Monday July 16th we arrived in Nairobi and checked into a double room at the YMCA {which was a recommended by the Rough Guide to Kenya book.} The YMCA did offer an array of conveniences including a pool, workout room, internet café, restaurant, two tv rooms and safety deposit boxes, which was great. The accommodations were not so great. Now maybe it is good for hostels, as we have not actually stayed in hostels on our trip thus far, but the living accommodations were very sketchy.
There were two twin beds on opposite walls with mosquito nets hanging above them and a desk between the twin beds.
Most of the walls had long crack either vertical or horizontal and the doors to the closet, bathroom, and exit were scraped in sections.
The bathroom had a sink, toilet and European shower without a curtain.
There was a bucket on the shower floor, which I never quite figured out what to do with. The piping for the shower was water damaged and had broken through the tile, which was stained. 
They service the rooms daily, so I have no doubt that the rooms have been cleaned. But the rooms are in such a state of disrepair that despite cleaning looking at the walls makes you itch. I’ve included a few pictures for your viewing pleasure. Marcus and I slept together on a twin bed in our traveling clothes and decided to pursue new accommodations in the morning.
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