Business travellers get new home in Sankara Hotel

The wines is stored in high ceiling refrigerators that allow visitors to choose their favourite tipple as well as add to the décor of the floor.

It is here, along with a bar on the roof top, which the hotel hopes to attract the local entertainment crowd.

Westlands has slowly become a major entertainment centre in the city with major bars and clubs located in the area.

Along Woodvale Groove, where Sankara is located, is one of the longest standing bar and restaurants in the area, Gypsy which has been subdivided to boast four different bars catering for various tastes including a sports bar.

For years, Gypsy has been a major tourist entertainment destination.

From the various rooms in the hotel, including the roof top and restaurants, one gets to enjoy the various sights and sounds of Westlands.

From the shopping mall to the traffic congestion that is part of Nairobi living.

At Sankara guests will enjoy all the major technology to connect them to their homes and offices, including i-pod docking stations connected to the TV screens in the rooms.

The hotel boasts five types of rooms, ranging from $279 (Sh22,320) per night for the standard room to $750 (Sh60,000) for the executive suite.