Addis Abeba hotellia

Plussat: The hotel was very beautiful visually and the staff was top notch!

Miinukset: Very poor quality internet service even when i paid for the premium internet. Also services within the hotel were very much overpriced.

Plussat: Staff, location, comfort

Miinukset: WiFi was terrible and unusable. The IT staff is not knowledgeable about networking or doesnt care. I am not talking just about internet access i am also talking about local access. (LAN)

Plussat: Everything!!!

Miinukset: The most incredible stay! Beautiful room and balcony! Incredible service and food. Wish I could stay here permanently. Mabel Grotepass

Plussat: Great location, most luxureus hotel of Addis

Miinukset: Lots of people around that are not hotelguests (weddings, day visitors swimming pool -> lots of children running around & being noisy). First room was noisy (next to staff elevator & housekeeping), change of room was no problem.

Plussat: Not first time to stay here. Every thing was ok. Breakfast was ok for me as every thing is available. But I think there are guys wanted much more variety especially those guys stay 5 stars hotel in Dubai or the region. They might have higher expectation. I am saying this; in relation to the price has been paid for the hotel.

Miinukset: Nothing specific. The price of hotel is really very expensive by all standards. The other 5 star hotel in the town is half price or even much lower price . I understand it’s so luxurious and the entrance etc etc but the price is really very high/ overstated, I think.

Plussat: the staff were all so friendly and helpful. Nothing was too much trouble

Miinukset: nothing to eat in the mini bar

Plussat: Everything

Plussat: staff was good

Miinukset: Not much local foods available and difficult to eat vegetarian food.

Plussat: Clean and perfectly equipped for the business traveler with comfortable beds, lighting and other facilities. Excellent restaurant service and good variety of food choices

Miinukset: View of building site behind my room, meant I had the choice of looking at a building site or keeping curtains closed

Plussat: Staff were very kind and nice. Hotel is very new, excellent breakfast.

Miinukset: I was over charged twice, once from reservations for extra room which they refunded me only after standing at the reception for 2 and half hours. The second overcharge was for breakfast which was suppose to be 61 USD but erroneously charged 611 USD on my credit card. It has been 3 weeks, many emails and I'm still waiting for the refund. How can the staff be so nice and polite yet poorly trained for the most basic yet important function of billing? The experience has been awful and time consuming.

Plussat: Bed is strong and hard enough, which is good for lumbar. WiFi is fast enough.

Miinukset: Take away breakfast service for customers who are in a rush to go out.

Plussat: Very clean .nice staff

Miinukset: Price and location

Plussat: The room was big and clean. The bed was comfortable.

Miinukset: The wifi was basically non existent and the pressure of the water was not enough for a decent shower. Last, we did not find the driver waiting for us at the airport as promised and ended up being scammed by some local taxi drivers.

Plussat: The room was so comfortable, friendly staff and great service. I really enjoyed my stay there and it’s so close to the airport.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Room was big and bed large and comfy

Miinukset: Breakfast was a pretty sad selection of low quality pastries, cakes and some fresh fruit, rescued only by the omelette

Plussat: The hotel is so good and the staff are so kind, from the Receiptionist

Miinukset: No

Plussat: The staff, the property, and the food

Plussat: The friendly staff

Miinukset: All was ok

Plussat: Friendly and helpful service.

Miinukset: Hot water didn't seem to work in our room.

Plussat: The service was excellent. The staff were really responsive and gracious to all our requests.

Plussat: The spa and gym were great. Beds comfortable, breakfast good, bathroom ok. Location is good in relation to the airport and being close to the museums in the city. This was a great hotel for the 1 day, 2 nights in Addis.

Miinukset: A better and transparent process with the taxi drivers would be great. The reputation of the hotel should be taken into consideration, as we had a driver which clearly overpriced us for his services.

Plussat: Hyvä asia kun hotellin kuljettaja haki minut lentoasemalta ja vei myös. Wifi on ilmainen ja hyvä asia. Ruoka on hyvä. Oli kiva katsoa jalkapallon mm-kisoja tv:n hotellin baarissa. Turvatarkistus on tärkeää koska Afrikassa on paljon huonoja tapahtuja.

Miinukset: Kävelin vähän hotellin lähellä alueella kun oli huonoja tyylejä. Paljon likaisia. Lähes kaikki mustaihoiset kuin valkoihoiset. Silloin pelkäsin vähän. Turvatarkastus on tärkeää koska Afrikassa on paljon huonoja tapahtuja.

Plussat: Everything else - ambience, location, cleanliness, great staff and a comfortable stay.

Miinukset: The in-room dinner menu range was limited.

Plussat: The bed was super comfortable. The gym was excellent. The staff were very helpful. The jazz on Thursday evening was excellent

Plussat: The hotel is very close i.e. walking distance.to the UN Center where my activity took place. Rooms are spacious and comfortable. The bed and the pillows are great. The spa and the gym are ok. Staff is nice.

Miinukset: Breakfast could be better.

