Tea in the afternoon, giraffes at breakfast
Langata, Nairobi, Kenya — Wildlife boutique hotel.
The manor stands in the trees at Langata, with twelve rooms and a garden that ties dining, sitting and sleeping into one house. Giraffes live in the surrounding forest and walk up to the building on their own schedule, which is the reason people come and the reason nothing about it can be promised.
A single night here spans two moments, the afternoon after you arrive and the breakfast next morning. Arrive late and you keep only one of them. The official advice is to reach the manor at midday or early afternoon, in time to settle in, eat lunch and be there for tea.
Families, couples and wildlife lovers often use it as the first or last night of a Kenya trip. If close contact with animals is not for you, or your flight only lands late at night, the night is worth much less. A day room at the neighbouring Retreat may then serve better.
