The Sarova Stanley was so refreshing after an 8 day safari. Great location in town, can easily catch a cab or matatu to go anywhere.
Very friendly and helpful staff. Eva, the Brand Ambassador, was kind enough to show us several rooms before we decided to stay here. All other staff we encountered were so welcoming and kind.
The gym and sauna/steam room facilities are wonderful.
Breakfast was great with a variety of options and great yogurt toppings.
The room was very comfortable (soft beds are hard to come by in Kenya, this was the best by far), good A/C, bathtub and powerful hot shower, robes etc.
The hotel is very clean and charming. Would only stay here if we come back to Nairobi.

We stayed for two nights on our way to and back from Masai Mara. We were struck by the Victorian elegance and the amazingly friendly staff as soon as we entered the hotel. We were given an excellent room.....spacious, spotlessly clean and very elegantly done. The Thai Chi restaurant was beyond expectations. The restaurant staff was so friendly and helpful....i would like to make a special mention of Nicolas. The Thorn Tree Cafe was also extremely good......the fish was simply out of the world. The breakfast spread was also very very good. We really enjoyed staying there.

The hotel is located in the heart of Nairobi. The hotel old beautiful style and very friendly staff is only one reason for returning, the food is also delicious!
The hotelpool is very nice and has sun until the sunset, perfect for a swim and a drink!

The only problem is that the location makes the sleep a bit difficult as the matatus (minibusses) and larger trucks starts hooting as early as 04 in the morning. There are also a lot of traffic passing during the evening and people on the streets so ask for a room with windows not to the maindoor if possible.
As Nairobi is really getting crowded with cars one should consider it when choosing a hotel as getting around might take hours..!

Just returned from an amazing 18 night stay at the Stanley and I can't praise the hotel highly enough. From the moment you walk through the front door you are instantly taken by the Victorian elegance of the place and the amazingly friendly staff. I was travelling with my 4 year old son who to be honest can be qiute boisterous at times but nothing was ever to much trouble for the staff who went out of their way to keep my son happy and make him feel welcome (something that you often can't say about 5 star hotels). Breakfast was a delight with freshly cut tropical fruits, pastries to die for and a never fading smile. Rose the egg counter chef would have my omelette made to perfection before I had got to the counter. Scolah & Beatrice the waitresses would have my son's glass of milk within seconds and we just felt so at home. The room was really large and very welcoming. Samuel our housekeeper would always be ready to help and keep our room well stocked with all the essentials. Also contrary to some comments we had no issues being on a low floor overlooking the nightclubs of Kenyatta Ave as the room had been very successfully sound-proofed Steve and the rest of the concierge team made sure that anything we needed could be found.

A great hotel which I will return to on my next visit.