New weekend routine for middle class: Pay Sh30,000 for night away without the travel 

Hemingways Eden

Inside Hemingways Eden, a boutique hotel in Nairobi's Eden owned by Anna Trzebinski.

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A growing number of middle-class Kenyans are opting to holiday without leaving town, checking into nearby hotels, villas and serviced apartments for short breaks that require little planning and even less travel. 

Typically, they arrive on a Friday evening or Saturday, spend one or two nights away, and drive straight to work on Monday morning.

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