Barber shop & spa · Kamiti Road, Githurai

Sharp cuts, steady hands, and a chair worth slowing down for.

611 Barber and Spa sits at Tandeo Business Center on Kamiti Road in Githurai — a barber shop with a spa side, rated 4.9 from 26 Google reviews. Tell us what you're after and we'll tell you honestly what we can do.

  • 4.9 on Google (26 reviews)
  • Barbering & spa grooming
  • Call ahead to confirm walk-ins
A barber shaping a client's hair with clippers in a shop setting.
Reference photo · Unsplash
Barber shop interior with mirrors, chairs and warm lighting.
Reference photo · Unsplash
  • 4.9 / 5Google rating
  • 26Google reviews
  • Barber & spaOne address, two sides
  • Kamiti RdGithurai, Nairobi

Two sides, one door

Barber chair on one side. Something calmer on the other.

The name on the sign says both, so here's how we'd like you to use this site: read what we can confirm, and ask us about the rest before you travel.

Barbering The chair

Cuts, fades, tapers, beard shaping and line-ups — the everyday work of a barber shop. If you're bringing a photo, bring it on your phone and we'll look at it together before anything gets switched on.

Exact services, prices and timings aren't published here. One call settles it.

See service areas

Spa The quiet side

The spa is part of the name, and people do ask about massage and grooming treatments. We haven't published a treatment list because we'd rather not invent one — so call and ask what's running, and we'll answer straight.

No invented menus, no guessed prices. Just ask.

Read the questions
Close view of a barber trimming a client's hair with scissors and comb.

“Bring the photo. Say what you didn't like last time. That's a better brief than any menu.”

How to get a good cut anywhere

Not sure what to ask for?

That's normal, and it's a fine reason to call. Describe your hair, your last cut, and how much upkeep you actually want — we'll work from there. If you'd rather type it out, the appointment form writes the message for you.

Services

What people come in for

A barber shop and spa covers a wide range of work. Below is the kind of work the shop is set up for — and a plain note about what we can and can't confirm from here.

Read this before the list

There is no confirmed, published service menu or price list for 611 Barber and Spa, so we haven't written one. The list below describes the categories of work a barber shop and spa handles — it is not a promise that every item is available on the day you walk in.

To confirm what's available and what it costs, call 0742 241 136. One short call beats a wasted trip.

Barbering

Cuts, shapes and the finishing work

  • Haircut to a length you choose
  • Fades and tapers
  • Scissor work and blending
  • Line-ups and edging
  • Wash and finish

Availability and price: call to confirm.

Beard & face

Trimming and shaping

  • Beard shaping and trimming
  • Clean shave and razor work
  • Moustache tidy-up
  • Neckline and cheek line clean-up

Availability and price: call to confirm.

The spa side

Ask first — this is the honest version

Massage, facials and grooming treatments are the things people usually ask a spa about. We're not going to print a treatment list that hasn't been confirmed, because you'd be the one arriving to find it wrong.

Call 0742 241 136 and ask what's running. If it isn't something we do, we'll say so.

Treatments, durations and prices: confirmed by phone only.

How to enquire about a service

  1. Call or message with the service you have in mind.
  2. Ask for the price and how long it takes before you travel.
  3. If it's a look you're after, send a photo — it saves ten minutes of describing.
Prepare a service enquiry

Pricing

Why there are no prices on this site

Because nobody has given us a confirmed price list to publish. Writing numbers that might be wrong would be worse than writing nothing — you'd budget for one figure and hear another at the chair.

So the rule here is simple: ask on the phone, get a real answer, then decide. That's the same thing you'd do with any tradesperson.

What we can tell you for certain

  • The business is listed as a barber shop.
  • The name includes a spa.
  • It's at Tandeo Business Center on Kamiti Road, Githurai.
  • Google rating: 4.9 from 26 reviews.
  • Phone: 0742 241 136 · Email: njerikishi@gmail.com

Everything else on this page is a category, not a guarantee.

