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Fairmont Norfolk Hotel
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KENYA | | Location: | | Nairobi | | Description: | | The exterior of The Fairmont 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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont Norfolk Hotel offers all the comforts of a modern first class hotel yet combines it with an intriguing sense of history.
Heated swimming pool and pool bar
Four restaurants
1 shop and 1 gift shop
Hair salon
Fitness centre with sauna, steam bath and aerobics classes
Business centre with secretarial services
Babysitting available
24-hour room service, security and porterage
167 rooms and suites
Ample secure free car parking
5 minutes from city centre
All rooms have:-
Air conditioning
Satellite television
Mini-bar
Hairdryer
Gown
240v, 3 pin sockets
Telephone | | Type of accommodation: | | hotel | | Location: | | City | | Star rating: | | 5* | | Fittings: | | garden, exchange office, beach umbrellas and sunbeds, sauna, restaurant, reception desk, gift shop, steam bath, parking, corner shops/shopping gallery, luggage carrier, massages, spa, conference room/cabinet, coffee house/cafe, hairdresser, internet, hotel vault, day-care, fitness, playgroup, cleaning shop, business centre, swimming pool, bar, around-the-clock service | | Sport in place: | | golf | | Sport in neighborhood: | | |
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