I spent a week at the Panari on business. Very convenient to the airport, where I was working, and thus able to avoid the legendary Nairobi traffic. The hotel isn't going to win any prizes for Best Airport Hotel I the World. Although its not that old, it feels dated, and in comparison to other Nairobi hotels charging the same rate, it has some work to do. One of the hardest Matresses ever!

However, the staff are what makes the Panari stand out. I had some major problems over the weekend with my laptop and the IT manager spent an hour and a half sorting it out. The business centre staff were great too, as was the room maid. Just couldn't do enough to help. All smiles and enthusiasm.
So, well done Panari staff. Do some upgrading to the infrastructure and you are on to a winner.

This hotel has the ability to become a great place for visitors but very little is being done to market it or appeal to customers. everything was average from the service to the food. Its location is great because its a few minutes from the airport but other than that there is nothing worth talking about.

Our airline put us in this hotel when our flight was rescheduled for a day later. My experience could not have been better. The room was typical of a U.S. chain high rise hotel: large, spacious room, big bathroom with amenities including hair dryer, free bottled water, stocked mini-bar,and all the services needed. There is a large restaurant serving buffet-style classic Indian, Western, and European food while the mini-mall the hotel is in also has a Middle Eastern restaurant (we had drinks and snacks there after our extra day of touring) and food court which wasn't open when we were there, and an ice skating rink. It was close enough to the airport for the airline to send us there and shuttle a plane load of people back and forth, but was not right next to it. We spent our extra day in Nairobi seeing missed sights, but arranged our own van, since there were several of us. It seemed close enough and we were back in time to visit the mall restaurant and get the shuttle for our evening flight. All personnel I met were very helpful, pleasant and courteous. I liked everything about this hotel and would recommend it, but as perviously stated it looks, feels, and is like this type of hotel found anywhere in the world. Nothing new or distinctive of Kenya or Africa. The airline paid for our stay, so I can not comment of value for cost.

I didnt find anything fancy to write about this place. Just what a hotel should be - clean, spacious and a nice scenic view. The waiters though looked overworked.

The orange juice I was given tasted like it came from anything but an orange. It had a disgusting artificial taste!

There is an ice skating ring on the second floor. Head up there for some fun with family and friends