Signature styles

Reference styles, honestly credited

A visual reference for the kinds of cuts, beards and interiors people ask for. These are public photos, not photographs of this shop, its team or its customers.

About these photographs

Every image below comes from Unsplash's free-to-use library. They were chosen because they show the sort of work and atmosphere a barber shop and spa deals in. They are not pictures of 611 Barber and Spa. We'd rather say that plainly than let a stranger's photo stand in for the shop.

How to use a reference photo properly

A photo is a starting point, not an instruction sheet. Hair density, growth pattern, cowlicks and head shape all change how a cut falls. Bring two or three photos if you can — one you love, and one of a cut you've had before that worked.

Point at the parts you like: the sides, the top, the line at the neck. That's far more useful than a single word like "short".

Image credits

All photography on this page is sourced from Unsplash and used under the Unsplash Licence, which permits free commercial and non-commercial use without attribution. We credit the source anyway, because it should be obvious which photos are ours and which aren't.

No image here is presented as the shop's premises, staff or customers.

The studio

A barber shop with a spa side, on Kamiti Road

What we can tell you for certain about 611 Barber and Spa, and what we'd rather you ask us than read here.

The short version

611 Barber and Spa is listed on Google Maps as a barber shop, located in Githurai on Kamiti Road in Nairobi. The name carries both halves of what it does: barbering at the chair, and spa treatments on the quieter side.

It holds a 4.9 rating from 26 Google reviews — a small, recent-enough sample, and the only public rating we have to work with. We haven't cherry-picked quotes from it and we won't paste testimonials we can't verify.

Beyond that, this page sticks to what's on the record. No founder story we weren't told, no team biographies we'd have to invent, no "since 20-something" we can't back up.

A barber working on a client's hair with a comb and clippers.
Reference photo · Unsplash

On the record

What we know for certain

Confirmed details

What we don't publish, and why

Opening hours, a full service menu, prices, staff names and years in business are not confirmed anywhere we can point to. Rather than guess, we've left them out and put the phone number in their place.

If you need any of those to plan your visit, call or email and ask. That's not a brush-off — it's the only route to an accurate answer.

The Instagram profile above is the business's existing public profile. It is not this website.

Warm interior of a barber shop with mirrors and chairs.

“A good shop is judged at the chair, not on a website. This one is a phone call away.”

611 Barber and Spa · Githurai

How we work with visitors

The approach behind this site

Before Ask, then travel

Confirm the service, the price and roughly how long it takes before you set off. A two-minute call is cheaper than a matatu ride to a closed door.

At the chair Brief properly

Photos, length in centimetres, what you disliked last time. The clearer the brief, the less chance of a surprise when the mirror turns around.

Appointments

Request an appointment

Fill this in and we'll prepare a message for you to send on WhatsApp or by email. It does not book you in — nothing is confirmed until you hear back from the shop.

How this form works

It gathers your details, checks them, and builds one clear message. You then choose WhatsApp or email and press send yourself. The shop replies to confirm — or to suggest another time.

No payment is taken here. No appointment is held until someone replies to you.

Your details

This sends a request, not a confirmation. If you'd rather talk it through, call 0742 241 136.

Beauty guide

Practical notes before you sit down

General guidance for barbering and spa visits — not a list of what 611 does, and not medical advice. It's here so you can ask better questions when you call.

A note on what this page is

These are widely accepted practices in barbering and spa grooming, written for anyone, anywhere. They are not specific to 611 Barber and Spa, and they don't describe the shop's treatments or products. For anything shop-specific, call and ask.

1. How to brief a barber

Five minutes of clarity saves a month of waiting for it to grow back

  • Bring photos. Two or three, from different angles.
  • Talk in numbers where you can: "a finger's width off the top".
  • Say what you disliked last time — that's the most useful sentence you'll say.
  • Mention cowlicks and growth patterns; they change what's possible.
  • Ask how often the cut needs refreshing before you commit to it.

