
At a glance:
- Accommodation - Capacity - 334
- 167 kuxurious rooms
- Built in 1904
- Fax (For Guests)
- Babysitting or Child Care
- Common Area Wireless Access
- Laundry/ Dry Cleaning Service
- Business Center
- Car Rental
- Administrative Services
- Common/Public Areas Accessible to Wheelchairs
- Barber/Hair Stylist
- Currency Exchange
- Photocopy Service
- Gift Shop
- Meeting Facilities
- A-V Equipment
- Air Conditioning (In Room)
- Newspaper (Free)
- Telephone
- Television (Cable/Satellite)
- Maid Service
- Safe (In Room)
- Balcony/Terrace
- Mini-Bar
Accommodation:- 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.
Activities:-
Wildlife game drives, Self Drive, Walking,
Culture, Shopping, Conference Facility, Photography, Birding,
Spa, Golf, Sport Facility, Day Tours, heated swimming Pool, pool
bar, a fitness centre with sauna, steam bath and aerobics classes
and a business centre with secretarial services.
Access:- Located
within the city of Nairobi and thus can be reached by road or
flight into the city's airport.
Child Policy:- Children
0-2 years = Free
Children 3-12 years sharing a room with parents 50% of PPS rate.
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