3-Bedroom All-Ensuite Apartment with DSQ for Rent on Mandera Road — 2,300 sq ft, Gym, Steam Room, Clubhouse & 2 Parking Spaces | KES 170,000/month
Location: Mandera Road, Nairobi (Near Westlands, Lavington & Riverside)
Status: Available
Unit Type: 3-Bedroom + DSQ, All Ensuite
Size: 2,300 sq ft (approx. 214 sqm)
Rent: KES 170,000/month
Parking: 2 Dedicated Spaces
2,300 Square Feet. Three Ensuite Bedrooms. DSQ. Two Parking Spaces. KES 170,000 on Mandera Road.
A 3-bedroom apartment with DSQ — 2,300 sq ft — all bedrooms ensuite — in a secure, gated compound on Mandera Road, Nairobi. Contemporary finishes throughout. Fully equipped gym and steam rooms. A private residents' clubhouse. Two dedicated parking spaces. 24-hour essentials within a 2-minute walk. And the location that sits at the intersection of three of Nairobi's most desirable neighbourhoods — Westlands, Lavington, and Riverside — without being trapped in the traffic of any of them.
At 2,300 sq ft with DSQ on Mandera Road for KES 170,000/month, this is the apartment that competes with houses — not other apartments. The square footage is house-grade. The ensuite specification in every bedroom is house-grade. The DSQ is the operational room that apartment buildings rarely include. And the two dedicated parking spaces eliminate the negotiation that most Nairobi apartments require when two adults in the household both drive.
The difference between this and the house? The gym and steam room are maintained for you. The compound security is layered and 24/7. And the KES 170,000 rent includes the infrastructure that a standalone house would charge KES 250,000+ to match.
How 2,300 sq ft Lives With a DSQ
The living and dining area is where the square footage announces itself. At 2,300 sq ft total, the living space is proportioned for a dining table that seats eight, a living arrangement for family evenings and formal hosting, and the clearance between furniture that makes the room feel like a reception, not a corridor. Contemporary finishes. The proportions of a house. The security and amenities of a compound.
The master bedroom — ensuite. The parents' suite with the bathroom that belongs to the master occupant alone. King bed, wardrobe space, room to move, and the end-of-day privacy that 2,300 sq ft provides in a way that 1,200 sq ft cannot. When the door closes, the household — the children, the staff, the Saturday energy — stays outside.
The second bedroom — ensuite. A child's room with a bathroom of their own. A guest room with hotel-level privacy. A flatmate's suite where sharing a home doesn't mean sharing a bathroom. The ensuite transforms the second bedroom from "the other room" into a self-contained living space.
The third bedroom — ensuite. The same specification as the second. For a household with two children: two independent bedrooms, two independent bathrooms, and a morning routine that runs in parallel. For a household with one child and a home office: the third bedroom becomes a workspace with its own bathroom — no walking through the living room on a break between calls.
The DSQ is self-contained — the staff quarter that makes the household run. The nanny's room. The housekeeper's quarters. The ****'s accommodation. At this rental level, live-in staff is the operational norm. The DSQ provides the privacy and dignity that a proper staff quarter requires — separate from the family bedrooms, self-contained, and designed for daily use rather than afterthought storage.
The kitchen is contemporary and sized for the daily cooking that a household of four or five requires — the counter space, the cabinetry, and the workflow that make dinner for the family a routine rather than a logistical exercise.
The Compound: Gym, Steam Room, and a Clubhouse That Actually Gets Used
Fully equipped gym. Modern fitness equipment. Within the compound. No external membership (KES 8,000–15,000/month saved per household). No commute. No parking. The gym that gets used five days a week because it's 60 seconds from the front door.
Steam rooms. The recovery amenity. After the gym session, after the long day, after the week that won't end — the steam room is the facility that most Nairobi compounds don't provide and that the residents who have one use every week. Within the building, available daily, no spa appointment required.
Private residents' clubhouse. The social and hosting space that extends the apartment beyond its walls. The children's birthday party that doesn't destroy the living room. The Saturday gathering. The family event. The professional reception. A dedicated space for the occasions that a 2,300 sq ft apartment handles comfortably — and the ones it doesn't.
Highly secure, gated compound. The layered security that families with children require — gated access, controlled entry, the compound-level protection that a standalone house on a Nairobi street cannot replicate without significant private investment.
Two dedicated parking spaces. Both cars. Every day. No rotation, no negotiation, no "the visitor took your spot." For the dual-income household, two dedicated spaces is the practical amenity that makes or breaks the daily routine.
Mandera Road: Where Three Neighbourhoods Meet
Mandera Road's position is its defining advantage — the address that sits at the convergence of Westlands, Lavington, and Riverside without being deep enough into any of them to absorb their traffic.
Westlands — minutes away. Sarit Centre, Westgate Mall, GTC, the full corporate and retail ecosystem. The restaurants. The entertainment. The commercial energy that makes Westlands Nairobi's most active neighbourhood.
Lavington — immediate access. The residential calm. The schools. The lifestyle infrastructure that families with children prioritise.
Riverside — the diplomatic and expatriate corridor. Quiet streets. Premium addresses. The neighbourhood character that commands premium rents.
24-hour essentials within 2 minutes. The milk run. The pharmacy. The last-minute dinner ingredient. The convenience that means the car stays parked on the evenings when it should.
Top-tier schools — within the catchment. The school proximity that family tenants filter for before they filter for anything else.
Shopping, dining, entertainment — the full Westlands and Lavington ecosystem within the commute.
For the tenant choosing between a house in Lavington at KES 250,000+ and this apartment at KES 170,000, the question isn't whether the apartment is big enough — at 2,300 sq ft with DSQ, it is. The question is whether the gym, the steam room, the clubhouse, the compound security, and the KES 80,000/month saving justify the move from a house to an apartment. For most families, they do.
Who This Apartment Serves
Diplomatic and expatriate families on housing allowances. All-ensuite specification, DSQ, gym, steam room, secure gated compound, two parking spaces — this is the checklist that housing officers approve. KES 170,000/month is within the standard diplomatic housing band for Nairobi. The Mandera Road address satisfies the location requirement.
Corporate families relocating to Nairobi. 2,300 sq ft with DSQ gives the family of four or five the space to settle immediately. The compound's security, gym, and clubhouse handle the Nairobi-specific concerns — safety, fitness, community — that relocating families worry about most.
Kenyan families upgrading. The move from a smaller apartment or an older building into a contemporary all-ensuite 3-bedroom with DSQ, gym, steam room, and clubhouse. At KES 170,000/month, the rent buys a lifestyle upgrade the family feels every morning.
Senior professionals. The apartment that matches the career stage — generous, contemporary, well-located, with the gym and steam room for the executive who values health infrastructure and the clubhouse for the professional who entertains.
What's Included
3 ensuite bedrooms
DSQ (self-contained staff quarters)
Contemporary finishes throughout
Open-plan living and dining
Modern kitchen
2 dedicated parking spaces
Fully equipped gym
Steam rooms
Private residents' clubhouse
Highly secure gated compound
Rental Details
RentKES 170,000/monthSize2,300 sq ft (approx. 214 sqm)Bedrooms3 (All Ensuite) + DSQParking2 Dedicated Spaces
Contact
📞 Call or WhatsApp:
+254 ****phone_0
View Number
📧 Email:
loyd@****email_0
Send email
🏢 Block Real Estate — Ikigai, Westlands, Nairobi
🌐
block.ke****link_0
Send email