Western Ethiopia
Negash Resort is probably the best hotel in western Ethiopia. Accommodation comes in a range of styles, from tribally decorated rondavels to stylish rooms…
Must-see hotels in Western Ethiopia
Bebeka Coffee Plantation Guesthouses
Western Ethiopia
Set in the thick of the coffee plantation and surrounded by birdlife, there’s little doubt that this is the best place to stay in the vicinity of Mizan…
Kafa Development Association (KDA) Guesthouse
Western Ethiopia
Run by a local NGO, this fine guesthouse has simple but light-filled rooms amid a verdant garden that captures all the reasons you came to Kafa in the…
Western Ethiopia
Set around flowering gardens, this colonial place has bundles of old-world charm. Though it shows its age in places, notably in the rooms, it’s still…
Western Ethiopia
OK, the rooms here are worn and tired, but the birdsong-filled gardens and helpful management give this place real character. Add in the restaurant (mains…
Western Ethiopia
The courtyard and garden bar-and-pool complex at this old-timer are abuzz with the constant activity of people coming and going (Sunday lunchtime it’s…
Western Ethiopia
It’s not the most exciting hotel we’ve ever seen, but we like it because it's relatively new and has begun the long descent into decay quite slowly…
Western Ethiopia
Way out on the eastern fringes of Jimma's town centre, on the road to Addis, this place touts itself as the best hotel in town – with undeniably…
Western Ethiopia
One of the newest places in Jimma, the Boni is probably the pick of the in-town options. Rooms are quieter than most despite the central location, the wi…
Western Ethiopia
The lack of a restaurant here is a drawback, but the rooms are otherwise the best in this price range in town. It's close to the bus station and the leafy…
Western Ethiopia
This 26-room hotel is widely considered the town’s top choice; while that might well be true, it’s hardly a ringing endorsement. The newer rooms are…
Western Ethiopia
The semidetached concrete bungalows vaunt bright-green laminate floors, frilly bedspreads, small verandahs and clean washrooms. If you order ahead, the …
Western Ethiopia
The large lawn, garden tables and cleanish rooms make this the best budget option in town. However, the music in the lively garden courtyard can be…
Western Ethiopia
If you can cope with the noise of all the early buses departing town in the neighbouring bus station, blurting on their horns at 6am, then this place…
Western Ethiopia
Sitting on a quiet side street, this modern multistorey hotel has very small, but otherwise exceedingly comfortable rooms with double-glazed windows,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Western Ethiopia
Rooms here are rather tidy and the kind that you'll have seen often if you're travelling on a budget. Fine for a night.
Western Ethiopia
This fading sky-blue place, out along the road to the airport, offers (mostly) clean rooms. There’s a simple bar-restaurant out the front. Its biggest…
Western Ethiopia
The Peensiyoonii Weqinesh, should you need it, has very cramped rooms that are basically as messy as the town itself. It’s above the Oromia International…
