Giraffe Manor
Langata, Nairobi, Kenya
Location
Langata
The manor sits on twelve acres in the leafy Langata suburb of Nairobi, within 140 acres of indigenous forest — the classic first or last night of a Kenyan safari, with the airport around 45 minutes away.
Transfer
A Nairobi transfer
Around 45 minutes from Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta airport, with transfers included — an easy bookend at either end of a safari.
Villas
12 suites
Twelve individually styled suites across the 1932 Historic Manor and the Garden Manor, vintage-elegant with four-posters — including the Karen Blixen and Finch Hatton suites.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families and bucket-listers who want the world's only giraffe-breakfast manor as a Nairobi bookend — book a year ahead, and plan one or two nights, not a safari base.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
All-inclusive — all meals including afternoon tea, most drinks, laundry, WiFi, AFEW Giraffe Centre entry and Nairobi transfers.
About the Resort
The world's only giraffe-breakfast manor
Giraffe Manor is the only place on earth where endangered giraffes join you for breakfast — a 1932 manor house in the leafy Langata suburb of Nairobi, home to a resident herd of Rothschild's giraffes that lean their heads in through the windows at breakfast and afternoon tea. Part of The Safari Collection, it sits on twelve acres within 140 acres of indigenous forest, and it is the classic first or last night of a Kenyan safari, the airport around 45 minutes away. The twelve suites, across the original 1932 Historic Manor and the Garden Manor, are vintage-elegant with four-posters and individual styling, among them the Karen Blixen and Finch Hatton suites, names straight out of Out of Africa. Stays are all-inclusive, and the setting opens onto a whole cluster of Nairobi experiences — the adjacent AFEW Giraffe Centre that conserves the herd, the David Sheldrick elephant orphanage, the Karen Blixen Museum and the Kazuri Beads women's cooperative. It is in huge demand: plan one or two nights, not a safari base, and book a year or more ahead.
Accommodation
Suites
Twelve individually styled suites across the original 1932 Historic Manor and the Garden Manor, vintage-elegant with four-posters and forest or garden views — including the signature Karen Blixen Suite in the Historic Manor and the Finch Hatton Suite in the Garden Manor.
Garden
Garden Manor Room
Sleeps two. A vintage-elegant king or four-poster room in the Garden Manor, with garden and forest views and the chance of a giraffe at the window.
Four-posterGiraffe visits
Historic
Historic Manor Room
Sleeps two. A king or four-poster in the original 1932 main house, individually styled, with forest and garden views.
1932 houseFour-poster
Signature
Karen Blixen Suite
Sleeps two. The signature heritage suite in the Historic Manor, with forest views.
HeritageSignature
Suite
Finch Hatton Suite
Sleeps two. A signature suite in the Garden Manor, with forest views.
SignatureGarden Manor
Food & Drink
Dining
Meals are fresh and locally sourced in the historic dining hall, with sunrooms and terraces and Daisy's café and bar at The Retreat — and the giraffes leaning in through the windows at breakfast.
Signature
The dining hall
The historic dining hall, with sunrooms and terraces — fresh, locally sourced cooking.
Café
Daisy's
Daisy's café and bar at The Retreat.
Breakfast
Giraffe breakfast
Breakfast with the giraffes leaning in through the windows.
Wellbeing
The Retreat
The Retreat holds a spa with a sauna, steam room and gym, plus a swimming pool and hot tub. Entry to the adjacent AFEW Giraffe Centre — the conservation programme behind the resident herd — is included.
The Retreat spa
The Retreat — a spa with a sauna, steam room and gym.
A pool
A swimming pool and hot tub at The Retreat.
Giraffe Centre
Entry to the adjacent AFEW Giraffe Centre, included.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A globally singular stay, and a whole cluster of Nairobi alongside it. Share breakfast with the giraffes, see the conservation work next door, and visit the Sheldrick elephants, the Karen Blixen Museum and the Kazuri Beads cooperative.
Giraffe breakfast
Breakfast and afternoon tea with the resident Rothschild's giraffes — the only place in the world for it.
AFEW Giraffe Centre
The adjacent AFEW Giraffe Centre, the conservation programme behind the herd.
Sheldrick elephants
The David Sheldrick elephant orphanage nearby.
Karen Blixen Museum
The Karen Blixen Museum, from Out of Africa.
Kazuri Beads
The Kazuri Beads women's cooperative.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
From Nairobi airport
Around 45 minutes from Nairobi's airport, with transfers included.
In Langata
Nairobi
In the leafy Langata suburb of Nairobi, on twelve acres within indigenous forest.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Giraffe Manor. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- All-inclusive — all meals including afternoon tea, most drinks, laundry, WiFi, Giraffe Centre entry and Nairobi transfers.
Made for couples
- A romantic, photogenic stay for couples and a thrill for families — a one- or two-night icon, not a safari base.
Booking
- In huge demand: stays are usually one or two nights and book a year or more ahead.
Getting there
- Around 45 minutes from Nairobi's airport, with transfers included.
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