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Ararat Hotel

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A spacious hotel lobby with high ceilings, large chandeliers, and a long reception desk. - Ararat Hotel (Addis Ababa)
A restaurant with round tables and chairs, white walls, and a ceiling with recessed lighting. - Ararat Hotel (Addis Ababa)
A multi-story hotel with illuminated windows and a brightly lit entrance area. - Ararat Hotel (Addis Ababa)
A well-maintained garden with neatly trimmed hedges, a variety of trees, and a clear pathway. - Ararat Hotel (Addis Ababa)
A lobby with a checkered floor, a sofa, a rug, and a poster on the wall. - Ararat Hotel (Addis Ababa)
Take advantage of a free breakfast buffet, a free roundtrip airport shuttle, and a garden at Ararat Hotel. The on-site restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a business center and a bar.

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

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Room options

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Showing 5 of 5 rooms

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

Family Room

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Yeka, a neighborhood in Addis Ababa, is home to Ararat Hotel. National Museum of Ethiopia and Unity Park are cultural highlights, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Century Mall and Zefmesh Grand Mall. Visit our Addis Ababa travel guide
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Yeka Subcity, Lamberet Area, Addis Ababa, 1000-155

What's nearby

  • A cityscape with a prominent circular building surrounded by modern high-rises, roads, and green spaces.
    African Union Headquarters
    12 min drive - 7.2 miles
  • Century Mall
    20 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • Israel Embassy
    2 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Shola Market
    4 min drive - 2.3 miles
  • U.S. Embassy
    10 min drive - 6.4 miles

Getting around

  • Gurd Sholla 2 Station
    19 min walk
  • Bole Intl. Airport (ADD)
    24 min drive

Restaurants

  • Galani Coffee
    4 min drive
  • Christin Pizza
    6 min drive
  • Allebnany Restaurant
    4 min drive
  • Roomi Burger
    6 min drive
  • Abaynesh Coffee
    6 min drive

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour free roundtrip airport shuttle
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 1997
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers

More

  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 10 AM

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must transfer via required shuttle to the property; guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking

This property offers transfers from the airport; guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

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Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Frequently asked questions

Is Ararat Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Ararat Hotel?

Check-in begins at 10 AM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Ararat Hotel?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Does Ararat Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's a free airport shuttle.

Where is Ararat Hotel located?

Located in Yeka, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Century Mall and Israel Embassy. Zefmesh Grand Mall and Shola Market are also within 3 mi (5 km). Gurd Sholla 2 Station is 19 minutes by foot and Management Institute Station is 23 minutes.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Ararat Hotel Reviews

6.6

8.0

Cleanliness

6.0

Location

6.6

Staff & service

6.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 13 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 13 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 13 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 13 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 13 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bra

Eftersom det är mina första resan till etiopia ser jag att det ska blir massa resor i framtiden. Al respekt fint träff. Alltså 100% perfekt.
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2/10 Terrible

Subodh

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Worst

Worst food, Nothing around, Dusty neighborhood. On positive side the staff in the hotel from reception to kitchen everyone was helpful. only choose this hotel because it was African union 50th anniversary in Addis Ababa and all good hotels were fully booked.
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8/10 Good

P.M. vd. W.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Aan de rand van de stad gelegen redelijk ver van het centrum, busstop voor het hotel, nieuwbouw hotel, mooie rustige tuin, traditioneel restaurant aanwezig naast een "normaal" restaurant, shuttlebus naar vliegveld, attent en vriendelijk personeel,
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8/10 Good

Hans-Herbert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

liegt zu weit außerhalb vom Zentrum. Es gibt nur e

Sauberkeit ist in Ordnung. Es gibt einen alten und einen neuen Hoteltrakt. Für die ortverhältnisse ist das Hotel in Ordnung. Jedoch gibt es keine öffentliche Verbindung ins Zentrum.
Verified review

4/10 Poor

KG

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

Lots of potential but awful service!