Plussat: Clean, helpful staff

Miinukset: Bathroom could be nicer

Plussat: Very good breakfast, staff excellent always ready to help on all matters, excellent location for those coming for work with UN ECA organisations, comfortable room

Plussat: The room was exceptionally clean and breakfast and dinner were superb! In addition, WiFi connections both in the room and elsewhere in the hotel were excellent. The staff were also very courteous.

Miinukset: I think there is a need to indicate in the hotel's manual how to tune in to the various TV and movie channels on offer instead of the guest operating this equipment on a trial and error basis.

Plussat: Nice hotel near airport, in Bole district, with lots of restaurants around (including touristy Yod Abyssinia), among them the only microbrewery - Bole Microbrewery, and German-like Beer Garden Inn. Hotel itself is kind of new, everything is in good condition. Staff is nice, polite, even upraded the room to suite for my second stay. Breakfast with changing choice, good Ethiopian coffee. Restaurant in the hotel is good as well.

Miinukset: Construction works around = noise during daytime (however, in Addis it is inevitable). Far from the city center.

Plussat: Good service picking us up from the airport (free), upgraded to a suite without prompting, good breakfast, friendly staff, convenient location

Plussat: Free shuttle to airport. Breakfast at the early time we needed it. The suite was comfortably furnished just needed sound proofing

Miinukset: We were staying on Ethiopian Christmas Eve and the party at the club next door was horrendously loud and was still going when we had to get up at 5am

Plussat: The staff was friendly

Miinukset: The room is small for two people

Plussat: Free round-trip airport shuttle bus/ friendly staffs with a decent breakfast.

Miinukset: -

Plussat: Very affordable. Delicious breakfast included. Great location. Free airport shuttle.

Miinukset: Cockroaches were in the first room we stayed. The housekeeper sprayed for cockroaches.

Plussat: The location is excellent for those who want to be close to the airport, but I do not know about seeing the city, because I did not get the chance to. We had to return to the airport the next morning for our flight.

Miinukset: The breakfast was fine, but it took time to refill the more popular items, even coffee disappeared at one point. The hotel is getting surrounded by new tall buildings, so the whole area is a big construction site right now.

Plussat: I stayed at Lobelia twice during my trip and would stay there again. Very impressed by the professionalism and helpfulness of the staff. Both rooms were clean and comfortable. Not five-star opulence but good facilities for the price: internet, well-stocked bar, gym, steam-room, restaurant etc. Located in the Bole district, which means near to the airport and many upmarket shops/bars/restaurants, but a 15-20 minute cab ride to the city centre and most touristic attractions.

Miinukset: My only criticism, as others have mentioned, is that the breakfast could be improved.

Plussat: The breakfast was decent. I enjoyed it.

Miinukset: The shower lacked sufficient water pressure.

Plussat: Honestly nothing.

Miinukset: The washroom door doesn't closed The water goes all over the bathroom when i take a shower Some gusts (foreigners) walk into my room and knock my room more than 2x......

Plussat: Excellent quality and service

Plussat: great breakfast good wifi hot water great staff

Plussat: Good clean. Hotel good staff

Plussat: Very friendly, polite and professional staff. Arrived very late at night and had therefore requested air port transfer, it worked seamlessly.

Miinukset: Wi-Fi so so...

Plussat: Staff, food and comfort

Miinukset: Pool missing, cheap quality room furnishings and door

Plussat: Hospitality and thoughtfulness.

Plussat: The room was very well appointed with every convenience you could need. Was asked dreamily comfortable it was nice to have a desk. The breakfast was abundant and a nice variety. Most of our two person staff was wonderful and welcoming

Plussat: The staff is excellent. The location is centrally located and only minutes from the airport. (Hotel has a free shuttle). The restaurant is one of the best I’ve found in Ethiopia! The rooms are clean and spacious.

Miinukset: N/a

Plussat: Buffet breakfast was amazing. Room was spacious and clean. A free airport shuttle was provided from the hotel to the airport.

Plussat: The location was excellent and the staff was as well.

Miinukset: The bathroom drainage system was not good and not comfortable. Overall was good.

Plussat: Staff and location

Miinukset: Night clup

Plussat: Beens and yogurt cud be added in breakfast , drainage in bath tub need to be sort, more TV channels need to add and clear . Overall everything is ok, would like stay again .

Miinukset: Security outside hotel, got attacked by snatchers twice in 3 days, dint find Indian food near hotel.

Plussat: good it was pretty nice

Plussat: nice and helpful staff, great location

Plussat: The breakfast was nice and so was the location

Miinukset: The noise from the construction site near the hotel was very disturbing.

Plussat: Suites on top floor and very comfortable and spacious. Very nice bar. Wasn't over impressed with food but I think that's more of an Addis thing generally than a criticism of the hotel.

Miinukset: Breakfast. Lots to choose from but didn't work great for me.

