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Number
of rooms:
45
rooms includes
34 twin rooms
8 Chania luxury rooms
3 cottages
Room
Decor:
Most
rooms are built in a style
reminiscent of the 1920's with
colonial sized bathrooms
In-Room
Amenities:
Spacious
and airy most with fireplaces and
garden access rooms. Chania wing
and cottages have a balcony and
satellite TV.
Restaurants/Bars
Dining
Room
The
wood panelled dining room opens
out onto a large verandah where
guests can delight in views of the
gardens and spectacular Mt. Kenya
beyond.
Sherry
Bar
Adjoining
the verandah and dining room, the
bar is cosily furnished and
provides an ideal retreat for a
sundowner on chilly evenings.
Kirinyaga
Tavern
The
informal pub-like atmosphere of
the tavern allows Outspan guests
to meet Nyeri locals.
Recreation
Facilities
Lounge
This
attractive lounge with a roaring
fire place is a comfortable place
to enjoy a book .
Snooker
Room
This
room adjoins the TV room and
houses a full-sized snooker table.
TV
Room
Adjacent
to the lounge this room has
satellite TV, video and tables for
playing cards. |
Golf
A
game on the challenging 9- hole
golf course next to the hotel can
take an entire day. Outspan guests
enjoy temporary membership and do
not pay green fees.
Paxtu
Paxtu
is the cottage where Lord Baden
Powell the founder of the scouting
movement chose to spend the last
years of his life. It has been
preserved as a museum and the
memorabilia has been added to it
over the years by visiting Scouts
and Girl Guides.
Kikuyu
Village
Every
afternoon a traditional Kikuyu
dancing display is given in a
purpose built arena. A small
Kikuyu homestead has been erected
in the enclosure and a narration
is given on the dances and
traditions of the Kikuyu home.
Game
drives
Guests
can book game drives to the
Aberdare salient. A minimum of
three people are required for a
drive.
Other
Activities
Within
the 30 acres of the Outspan there
is a swimming pool, all weather
tennis courts, squash courts, and
table tennis. For those who prefer
less strenuous activities there
are bird and river walks.
Other
Services
Laundry/Dry Cleaning
Two Shops
All major credit cards accepted
Meeting
Facilities
Sherbrooke
Walker Conference room
This
room holds 40 persons classroom
style and 60 persons theatre style
Kirinyaga
Conference suite
This
room holds 80 persons theatre
style and 60 persons boardroom
style
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Outspan Golf &
Country Club in Nyeri is a gracious, solid comfortable hotel.
Its setting carefully chosen in 1928, with views of Mount Kenya
and framed by the white water of the Chania River, the Outspan
is the nearest hotel to the spectacular Karua Falls in the
Aberdare National Park. The gardens are beautifully manicured
and the rooms still retain the qualities of a historical and
well established property. The 30 acre setting lends itself to
conferences and training sessions with numerous activities for
the leisure hours. Another 16 acres bordering the river are set
aside for nature walks. With a round or two of golf and a visit
to Treetops, the Outspan is a very special country hotel.
The hotels lounge
with a roaring fire place is a comfortable place to enjoy a book
. Adjacent to the lounge the TV room has satellite TV, video and
tables for playing cards. There is a snooker room which houses a
full-sized snooker table.
Within the 30
acres of the Outspan there is a swimming pool, all weather
tennis courts, squash courts, and table tennis. For those who
prefer less strenuous activities there are bird and river walks
and trout fishing.
