Jimma Degitu Hotel

Western Ethiopia


The faranji food here is quite good (if you remember you’re in Ethiopia) and more varied than elsewhere – think an OK cheeseburger with cold fries. The pizzas are also worthy of mention, but they take forever to arrive.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Western Ethiopia attractions

1. Municipal Buildings

0.13 MILES

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

2. Jimma Museum

0.16 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. Coffee Pot Monument

0.31 MILES

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

5. Palace of Abba Jiffar

3.68 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…

6. Boye Dam

3.74 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…