Outspan hotel is set in a well-tended tropical garden and rolling lawns with views of Mount Kenya to the East and a short distance from the Aberdare National Park, while the famous Solio Ranch is just 25 kms away.
To ‘outspan’ means to unyoke one’s weary oxen at the end of a day’s journey. Lord Baden Powell, who in 1920 was proclaimed Chief Scout of the world, recognized the tranquility and beauty of the Outspan and chose to ‘outspan’ at the hotel with his wife for the last three years of his life. Baden Powell’s grave faces towards the glistening snows of Mt Kenya and the walls of his cottage Paxtu are covered in memorabilia.
The 30-acre setting and two purpose-built conference rooms lend themselves to creative meetings and training sessions with numerous tempting leisure activities for when ‘school’s out’. There is tennis, squash, billiards, badminton, and adjacent to the hotel, a 9-hole golf course.
For the less sports-minded, there is a daily display of traditional Kikuyu dancing, another 16 acres for nature walks along the Chania River, escorted bird walks, excursions to nearby tea and coffee farms and of course, morning and afternoon game drives in the Aberdares Salient where Treetops is sited and where only specially licensed 4 wheel drive vehicles are permitted to enter.
Outspan hotel has total guest rooms of 45, and are all fitted with:
The rooms comprise of 14 Deluxe This is the modern wing with some rooms recently refurbished. The bathroom unit has shower and bathtub separately. 3 Deluxe Cottages. These have one main bedroom and a smaller one for a child and a sitting room. 28 standard rooms. Of which 19 have a fireplace and 2 interconnecting rooms ideal for families. The rooms at Outspan Golf and Country Club boast of are spacious and airy, most with fireplaces and garden access.
The Outspan Golf and Country Club rooms are well furnished with:
In the Chania Wing of the Outspan Golf and Country Club, there are 8 luxurious rooms that are wood-paneled with: