Boutique Luxury

Giraffe Manor

Giraffe Manor is a unique boutique hotel in the heart of Nairobi, famous for its resident herd of endangered Rothschild giraffe. The manor house was originally built as a private home in the 1930s and has twelve bedrooms, all with en-suite bathrooms.

Nairobi, Kenya
Giraffe Manor
  • Have breakfast as the resident giraffe pop their head in the window

  • Meet the resident warthog

  • Visit the Giraffe Sanctuary nearby

  • Built in 1932 Giraffe Manor modelled on a Scottish hunting lodge


Giraffe Manor is surrounded by 140 acres of pristine indigenous forest in Nairobi. An elegant, personally-hosted, small and exclusive hotel, it is famous for its resident herd of endangered Rothschild giraffe. As it was originally built in the 1930s as a private home, the manor has a personality of its own with all the rooms being individually decorated and differently proportioned.

Giraffe Manor was modelled on a Scottish hunting lodge and now has twelve bedrooms split between the main Manor house and Garden House, all with en-suite bathrooms and some with a shower only or bath only. One of these rooms, the Karen Blixen Suite, is suitable for families as it has a mezzanine floor with twin beds.

Guests gather in the drawing room before dinner for drinks. However, breakfast is the highlight of any stay here when the giraffe pop their heads through the dining room window to see what is on offer. Guests will also find a pot of giraffe nuts in their bedroom in case they wish to entertain any very tall visitors through their window.

Giraffe Manor is also home to many characters including warthogs, bushbuck, dik dik and more than 180 species of birds and has a striking view of the Ngong hills.

There are fantastic local excursions from Giraffe Manor, visiting either the Karen Blixen Museum or the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage.

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Don't forget to feed the warthogs too!

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Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Giraffe Manor is located in the suburb of Langata, around 10km to the southwest of Nairobi city centre in central Kenya. Set in 12 acres of private land within 140 acres of indigenous forest.

It is an 8-hour 30-minute international flight from London to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport. Giraffe Manor is a 40-minute drive from Jomo Kenyatta airport (depending on traffic).


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