Western Ethiopia
Sitting on a quiet side street, this modern multistorey hotel has very small, but otherwise exceedingly comfortable rooms with double-glazed windows,…
Must-see hotels in Ethiopia
Rock-hewn Churches of Tigray
Once a very nice place to stay, Lwam is slipping fast and many of the en-suite rooms are a little on the nose; ask to see a few. However, the faranji food…
Mylomine Botanical Garden Lodge
Rock-hewn Churches of Tigray
An unexpectedly relaxing spot, Mylomine has five too-expensive but otherwise decent Sidamo-style (the owner is from Awash) bamboo huts in a quiet garden…
Addis Ababa
Lacking a sign and hidden up an alley just north of Ethio Supermarket, this five-storey guesthouse is well looked after and friendly, if a little…
Southern Ethiopia
This old-timer is an OK runner-up if other accommodation options in Butajira are full, although the cheaper rooms could do with a makeover. The real draw…
Addis Ababa
The rooms here are set around a sun-baked courtyard and are clean and as well-cared for as you can hope to find in this price range in Addis. It’s tucked…
Western Ethiopia
This relatively new block on the main road into town has very ordinary rooms that are overpriced, even more so with the recent hike in prices, and…
Western Ethiopia
Set in a large compound, this place has cheap old rooms that the cheerful (and commendably honest) owner described as ‘bad’, or rooms in a new block that…
Southern Ethiopia
A good place to spend the night if you're counting your pennies, this family-run venture just north of the Moyale–Shashemene road junction features…
Aksum
Clean, functional rooms on the west side of town, a convenient walking distance to Aksum’s main attractions. They've just built a new wing at the back, so…
Lalibela
One of a number of lower-midrange places scattered around the centre of town, the Red Rock is typical of the genre – it won't win any style awards but it…
Northern Ethiopia
Probably the best of Adigrat's cheapies, Hohoma has basic, simple rooms with satellite TV and slow wi-fi. The downstairs cafe does an excellent version of…
Southern Ethiopia
Though the rooms are dark and a tad rank, this place deserves consideration for being so near the lake and having such a vivid garden. The shared…
Aksum
The word on the street is that this place is not what it was, but the rooms are simple (some are a bit cell-like) with big, clean bathrooms and OK for the…
Western Ethiopia
Only 50m from the bus station, this is the town’s best place to rest weary heads. Its upstairs options are larger and brighter; the dingy downstairs rooms…
Western Ethiopia
This modern (and rather ugly) tower, just east of the bus station, houses what are feted as Ambo’s smartest rooms. This might well be true, but sadly…
Southern Ethiopia
This shoestringer's haunt has seen better decades but remains an acceptable fallback if you're not too fussy about things like, well, comfort and style…
Western Ethiopia
Sena Hotel is more noteworthy for its restaurant-cum-bar than for its simple rooms, even though its selection of dishes is limited and vegies are few and…
Bahir Dar
An older hotel with lots of carved wood giving it character. This doesn’t extend into the rooms, but overlook the frayed carpets and you’ll find that with…
Southern Ethiopia
The rooms here are fairly standard Ethiopian budget fare – bland, unexciting, simply furnished but perfectly acceptable if you're counting your birr. The…
Addis Ababa
This relatively new guesthouse is a reasonable deal. Peach-pink rooms, OK bathrooms (some with showers, some with bath tubs), a TV…it ticks all the boxes,…
Gonder
Formerly wearing the crown of best-value cheapie in Gonder, the small and simple rooms here have turned the corner towards decay. But the location is OK…
Northern Ethiopia
Bland modern rooms at the northern end of town may not sound all that appealing, but they're fine for a night and the restaurant's one of the better…
Northern Ethiopia
Setit Humera Hotel is in the town centre, not far from the bus station. It's fine for a night but if you're here because Aksum is full, you'll likely be…
Gonder
Close to Fasiladas’ Bath, but otherwise a bit out on a limb, this clean, roadside place is ageing fast. Rooms are drab and a little claustrophobic, but…
Eastern Ethiopia
The shady sites along the Awash River in the area known as ‘Gotu’, 400m south of the park headquarters, are muddy but attractive and shady. Bring…
Addis Ababa
Something of an institution, the Hilton still attracts the conference crowd but it lost its crown as Addis' top hotel long ago. It's starting to show its…
Lalibela
Alef’s reasonable new rooms are bright, tiled and clean, with bathtubs and partial views. The older rooms, though dark and uninspiring, are still decent…
Addis Ababa
Cosy (read: small) rooms in a good central location. Even though the rooms are tiny they are well cared for and contain everything you might require. It’s…
Western Ethiopia
The rooms in this multistorey job are kept pretty clean and light streams through the large windows and clean bathrooms. Only in the more expensive rooms…
Rock-hewn Churches of Tigray
With run-of-the-mill rooms with service that often goes missing, Habesha is a relatively new place that attracts a predominantly local clientele. It's…
Guder Falls Recreation Area Hotel
Western Ethiopia
If you want to stay the night in Guder, this hotel is a peaceful place set above the falls in beautifully tended gardens. Sadly, the same love hasn’t been…
Simien Mountains National Park
One of the quieter options along Debark's main street, the Landscape has basic but generally OK rooms out the back, but a pretty ordinary restaurant, so…
Southern Ethiopia
While the unexceptional rooms don’t set hearts aflutter, the quiet Lalibela is a decent option if the bottom line counts. It’s 50m off the main drag, near…
Western Ethiopia
Four-hundred metres past the main roundabout along the road to Jimma, this fairly new place has clean rooms with tiny bathrooms, built around a courtyard…
Kangaten & Kolcho
The only acceptable accommodation option in Kangaten, the Yeshi has some basic yet relatively clean rooms arranged around a courtyard. Meals can be…
Gonder
This popular backpacker spot has the usual broken doors and toilet seats you expect at cheaper places. It’s worth considering, however, if for its central…
Western Ethiopia
Vast rooms with parquet flooring, well-equipped bathrooms and teeny balconies sitting atop a busy bar and cafe make this a good-value place to bed down…
Mekele
Simple but clean and even most of the toilet seats remain firmly attached. It’s quieter than other similar nearby options, although some rooms are a…
Rock-hewn Churches of Tigray
An OK choice along the main road through town, the basic Green Hotel has a busy little bar-restaurant and rooms with smallish beds and garish bedspreads.
