Fairmount Mt Kenya Hotel is a 5-star hotel in Nanyuki. It is at the foothills of Mt Kenya and portrays a blissful setting. It was opened in 1959 by William Holden and was last renovated in 2022. The Fairmount hotels and resort chains manage this hotel. It is among the world’s top 50 hotels in random travel and leisure books and 2013 it won the traveler choice awards. It is 201km from Nairobi using the Nairobi- Thika super highway a drive of 3 hours 30 minutes. On Nanyuki- Nyeri highway off to Nanyuki town is 70km. Once at Nanyuki town, turn right at the golf petrol station and drive 10km to the hotel.
Fairmount Mt Kenya Hotels has classic elegantly and beautifully designed restaurants and bars. They have highly, well trained, professional chefs. Their menu is displayed on a QR-scanning card with Kenyan and international cuisines. The ingredients are fresh and sourced from the organic farm although some are sourced locally but with high quality. The signature dish at Fairmount Mt Kenya Hotels is the Mt Kenya trout that is fished from the hotel’s trout farm. The safari bar is occasionally used to wind up the day’s activities with a glass of wine or a bottle of beer. In contrast, William Holden’s bar is used mainly for private dining, private events, sundowner parties, and romantic evenings. The pool bar is the best place to light up your day and basking the sun with a drink at the pool. Private dining, bush meals, and romantic dinners are to be planned.
Fairmount Mt Kenya Hotel has 110 rooms and suites that are decorated in elevated country club style. These suites and cottages are elegantly furnished and have modern amenities such that they provide comfort and convenience. William Holden’s cottage; was named after the founder and it reflects the history and charm of the original residency. Fairmount room is found in the main building and it has an open layout plan that is tastefully furnished with a seating room and glamourous views of the mountain. Deluxe view rooms have spectacular views beyond the landscape and down to Mt Kenya. The deluxe rooms are spacious with luxurious furniture, a sitting room, a fireplace, a balcony, and a view of the garden picturesque. Mawingo suite is fashioned and it has a 5-piece ensuite bathroom, spacious lounge, stone fireplace, and private terraces which overlooks the garden. The garden suite is cozy and inviting with a spacious lounge that is separated from the bedroom with a stone fireplace. This separation makes guests enjoy warming themselves in the comfort of either the bedroom side or the sitting area.
Raymond’s suite is luxuriously furnished with a spacious lounge that is separated from the bedroom with a 32″ plasma screen and a fireplace. This suite has a magnificent view of Mt Kenya. The Equatorial suite has the best views of Mt Kenya than any other suite since it has direct exposure to Mt Kenya. It is built on the original manor block and slit into 2 by the equator. The signature suite and manor suite have Mt Kenya views and they’re built on the historical block of the hotel. Riverside suites and Riverside rooms are on the riverside just 2 minutes drive from the main building. They provide privacy and serenity with a unique view of Mt Kenya.
Fairmount Mt Kenya Hotel has exclusive activities such as hiking, mountain bike cycling, equator ceremonies, golf, horse riding, fishing, rafting, and canoeing.