2. Making a fade last

Between-visit care, in general terms

  • Wash less often than you think; over-washing strips oils and frizzes the top.
  • Pat dry rather than rubbing, especially along the fade line.
  • Moisturise the scalp — dry skin shows up fastest on a close cut.
  • Don't re-line your own edges at home; that's how fades get crooked.
  • Book before it's grown out, not after.

3. Beard care basics

Keep the shape between trims

  • Comb first, then trim — combing shows you where the hair actually sits.
  • A few drops of oil on a damp beard beats a handful on a dry one.
  • Trim the neckline just above the Adam's apple; higher looks shaved-in.
  • Patchy growth is normal and often fills in — give it weeks, not days.
  • Sharpen your lines at a barber rather than with a household razor.

4. Your first spa visit

Questions worth asking before you book

  • What exactly is included, and how long is the treatment?
  • What should I wear, and what do I remove?
  • Can I ask for lighter or firmer pressure? (Yes — say it early.)
  • Mention allergies, skin conditions or recent injuries before you start.
  • Arrive a few minutes early; rushing into a treatment undoes the point of it.

Bring these questions to the phone

If you're planning a visit and want the shop-specific answers rather than general guidance, the questions page collects the ones people ask most — including the ones we can only answer with "call and ask".

Questions

The things people ask

Straight answers where we have them, and a phone number where we don't. Tap a question to open it.

Where exactly are you?

611 Barber and Spa is at Tandeo Business Center, Kamiti Road, Githurai, Nairobi. The Google Plus Code for the pin is RV7W+44 Githurai, and the coordinates are −1.1871786, 36.8952864.

The full address and a map link live on the visit and contact page.

What are your opening hours?

We don't have confirmed opening hours to publish, so we haven't invented any. Please call 0742 241 136 before you travel, especially in the evening or on a public holiday.

How much is a haircut?

Prices aren't published here because we don't have a confirmed price list. Call or message and ask for the exact figure before you come in — you'll get a real number rather than a guess.

Do you take walk-ins, or do I need an appointment?

That changes with the day, and we won't pretend to know how busy it is right now. The safest route is to call ahead and ask. You can also prepare a request and send it on WhatsApp.

Do you do spa treatments as well as barbering?

The name says spa, and the business is listed as a barber shop. What we can't do is publish a treatment menu that hasn't been confirmed. Massage, facials and grooming treatments are the usual questions — call and ask what's available.

Do you cut children's hair?

Not confirmed either way, so we'd rather not promise. Ask when you call — and mention the child's age, since it affects how long a chair is needed.

Can I pay with M-Pesa or a card?

We don't have confirmed payment information. Ask on the phone before your visit so you're not caught short at the counter.

Is there parking nearby?

We can't confirm parking arrangements. The shop is at Tandeo Business Center on Kamiti Road — call and ask, or check the pin on Google Maps before you drive over.

How do I book?

Three ways: call 0742 241 136, message the shop on WhatsApp, or use the appointment request form, which prepares a message for you to send. None of these confirm a booking on their own — the shop replies to confirm.

Are the photos on this site of your shop?

No. Every photo on this site comes from Unsplash's free-to-use library and is used as a style reference. None of them show the shop, its team or its customers. Credits are on the signature styles page.

How do I leave a review?

The shop's Google listing is the place to do it — the same listing that currently shows a 4.9 rating from 26 reviews. The map link on the visit page takes you straight there.

Still not answered?

Ask directly. If it's something we can answer, you'll get an answer — and if it's something this site should say more clearly, we'd like to know that too.

Visit & contact

Finding 611 Barber and Spa

One address, one phone number, and a map link that puts the pin exactly where Google has it.

The address

Tandeo Business Center
Kamiti Road
Githurai, Nairobi, Kenya

Plus code: RV7W+44 Githurai · Coordinates: −1.1871786, 36.8952864

Contact

Ready when you are

Call, message, or prepare a request and send it yourself. Whichever you choose, you'll get a real reply from the shop — not an automated confirmation.