Honey Land Hotel

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 comfortable rooms that might well be true. What is also hard to deny is that it seems overpriced compared to other options in town.


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