Central Jimma Hotel

Western Ethiopia


For a fine view of the bus station, a cold beer and some cheap eats, stick to the hotel's roadside cafe. For shish kebab, chicken Maryland and grilled fish, head to the more upmarket poolside Sennait Restaurant. For locals this is THE place to eat at weekends.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Western Ethiopia attractions

1. Coffee Pot Monument

0.46 MILES

Sits on the main roundabout in the centre of town. It looks like, well, an Ethiopian coffee pot.

2. Jimma Museum

0.55 MILES

Admission to the Muuziyemii Jimmaa includes a guided tour in English of the museum's seven small rooms. We don’t want to steal the guide’s thunder (such…

3. Municipal Buildings

0.56 MILES

If you’re a connoisseur of Italian Fascist architecture, take a peek at Jimma's municipal buildings.

5. Boye Dam

3.06 MILES

Located 5km southeast of Jimma off the road to Addis, the dam has some good birdwatching opportunities, but take the locals’ claims of hippos with a hippo…

6. Palace of Abba Jiffar

3.94 MILES

Looking more out of America’s Wild West than the Kafa kingdom, the increasingly fragile Palace of Abba Jiffar looks as if a strong wind could blow it away…