Contact Info.

P.O. Box 24963 - 00502, Nairobi, Kenya.

Mob.: +254.(0).722.434.965 / +254.(0).733.600.184
Phone: +254.(0).20.891.856 / 890.140 / 891.296 / 25.13.331
Fax : +254.(0).20.890.674

Mail : reservations@ngonghouse.co.ke

Casablanca Nights

This magical room takes its inspiration from the sun soaked lands of North Africa. A heady mix of rich colours, sumptuous fabrics and moody lighting, this room looks best at night, when the giant traditional Moroccan lantern casts intricate patterns across a ceiling twinkling with silver and gold stars and over twin Edwardian beds draped in mosquito nets. Solid deco furniture and lots of leopard print fabrics add an eclectic touch.

Highland Fling

He slipped back deeper into the soft cushions that adorned the heavy tartan drape on the bed. For a moment he tried to remember what clan it represented but the concentration was too much for him. It had been a hard day trudging through the sleet and snow and all those years south of the border had almost made him forget that bitter north wind. Half in sleep he began to look at his surroundings.

His eyes fell upon the huge stag antlers hung high on the thick oak panelling that clad the room. He recalled how, as a young boy, he would go stalking the beasts for hours with his father through the glens. Finally, with one in the sights of his barrels, his father would not have the heart to shoot. With a sigh he would lower his shotgun and whip out a flask of single malt whiskey allowing the boy a wee dram. "A thing of beauty is not to be killed my boy" he would say as he wiped the perspiration from his brow.

The slow indulations of the heavy tapestry that dominated the far wall brought him back to the present. On it were the images of Scots Kings and Prices. In his semi conscious state the tapestry's movements almost brought them to life. The snow flurries were now playing violently against the window.

His eyelids were heavy with sleep but in the corner of the room he could just make out a small picture in a delicate frame. Could it be? He tried to focus on the scene depicted in the water colour. It was an image familiar to him. A view of loch. Was it? Yes it was. Loch Kilcardy at dawn. He had lost count of how many times he had gone salmon fishing there...

Suddenly the telephone rang shaking him violently out of his sleep. "I'm sorry to trouble you sir, it's reception here. What time would you like breakfast?" He began to remember where he was, as he could faintly hear the sound of the No 36 Bus to Marble Arch slushing its way through the Snow.

Green With Envy

A cosy room with 2 beds, Green With Envy is filled with beautiful and idiosyncratic objects. An Arts & Crafts style wardrobe is cleverly juxtaposed with faux tortoiseshell dressing table and old fashioned chintz headboard. Walls are painted a deep velvety green and windows are lavishly draped with yards of sumptuous dark green silk. The overall effect is one of cocooned opulence.

Better Red Than Dead

This is an intimate double bedded room decorated almost entirely in shades of red. A voluptuous symphony of claret, vermilion and burgundy is elegantly combined with antique French furniture, theatrical curtains and flamboyant bed hanging. The result is an enchanting and original room, peacefully located at the back of the building.

Honky Tonk Afro

This room is a humorous interpretation of the decade of unbounded excess that was the 70's. Walls are a vibrant lime green, boldly trimmed with fluorescent pink feather boas. Curtains are sequinned in true disco style and tied back with furry dice! Heart shaped mirrored headboards are complemented by hippy glass beads in jewel colours draped around the bed. There is a disco ball (of course) and walls are adorned with pictures of icons from that era. This is a room that knows no restraint kitschy, over the top and totally groovy.

Funky Zebra

Diamonds Are Forever

Gold Finger

Rhythm In Blues

Chapter & Verse

White Days Soul Nights

A light and frothy confection in shades of white and cream, "White Days, Soul Nights" is a peaceful attic room with a double bed and a deliciously airy feel. Restrained, painted antique French furniture is offset by white painted floor boards, whilst magnificent gilt and crystal wall sconces lend an opulent note. A window pelmet imaginatively fashioned from an antique wedding dress is the finishing touch.

