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Bole, Bole, 1755 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

#49 of 87 hotels in Addis Ababa

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 474 hotel reviews

7.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.2

  • Comfort

    8.2

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    7.8

  • Staff

    7.6

  • Value for money

    6.8

  • Free Wifi

    7.8

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  • Reviewed: April 8, 2023

    9.0
    Awesome place, I will definitely go there again when passing through Addis.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Everything was very good for me. I booked in advance and i managed to check-in in less than 5 minutes i was in my room.

    Breakfast and the food is awesome, if you are in love with Ethiopian Cuisine.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: March 26, 2023

    4.0
    Great location. Not great service or room quality.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Inferior service. First room was smoke filled and lights did not work. Next room, door wouldn’t open - had to get a new key. Once in, the rug was damp (I found out later because the shower drain was blocked). Despite having DND on was interrupted twice.

    Convenient location.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: February 20, 2023

    9.0
    An excellent option to stay in the terminal overnight
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    1. A few more staff at the check in desk will improve check-in speed.

    1. Very spacious, well fitted & clean room. 2. In-room tea & coffee facility. 3. Very good breakfast spread. 4. Spacious, clean bathroom & toilet with all amenities. 5. Super easy to reach following the signages. 6. Within the terminal, no need to clear immigration.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: February 13, 2023

    3.0
    Avoid if anyhow possible
    • Business trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Pretty much everything. From all the disastrous hotel stays, this certainly ranks among the worst. First our reservation couldn’t be retrieved - took them close to 30min to check us in. Then, the amenities were far from 5* - the bathroom is see-through, there wasn’t even a towel to shower… all in all a quite ridiculous setup for a premium business hotel. I won’t go into the details of how bad the breakfast was or how noisy the room was all night, but what topped everything where multiple fire alarms that forced us out of bed during the night due to “someone in another rooms smoking”. Avoid this hotel if possible - Ethiopian usually provides an overnight stay free of charge during a stopover; regardless of where else you’re put, it can’t be much worse than this.

    Located within terminal

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: January 11, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    not much

    I had Skylight in -terminal booking, but once I went out of domestic airport I learned that In terminal hotel is insight airport , so I was redirected to Skylight Hotel, which was amazing hotel to stay. Staff was very helpfull (Abraham), with explaining the diffrence between these two locations, and possibility to stay in Skylight location, without charging extra charge for price difference. So, it was amazing service. Location of the hotel although is close to airport is excellent for city tour and other tourist connections. Hotel has got few excellent restaurants, sauna, swimming pool, etc. Highly recommended for any trip to Addis Abeba (family, private or business). Surely visit again with pleasure.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: January 7, 2023

    10
    hotel is excellent but I wasn’t happy with pick up service.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    it is not about property but their pickup from airport as I had to wait for two hours outside airport.

    best property in its class

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: January 6, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not a thing

    Hot shower and quiet room

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: January 4, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Stay was too short, due to layover. Everything else was good. What stood out were the staff who are smiling and welcoming.

    Friendly staff and efficient service from staff. They were able to assist me on my short stay. We were there for a 7 hour layover, so the location was ideal. Able to freshen-up and be ready for the next flight. Location was ideal.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: January 2, 2023

    3.0
    no hot water to shower and breakfast is very limited
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    no hot water in the rooms

    comfortable for a couple nights stay

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: January 2, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location is very convenient.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: December 30, 2022

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I didn't like both the dinner and the breakfast it was depressingly meager

    The location, the cleanliness, the staff

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: December 24, 2022

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Wifi in the room was pretty bad. However we were there to sleep inbetween flights, so it realky didnt matter that much

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: December 17, 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    1. Check in is very slow. There is only 1 person at reception and they seem to have issues tracing bookings done via aps like booking.com. 2. Its nonsmoking but some guests smoke in their rooms so the smells penetrate into other rooms. The smoke alarms were set off a couple of times very early in the morning so interrupted sleep.3. In some rooms you can hear all the noise from the terminal like announcements so difficult to sleep

    It's in the terminal so conveniently located so you avoid long queues at immigration if you have to go to a hotel in the city. The staff are very helpful and friendly

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: December 11, 2022

    10
    Excellent hotel
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Air con did not work, it was set at 17degree and the fan was at max but produced little cool. Room temperature was controlled by opening the balcony door and curtains closed when need.

    Hospitality was no.1 Leisure centre was a good suprise. Food amazing All staff from reception to waitresses was excellent.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: December 11, 2022

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Terrible. This hotel is completely overpriced. We waited 40 mins to check in, even though we had booked in advance. At 4am the entire hotel’s fire alarm went off. It went off 5 more times until we checked out at 7am. Turns out the hotel knows about this issue - the steam from showers people were taking sets the alarms off. Shambles.

    Convenient location - that is all

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: November 30, 2022

    9.0
    quick short stay for a layover
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    1st room given to me ha the shower tray leaking into the main bathroom. was promptly allowed to change to another room. one would expected regular maintenance occurring. Rooms with no views :(

    friendly staff

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: November 27, 2022

    2.0
    Great hotel ruined by the total lack of hot water. Ice cold showers in a $200/night room is not ok
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    There was absolutely no hot water in the hotel. One of the main reasons people opt for a hotel while flying is to take a hot shower and relax, so being forced to take an ice-cold shower in a $200/night room was not okay. Because I paid on Booking, the hotel could not give me a refund either. This ruined the experience entirely

    The rooms were very clean and comfortable. The staff were attentive and friendly. The location was obviously great for those with a overnight layover

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: November 27, 2022

    9.0
    Why sleep on a metal bench in a crowded airport when you can indulge in this "In-Terminal" comfort?
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    It's a small complaint but the TV in the room was impossible to manage due to some technical issues. It was late but had to get a technician to turn it off.

    What a relief to finally have a place to stay at the Addis airport. I can't tell you how many times I've flown through there with painfully long layovers. I've slept in a cold terminal on an aluminum bench. I've taken the "free" hotel provided by Ethiopian Airlines only to sit on a bus for two hours before leaving the airport and having to board one 3 hours before my flight. Here you can stumble off the plane, walk a few hundred meters and get settled into a perfectly comfortable room (one of the best in terminal places I've ever stayed) for a reasonable price especially if you book online at the airport with booking. Wake up in the morning to a nice breakfast and re-emerge into the chaos that is Addis airport.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: November 22, 2022

    10
    great stay. easy checkin and quick access to gate
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    good food and convenient location

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: November 11, 2022

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Business trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    never got to stay

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: November 8, 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Only 1 receptionist on duty, unable to cope with the influx of customers hence long queuing period, no soap, no lotion, no shampoo in the bathroom, Hot water jar, tea leaves, coffee, bottled water, sugar, and cups were available but no spoon for stirring.

    The location is perfect, room was very clean, bed nicely spread and restaurant services very good.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: November 6, 2022

    5.0
    No alternatives
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    They can't pull the payment through booking.com and ask only pay directly at the reception cash or card, but their card machine didn't work properly. And once again, the fire alarm went off couple of times around 11PM.

    Location. Inside the transit zone, no need to go through terribly organised airport security controls.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: November 6, 2022

    5.0
    Passable, overpriced, could be better
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    A bit pricey, can only pay at the reception cash or card (they cannot accept payments through booking), fire alarm went off couple of times in the evening for no reason.

    Location

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: October 24, 2022

    10
    Exquisite
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    N/A

    Everything was perfect 🥰

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: October 15, 2022

    1.0
    I never eb
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    EXTREMELY RUDE STAFF LONG WAIT TO GET A ROOM

    location

    Stayed in October 2022

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