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The Nairobi's
Fairmont Norfolk Hotel has played a leading role in
Kenya's colorful history, and continues to be Nairobi's
finest and best-known hotel. The town and later the
modern city of Nairobi grew up around Fairmont The
Norfolk hotel, which still has its own private tropical
gardens. The hotel is still the traditional starting
point for safaris and the Lord Delamere Terrace is
modern Nairobi's most famous meeting place, where
drinks and light meals are served |
continuously from morning until midnight.The
Norfolk Hotel Fairmont is one of the most characterful hotels
in East Africa. Older than the London Ritz, the Norfolk
started life on Christmas day, 1904. Apart from being one
of the oldest hotels in Kenya and indeed Africa, the Norfolk
has gone through various transitions over the decades, from
restyling and renovations, to change of ownership.
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. 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 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. 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 combines
it with an intriguing sense of history.
Guest Facilities & Services
Include;
1. Heated swimming pool
and pool bar
2. Four restaurants
3. 1 shop and 1 gift shop
4. Hair salon
5. Fitness centre with sauna, steam bath and aerobics classes
6. Business centre with secretarial services
7. Babysitting available
8. 24-hour room service, security and porterage
9. 167 rooms and suites
10. Ample secure free car parking
11. 5 minutes from city centre
12. All rooms have:-
13. Air conditioning
14. Satellite television
15. Mini-bar
16. Hairdryer
17. Gown
18. 240v, 3 pin sockets
19. Telephone
However, the hotel has always
impressed generation after generation of visitors
with its high standards of service, luxurious style, hospitality
and comfort. Fairmont The Norfolk was expanded in 1999-2012 and
subsequently renovated in time for its centennial, which
it celebrated in 2004. The hotel now offers accommodations
in 165 guest rooms and suites, has eight conference rooms,
the largest seating 175 delegates, a heated outdoor swimming
pool, health club with gym, sauna and steam room, beauty
salon, book shop and gift shops.
Many of the bedrooms overlook the
hotel's famous courtyards where colourful
trees and gardens create a warm and natural ambiance.
The Norfolk Hotel
has 167 bedrooms and suites, all have their own private
bathroom.
The executive and deluxe suites
in the Acacia Wing are furnished to a luxurious standard.
These rooms also lend themselves to private dining or
small
meetings. The banqueting and conference facilities of
the Norfolk
comprise numerous air-conditioned function rooms at the
hotel.
The ballroom, which can be partitioned
to form two smaller rooms, has a seating capacity of 175
people. There's a heated swimming pool adjacent to the
Kijabe Gardens has a resturant and a bar. For the keep-fit
enthusiasts and leisure
lovers, there's a fully equipped gym, saunas, steam and
changing rooms.
The unique and striking use of natural materials of wood
and stone, are emphasized by light and water from every
direction. The swimming pool has three levels, flowing
from the hotel to the sea. The entire property is designed
in harmony with the natural surroundings to provide an
ambiance of total tranquillity and refined elegance.
Lowest Room Rate Guarantee and
Making Bookings;
We can guarantee you the lowest room rates for The Nairobi's
Norfolk Hotel. Our strong network of hotels throughout
the region coupled with our ever-increasing volume of
guests to The Norfolk Hotel has given us access to the
most competitive rates, yielding savings which we pass
on directly to our travellers. Thus, with us you can enjoy
the lowest room rates unavailable from other operators.
This is our true guarantee. Contact
us for more information...
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