Indian Summer

A real gem of a room, small but exquisite, "Indian Summer" has been boldly painted a vivid shade of pink, often quoted as "the navy blue of India". This in turn has been elaborately and painstakingly overpainted with gold swirls reminiscent of the art nouveau artist Gustav Klimt. A sub-Continental flavour is evoked by the use of heavy colonial furniture, a teak 4 poster bed and sumptuous brocade fabrics. Coloured glass and crystal lanterns complete the picture, giving the whole room an exotic jewel box feeling.

Enter The Dragon

Very oriental bordello in style, this is a spacious, first floor balcony room with twin beds. The spirit of Eastern exoticism is captured in this exciting room by the extensive use of imagery and pattern - on walls, curtains, even ceiling - and by the carefully assembled collection of Chinese treasures: carved and gilded wooden masks compete for attention with antique wedding chests and intricate screens, while an English Victorian bamboo desk reminds us of the West's long standing fascination with the East.

War & Peace

Despite their bargain prices, the single rooms at the Pavilion have been designed with the same care and attention to detail as larger suites.

War & Peace is just one example. Located at the front of the house, with leafy tree top view, this small but striking room has been decorated to resemble a campaign tent from the era of Napoleonic wars ( The Hotel was actually once the private residence Napoleon's private Doctor). Red and white striped walls and a tented ceiling from the basis of this fantasy. A 4-poster single bed upholstered in the red and gold braid of an officer's uniform continues the theme. Antique prints and military paraphernalia abound. Even the bedside lamp has been fashioned from the base of an old rifle. Classical with a hint of humour, this is one of the Hotel's most popular single rooms.

Monochrome Marilyn

The smallest single room in the Hotel, tucked away at the very top of the house Monochrome Marilyn is a superb example of design within a tiny space. Black & silver has been daringly used as a colour scheme, austere but somehow elegant. Yet despite the restrained palette, the Hotel's trademark veracity has been successfully injected into this room through the use of Andy Warhol inspired images of Marilyn Monroe pasted all over the walls. Silver swags and satin curtains at the window add a further touch of Hollywood glamour. Though diminutive in size, this room is a hauntingly beautiful space, like the star herself.

Secret Garden

A profusely floral room decorated in extrovert style with bold and beautiful patterns on every surface, Secret Garden is an exciting 1st floor room with a balcony. The spacious bathroom is located just across the landing, but is for the private use of this room only.

The bedroom meanwhile has been inspired by vintage British Cinema. Walls are papered in a traditional floral design from Colfax and Fowler, an established bastion of English Country style. Solid oak furniture and heavy tapestry curtains further enhance the old fashioned ambience, whilst any hint of fustiness is dispelled by a painted and gilded four poster bed hung with silk and glass beading and unexpectedly exotic flourish in an otherwise sombre environment.

Silver Salon

Hidden away in the basement of the Hotel an unassuming panelled door opens to reveal a glittering room of opulence and magnificence. No expense has been spared to create this beautiful formal sitting room of impressive proportions. Walls have been painstakingly decorated with silver leaf to give the impression of a hall of mirrors, set against a background of deep cobalt blue.

A rare Anglo-Indian carved table divides the room into 2 contrasting halves, one sophisticated and masculine with damask upholstery and rich Turkish textiles, the other more feminine with delicate gilded French chairs and gilt console tables. Sumptuous silk curtains are draped elegantly beneath lavish organza pelmets, adding a dramatic touch as they shimmer seductively from the light of Italian chandeliers and old church candlesticks.

A tromp l'oeil painted ceiling of clouded sky is the triumphant conclusion to an amazing space that has been extensively used as a location for films, music videos and photographic shoots by almost every glossy magazine imaginable.

Cosmic Girl

R 'n' B / Garage Singer "Craig David" gets down with female friend in the "Cosmic Girl" room.

Metallica

Quiet Please

Three's Company

Flower Power