Where you stay in Addis Ababa shapes how much time you spend in traffic. Bole, beside the airport, suits short stays and transit: Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, owned by Ethiopian Airlines, is a few minutes' walk from the terminal and has more than a thousand rooms, pools and a spa. The centre around Meskel Square and Kazanchis is better for sightseeing and business, with the Hyatt Regency on the square itself and the Radisson Blu, with its rooftop bar, in the Kazanchis business district.
The Sheraton Addis on Taitu Street is the city's leading luxury hotel, with pools, a spa and eleven restaurants and lounges. For character, the Ghion Hotel offers an imperial-era garden setting with a large pool and a jazz club, and the Taitu Hotel in Piazza, founded in 1905 as Ethiopia's first hotel, is the budget choice for travellers who want to be close to St George's Cathedral and the old town. Book early around major conferences and festivals such as Meskel and Timket.
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Our top 3 hotels in Addis Ababa
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Five-star Luxury Collection hotel on Taitu Street, open since 1998, with 295 rooms and suites, outdoor pools, a spa and eleven restaurants and lounges.
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Hyatt's first hotel in Ethiopia, opened in 2019 on Meskel Square, with 188 rooms, an outdoor pool, spa, Cascara coffee bar and live music in the Metro Bar.
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Ethiopian Airlines' five-star hotel beside Bole International Airport, with 1,024 rooms, indoor and outdoor pools, a spa and many restaurants and bars.
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Business hotel in the Kazanchis district with 212 rooms, a French-inspired restaurant, a rooftop terrace bar, a Tomoca cafe and a day spa.
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Imperial-era hotel in large gardens beside the Jubilee Palace, with a big pool fed by a mineral spring, villa apartments, bars and a jazz club.
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Ethiopia's first hotel, founded in 1905 by Empress Taitu in Piazza, now a budget hotel with a restaurant, a jazz lounge and simple rooms.
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