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Fairmont Norfolk Hotel

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Nairobi's Historic Grand Hotel

In central Nairobi, Fairmont The Norfolk is Kenya’s most historic hotel, dating to 1904, with 125 rooms and suites in tropical gardens, several restaurants and bars, a spa and an outdoor pool.

Over a century of Kenyan hospitality

Fairmont The Norfolk stands on Harry Thuku Road in central Nairobi, Kenya’s most historic hotel, opened in 1904 and set amid lush tropical gardens. It has 125 rooms and suites, including a Fairmont Gold club experience, from Fairmont and Deluxe rooms to verandah and courtyard rooms, family rooms and heritage-themed suites such as the 1937 Room.

Dining spans the all-day Lord Delamere Terrace for Pan-African cuisine, the award-winning Tatu for seafood and premium meats with an alfresco patio over the herb garden, the Cin Cin Bar with whiskies and live jazz and afternoon high tea, and the casual Pool Restaurant, with a Chef’s Table and a Taste of Italy night. There is a serene spa, a state-of-the-art gym and an outdoor pool. Nairobi’s most iconic and storied hotel, with heritage-themed rooms and gardens full of exotic birds, it offers city safari game drives, historic city and tea-plantation tours and golf experiences. Part of Fairmont, it suits travellers wanting a historic, luxurious city base in Nairobi, from pre and post-safari stays to honeymooners, families and business guests.

Dining

Dining spans the all-day Lord Delamere Terrace for Pan-African cuisine and the award-winning Tatu for seafood and premium meats on an alfresco patio over the herb garden.

The Cin Cin Bar serves tapas, whiskies and afternoon high tea with live jazz, and the casual Pool Restaurant handles international comfort food.

Facilities and experiences

A historic setting in central Nairobi, dating to 1904, in tropical gardens.
125 rooms and suites, including a Fairmont Gold experience.
A serene spa and a state-of-the-art gym.
An outdoor pool and gardens full of exotic birds.
City safari game drives, historic tours and tea-plantation visits.

Why we recommend Fairmont Norfolk Hotel

  • Kenya’s most historic hotel, in central Nairobi, dating to 1904.
  • 125 rooms and suites, including Fairmont Gold, in tropical gardens.
  • Several restaurants and bars, from Pan-African to afternoon tea.
  • A spa, a gym and an outdoor pool.
  • A perfect pre or post-safari city base, good for honeymooners and families.

A note on experience

This suits you if you want a historic, luxurious city base in Nairobi. Take a heritage-themed room, dine on Pan-African cooking on the Lord Delamere Terrace, and take afternoon high tea with live jazz at the Cin Cin Bar. Swim in the outdoor pool among the gardens, and head out on a city safari or a tea-plantation tour. It is ideal before or after a safari. Good for honeymooners, families and business guests.

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