Plussat: Ambiance

Miinukset: Old style

Plussat: Restaurant and the lounge area

Miinukset: All is good

Plussat: The facility was clean and well maintained. The staff was simply amazing! The free breakfast was indeed an added bonus and a special thanks to my waitress, Behl. Each morning she greeted me with a welcome and a hot cup of amazing coffee!

Miinukset: The internet service was really poor sad to say.

Plussat: The Hotel Sidra is an exceptionally good Hotel in Addis, I would even say the best I know. The Lions share for this good value is the friendliness of the staff and the manager bit it is also clean, well equipped and there is devoid breakfast

Miinukset: -

Plussat: Had a good time

Miinukset: The living room

Plussat: This has been by far the worst hotel I been to. The unprofessionalism of the staff from the manager. Reception and the cleaning people. When I stayed at this hotel it felt like hell. It started off from the airport I connected the hotel 3 days before I came that I need a shuttle bus pickup since they offer that. They confirmed with me that I will get picked when I arrived at Bole. But when I arrived it was a different story there was not shuttle bus waiting for me I waited 3 hours at the airport no one came. I had to end up taking a cab to the hotel. When I first arrived they put me in the wrong room and said that this is the hotel I paid for, when I actually booked for the executive suite. Then they told me that room is getting renovated and it’s not ready yet. The manger told me that the room is getting painted but if I want and can wait a few hours and I can be transferred to that room. They took me to the room it was so dirty the carpet was not clean at all the paint was not dry. I went and told the manger if they can at least clean the carpet since I have asthma, he said he will get the cleaners up stairs right way to clean the carpet. They ended up never coming that day. Beside this suite there is a banquet hall and my room was not sound proof so almost every night I stayed there there was a party not once did they come and apologize for the noises. They barely cleaned the room during my stay for 21 days. Front desk girls always had bad attitude but by far the worst was the manager he was very rude never kept his word and he just didn’t seem to care if I was comfortable with my stay or not. Coming back to Ethiopia after 20 years and only thing I regret was staying at this hotel. Worst hospitality Ever.

Plussat: Clean, good service, staff very gentle, spa is realy a cheerfull add. Delecious clean food at good price Internet is good but need more improvemnts

Miinukset: Sometimes slow service You can t bring water/ alcohol from outside hotel

Plussat: Hotel is well decorates. Staff also nice. As per our request they are doing well. Location is good. Room was excellent furnished and clean. Bathroom was big and convinced.

Miinukset: Need to improve breakfast.

Plussat: Staff and everything else

Miinukset: The room was so noisy, and it needs also air condition.

Plussat: Very long time waiting for supper and to be worse Very cold staffss french fried and main meals, serverd in restaurant, but manager trying to handle Very sincerely, highly appreciating his magnifique management for customer satisfaction

Miinukset: Needs more development of kitchen skill - I have a professional cusines lincense, you know

Plussat: Very nice staff! Good location!

Plussat: Not much... For the price, I could have done much better in Addis Ababa, were it not for my desire to try new places.

Miinukset: The Hotel is touted as one of the best in Addis Ababa, I disagree wholeheartedly. The rooms are older and staff falsely interested in making your stay enjoyable. The food was not up to par and when I asked to send back a horrendous onion soup, they would not take it out of my bill... offered to replace with a plate of fruits which was average at best, and certainly not worth the price I paid for the bad onion soup.

Plussat: Good location, friendly staff, amazing breakfast, good bar, spacious rooms, highly recommended

Plussat: Staff was very friendly especially front desk. Room is clean and bed is comfortable. Have free airport shuttle service.

Miinukset: Toilet has some unpleasant smell. I think it’s from the pipe.

Plussat: Staff was friendly and helpful

Miinukset: It's long due for renovation. Breakfast had quite limited food selection.

Plussat: Very helpful and friendly reception staff

Plussat: The free airport shuttle was a great feature and the staff was very welcoming, helpful and friendly. Breakfast was above average and the room was clean with a nice view from the balcony.

Miinukset: The rug in the room looked very old and not very clean, which i believe caused me and allergic reaction from the acariens. Furniture was a bit dated, but ok.

Miinukset: I lifed on the 11nd floor. Best rooms in the hotel

Plussat: Rooms are big and clean. Amazing breakfast. Location is great and safe

Miinukset: My window was facing the main road, so it was really noisy

Miinukset: Lighting in the room

Miinukset: Very bad experience. The night manager was very bad. The rooms was smiling bad and very noisy

Plussat: Everything else was fine.

Miinukset: About I can’t get visitors after 6pm. That’s not right at all.

Plussat: staff very helpful.

Miinukset: wifi not working some days at the rooms.

Plussat: An amazing hotel with lovely staff! Breakfast buffét with all differerent types of choices and an omelette station where staff takes personalized orders. Very tasty! Great neighborhood with restaurants, malls, bars/clubs all in close perimeter. Comfortably close to the airport as well with free shuttle to and from the hotel. Friendly and understanding staff, always with positive attitude. In total, great stay! 10/10

Plussat: The location was very convenient

Miinukset: The have very few room supplies