Jabi Lake Studios
- Up to 2 guests
- 1 bedrooms, 1 beds
- 1 bathrooms
Compact studio with a front-row seat to Jabi Lake. Floor-to-ceiling windows capture the sunset over the water. The building has a lakefront restaurant, a small gym, and 24-hour security. Walk to Jabi Lake Mall.
Home truths
The building runs on generator during grid outages, which is most evenings. It is housed two floors below and audible as a low hum in the second bedroom, though not in the living room or main bedroom.
Ozumba Mbadiwe traffic builds heavily between 4pm and 8pm on weekdays. Journeys that take fifteen minutes at midday can take fifty in that window — worth planning around rather than being surprised by.
The third bedroom is genuinely smaller than the other two and takes a double rather than a king. It works well for a child or a single traveller.
Housekeeping visits on Mondays and Thursdays between 10am and midday. You can decline either visit by messaging us in advance.
There is no lift attendant after 10pm. The service lift requires a key fob, which is left in the apartment.
Verified by us
Inspected on 6 June 2026 by Zainab Bello, Abuja city manager
Inspected on the advertised dates. Bed linen, towels, and kitchenware complete and in good condition.
- Inspection photos
- 52
- Inspector experience
- 38 properties inspected
- Last verified
- 6 June 2026
About this stay
Amenities
- WiFi
- Air conditioning
- Kitchenette
- Lake view
- Restaurant access
- Gym
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- 1 bedrooms, 1 beds
- 1 bathrooms
Extras
Arranged by us · Subject to availability
Something else
Airport pickup, a stocked fridge on arrival, a cot, a driver for the week. Tell us what you need and we will tell you honestly whether we can arrange it.
About Jabi
Jabi is where Abujadoes its business and, increasingly, where it eats. Once a residential district of low-rise houses and wide streets, it now carries most of the city’s corporate towers, the better restaurants, and a growing number of galleries. The result is a neighbourhood that runs on a weekday rhythm — busy and formal until seven, then loosening considerably.
For a returnee it has one obvious practical virtue: almost everything you will want is within a short drive, and the roads that matter are among the best maintained in the city. Ozumba Mbadiwe and Ahmadu Bello run the length of the island and are lit through the night. Restaurants cluster around Akin Adesola and Adeola Odeku, both a few minutes from the apartment.
It is not a quiet neighbourhood in the way Ikoyi is quiet. There is construction, there is traffic, and there is noise on Friday nights. What it offers instead is proximity — to the airport road, to the island’s restaurants, and to the lagoon itself.
Where you will be
The apartment and Murtala Muhammed International, so you can see the journey before you land.
- Jabi Lake Studios, Jabi
- Murtala Muhammed International (LOS)
Getting here from the airport
Roughly 55–75 minutes outside peak. Allow two hours if you land between 4pm and 8pm on a weekday.
Murtala Muhammed International to Ikeja
Leave the international terminal and join the airport road towards Oshodi. Dual carriageway the whole way, resurfaced and well lit.
Ikeja to Third Mainland Bridge
Through Oshodi and onto the bridge approach. This is the stretch that determines your journey time — free-flowing at midday, slow from mid-afternoon. Surface is sound but uneven in places.
Third Mainland Bridge to Ikoyi
The long crossing over the lagoon. Well maintained and fast once you are on it. Lighting is good across the span, with a short unlit section near the Adekunle exit.
Ikoyi to Ozumba Mbadiwe
Across Falomo Bridge onto Victoria Island, then right along the lagoon front. Smooth surface, heavy signage, busy but orderly.
Ozumba Mbadiwe to the apartment
Turn off onto a short residential side street. The last hundred metres are paved but narrow, with speed bumps. The gate is manned around the clock and the security team holds your name on arrival.
Route last driven and verified by our Abuja city manager — June 2026
Local shops & services
- Supermarket6 min drive
- Pharmacy8 min walk
- Private hospital12 min drive
- ATM / bank5 min walk
Lifestyle
- Restaurant clusters20 min walk
- Boat cruise options13 min
- Nightlife clusters25 min
Booking policies
House rules
- Children welcome
- Infants welcome
- No parties or events
- No smoking indoors
- No pets
Good to know
- ArrivalFrom 3:00pm
- DepartureBefore 11:00am
- Minimum stay2 nights
- PaymentCard, in USD, charged in full
- Security deposit$100 card hold
Cancellation
- 30+ days
Cancel at least 30 days before check-in for a full refund.
- 7–30 days
Cancel at least 7 days before check-in for a 50% refund.
- Under 7 days
No refund once check-in is less than 7 days away.
Our Promise
Every apartment is seen
No listing reaches this site from a photograph and a phone call. We stand in the room first.
The price is the price
Quoted in dollars, charged in dollars. No exchange-rate surprise between booking and arrival.
Someone is here
A city manager in Abuja, reachable before, during, and after your stay. Not a support queue in another time zone.
We mediate
If something is wrong with the apartment, you raise it with us, not with the owner. We settle it.