Southern Ethiopia
Tranquil, competent and professional, the Shambalala offers one of the most relaxing experiences in Hosaina, with a vast garden, an excellent restaurant …
Must-see hotels in Southern Ethiopia
Southern Ethiopia
The word on the street is that this place is not what it was, but the rooms are well maintained and OK for the price. Rooms at the back are much quieter…
Southern Ethiopia
Right by the bus station (go out the south exit and turn right), this two-storey building is a good bet for backpackers. It features sparse yet cleanish…
Southern Ethiopia
A well-run little number with a quiet location, the Bethlehem offers neat rooms, well-furnished and spacious bungalows, sparkling bathrooms, a good…
Southern Ethiopia
Afomiya Pension is a good, safe bet with a ramshackle charm. Though very simple, rooms are well looked after. Facilities include a small restaurant and…
Arba Minch
The Forty Springs gets good marks for its spruce, colourful rooms with tiled bathrooms. Upstairs rooms get more natural light. Ethiopian staples and…
Southern Ethiopia
One of a clutch of midrange hotels along the main avenue through town, the Pinna 2 has some of Awasa's cleanest rooms, although furnishings feel a bit…
Southern Ethiopia
One of Yabelo's most commendable pensions, with a dozen fair-sized, simply furnished rooms opening onto a flowering courtyard, a stone's throw from the…
Southern Ethiopia
Though the rooms aren't large, they are comfortable, well furnished and tidy. The affable staff help in any way they can and the on-site restaurant enjoys…
Southern Ethiopia
Dola-Mena's only dependable hotel, the Genet has plain, poorly furnished rooms that share decent bathrooms. Shamble Habti, the helpful owner, speaks good…
Southern Ethiopia
Set in a quiet garden with many birds, this long-running place has simple yet clean rooms with good mattresses. Showers are cold. Meals cost Birr25 to…
Southern Ethiopia
The cheeriest of several pensions near the Moyale–Shashemene road junction; rooms are on the small side but are serviceable and open onto a neat courtyard.
Arba Minch
Offering good value, the Zebib has bright and cheerful tiled rooms and a welcoming coffee shop that serves snacks, pastries and fruit juices. A safe…
Southern Ethiopia
Don't be put off by the odd location, above the Commercial Bank; this well-priced abode shelters sunny rooms that are perfectly serviceable.
Arba Minch
This place is a real heartbreaker. It boasts a wonderful clifftop location, with unbeatable lake views. Alas, most of the 77 bungalows, although they are…
Harenna Forest Hotel & Cultural Lodge
Southern Ethiopia
In the village of Rira, just north of the Harenna Forest, this family-run spot has a few rudimentary woven bamboo huts. It's grossly overpriced, the…
Southern Ethiopia
Beside the busy bus station, the Lemma is a safe bet, with yawn-inspiring but clean rooms, billiards tables, a sauna (Birr160 per hour), a good restaurant…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Southern Ethiopia
Rooms at this budget hotel on the way into town from Arba Minch are crude but acceptable for a night's kip if other hotels are full. Showers are cold.
Lephis
This campsite 6km up the Dungago Trail allows early morning and late afternoon wildlife watching. The price includes use of its camping gear.
Southern Ethiopia
The rooms at this family-owned place are about as spotless as a budget hotel's can be. Meals can be prepared on request.
Southern Ethiopia
If you're stuck in Key Afar, Sami Hotel is the most acceptable accommodation option in town (which is not saying a lot).
Southern Ethiopia
If you get hungry or sleepy, this venture has some rudimentary rooms and local food (mains Birr30 to Birr55).
Southern Ethiopia
Wow, the setting! Ouch, the rooms. The Wondo Genet sits in a wonderfully exuberant park, but its run-down rooms make it a contender for most overpriced…
Southern Ethiopia
An ultra-basic sleeping option with scruffy rooms. Meals can be ordered.