I preface this review by saying this is the first hotel in Africa I have stayed in therefore my expectations may be rather unfairly high! But I felt that sadly the Ararat seems overpriced for the capacity of its staff and (less so) for its facilities. Despite the booking website assuring us that there was only 2 rooms left, the hotel was empty of other guests when we arrived. The new wing (in progress) looks very smart but we stayed in 2 rooms in the old building, which though rather tired looking, did have pleasant verandahs. The main problem is the staffing quality. Usually the sole guests at breakfast, there was no buffet offered (this was clearly offered on their website and on booking sites) and the meagre menu offerings were simply rather inadequate and took an age to arrive. Juice, more coffee etc was always charged extra, and on the worst morning our breakfast took one hour to arrive! Staff were always friendly and pleasant, but this sadly does not compensate for the service problems. Their English was very unconfident too. On the plus sided, the wifi in rooms usually worked (though not in most of the public spaces), there is some good and well-priced food on the menu, and the garden and terraces are really nice.
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8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Friendly staff and great value for money

The hotel offered very good value for money, although it is not as physically close to central Addis Ababa as other hotels. Asmara Rd., the local road connecting the hotel to the centre of Addis, was under construction, so travel times were very long -- this should change by the end of 2012, when the construction is complete. Most staff were very courteous and helpful, The restaurant was handy, although the menu was not as diverse as it could have been. Also, the breakfasts were a bit limited in range and not as plentiful as they might have been. Having said this, the meals were very inexpensive (dinner for less than $US10.) and the food was well presented. The restaurant had a very high level of cleanliness. Be sure to get a room in the newer building across from the original structure (still in use). The room was nice, and included eight channels of television, including BBC World and Al Jazeera in English. The room was quite adequate, although part of the bathroom floor did get wet after a shower and there were no special mats provided. Internet availablility was excellent (especially for those without a computer), but I'm not sure if the rooms had wi-fi or not.
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10/10 Excellent

Paul E Lees

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good quality hotel for price

I enjoyed my one night stay at The Ararat Hotel. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The hotel is in two half's, the old and new, with the new being more modern and acceptable to modem standards. It was clean and the free internet facility was great after being in remote Africa. I did have to pursue the issue regarding inclusive breakfast, but this was sorted without question by the staff. The one downer of the hotel is its out of town location which unfortunately is amongst the construction of a new major road network. But don't let this put you off. It's not a bandit sort of environment, just a building site close by. The hotel also provides a complimentary service to and from the airport which is well worth avoiding the hassle of, the airport taxi senorio.
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4/10 Poor

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

not recommended

no bathrobe or slippers, no hangers in the wardrobe, just one small towel, no hot water upon arrival, window was open so the room was very cold, no city map, room is vey very small, view to the backyard, far away from the city center, heavily overpriced
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4/10 Poor

Vassilis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

badly organised

The staff is very nice, but we had to ask for everything: towels, toilet paper, electricity and roomservice (cleaning). We will not return.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Byron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

decent hotel on the outskirts

We booked the hotel because the map showed it was in the center of addis. I was really disappointed when the shuttle headed 6km from city center. The TV didn't work in the first room we tried and the second room the phone didn't work. The toilet seats were broken. The WIFI didn't work and the "business center" had inconsistent internet. There didn't appear to be any other restaurant options in the area. All that aside the bed was comfortable, it was clean, the hotel restaurant had excellent food which wasn't overpriced and the shuttle into city center only costed 10 USD. I wouldn't stay here for the location but I would consider staying for the price and the shish kabab.
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2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Utrolig dårli hotell

hotellet manglet flere av fasillitetene, hotell staben fortalte oss selv at de ikke var vandt med internationale gjester, vi måtte vente over 2 timer på roomservice bestilling av to flasker vann. vi kunne ikke med bringe mat på hotelrommet tiltross for at hotellet stengte mat servering kl 2200. manager snakket ikke engelsk, vi måtte selv bære bagasje mellom flere etagsjer da vi annkom grunnet vi måte bytte mellom flere rom siden hotellet ikke var ferdig bygget.. det var ikke nok varmtvann til å engang fukte en vaskeklut på rommet.. vi fikk ikke medbringe gjester heller ikke mine barn til hotellrommet dette til tross for at resepsjonistene ved flere anøedninger hadde privat besøk på jobb.. resepsjonisene løy oss flere ganger direkte i ansiktet, i tillegg dukket de ikke opp på fly plassen for å hente oss når vi annkom, slik det sto i bestillingen at de skulle gjøre (flytransport inkludert) vi forsøkte til og med å ringe dem flere ganger fra flyplassen.. dagen vi skulle sjekke ut skulle utsjekking være kl 1200 ifølge nettsidene.. vi ble kastet ut kl 0930..
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Friendly service, nice and clean hotel.

I enjoyed my stay at the Ararat Hotel. The staff are friendly and try their best to assist their guests. Rooms are clean and tidy. I will go back again on my next visit to Addis Ababa.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Ville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort