african heritage house

Rejoyce_Jose

Definitely worth the time and effort. Good location, with a view of the Nairobi National Park. The House is a well laid out work of art (and effort and patience). It's a must-visit place for people who like history and African art. The nice lunch, was the icing on the cake...

StefanieLynx

It was challenging to find Alan's hideaway treasure, but so worth the effort. African art work from all over the continent. The house and the stories told are added extra treasures. Please make time to visit and support this vision. I will be making more time for it next trip for sure.

Twiga64

We visited as our friends know Allan. It was a musuem beyond description - quirky, informative and with the first one -ze!!!!! The grounds back onto the railway and we were luckily enough to see a steam train go by, whilst reminding ourselves that this is the reason this place could be demolished - to improve the railway service to Mombasa. The history in the house is well worth a visit. Go and see before it is too late. 'm glad I did!

juanmuriango

Sometimes words are not enough and appropriate to describe a place no wonder someone said that a picture is worth a 1000 words. Just pay it a visit and see for yourself.

Guddy_28

One of my pretty experience was as I went to the Carnivore. Close to this Restaurant ist one of the best Houses where you can find out a lot about African Heritage. A lot of artifacts from all over Africa have been collected here and presented to the public. The visitors can watch in peace through the rooms. The prices are totally ok.Come, buy and watch by your own!

Smilin555

A group of us visited on a public holiday and did the full tour with the owner & creator Alan, who is a fountain of knowledge on African art & history. He is also very charming if you get him on a good day. The tour was followed by a lovely lunch on the rooftop terrace which i highly recommend because of the view to the plains of the National Park. We had a great time and i highly recommend it.

485ashleac

If your interested in the History and Culture then you will enjoy this - is interesting for children but teenagers and under 4's would probably be easily bored.

BruceM147

If you have not been able to book a room here, you must schedule a stop--better still, with a meal or glass of wine from the rooftop terrace overlooking the national part. The home and pool house are artfully filled with a priceless collection of African art and artifacts. For that matter, the home is a work of art (no detail is overlooked.) Owner, host, creator Alan Donovan will amaze you with his knowledge and presentation.

mahebor

Nothing beats the culture held within the walls of this place. It brings you to the realization that there is soo much you haven't seen from the African historical submissions. @Roadtripguru

plwaka

it is far from Nairobi city center, past the airport. (so better choose your time properly, traffic, distance). you need to let Alan(owner and your guide for the day) know in advance when you are coming. we had a tour at16:00hrs. we enjoyed it more as we had seen teh exhibition at the national gallery in town, so we knew abit of the background. AND if you are interested, you can spend a night there sourounded by various pieces from the man trips Alan made. The bathrooms are amazing. take your camera and even go a little bit early (prior to the tour) so you can take photos... and plan to stay another 30 minutes and sit on the many verandah, while you have tea or coffee. and take more photos.

GreenAngel2014

The Heritage House is amazing, Its full of history, art & culture of the whole continent of Africa..

D4119XRjohnr

Each room had designated areas to show the development of Kenya and it's regions over past years from traditions through colonisation to the present.Artifacts were well displayed and commented upon showing rich and diverse cultural understandings of communities and tribes,Well worth a short visit if you have an hour to spare and are staying in a Nairobi Hotel.

lacie8

The African Heritage house is absolutely beautiful and has a lot of history. There is much to be learned about African culture, history and backgrounds. Also listening to Allan's stories is quite interesting. However, having spent a night there, I noticed that the rooms are quite cold and lack frequent dusting.

915Felix_T2013

I have visited the African Heritage House several times and taken many people to the house but i always feel like i need to go back. The house is a masterpiece. The 6000 + collections makes it one of a kind in the world, not to mention the myriad parties and events held at the house. Noteworthy is the event to save the Lions of Nairobi National Park, Wedding of the Nobel Prize winner Wangare Maathai's daughter among others.Make an effort to tour the house whenever in Nairobi. Its proximity to JKIA makes it an ideal place to spend the night, have lunch or dinner or just a tour. You are missing out if you have not planned a tour.

949wayneb

Alan Donovan has one of the finest collections of African art in his own home. He guides the tour. You can stay there while it is still a B and B. It may not be for long. Any visitor to Kenya should take the time to see three stories of a lovingly collected and displayed body of work. And then you get fed. Expect to spend 4 to 5 hours there. Just amazing. Nairobi National Park is Alan's back yard.