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Ararat Hotel

3.0 star property
3-star hotel in Yeka

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Exterior
Garden
Interior entrance
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free airport shuttle
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

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Yeka Subcity, Lamberet Area, Addis Ababa, 1000-155
  • Place, Century Mall
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Place, Zefmesh Grand Mall
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Shola Market
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Addis Ababa (ADD-Bole Intl.)
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

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

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About the neighborhood

Addis Ababa

Yeka stay.Your stay at this Yeka hotel places you within 2 miles (3 km) of Century Mall and Zefmesh Grand Mall. Shola Market and Addis International Convention Center are also within 3 miles (5 km).

What's nearby

  • Century Mall - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Zefmesh Grand Mall - 3 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • Shola Market - 4 min drive - 2.3 miles
  • U.S. Embassy - 10 min drive - 6.4 miles
  • African Union Headquarters - 12 min drive - 7.4 miles

Getting around

  • Bole Intl. Airport (ADD) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Galani Coffee - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Allebnany Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Totot Traditional Restaurant - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Christin Pizza - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Sombero - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Ararat Hotel

3-star hotel in Yeka
There's a restaurant on site. Free breakfast is available. WiFi is free in public spaces. There's an onsite business center. A roundtrip airport shuttle is free (available 24 hours). Self parking is free.

This 3-star Addis Ababa hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 35 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • Built in 1997
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Business facilities
  • Conference space
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Wedding services available
  • Garden
  • No smoking on site
  • Dining venue
Ararat Hotel offers 35 accommodations with bathrobes and slippers. This Addis Ababa hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

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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

Accessibility

  • No elevator

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Ararat Hotel

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

How close is Ararat Hotel to the airport?

Ararat Hotel is 4.6 mi (8-min drive) away from the Bole Intl. Airport (ADD) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

Does Ararat Hotel have an airport shuttle?

Ararat Hotel offers a free airport shuttle, available 24 hours a day.

Does Ararat Hotel offer free breakfast?

Yes, Ararat Hotel offers free breakfast.

Is there a casino at Ararat Hotel?

No, there is no casino at this hotel.

What time is check-in at Ararat Hotel?

Check-in begins at 10 AM.

Is there free parking at Ararat Hotel?

This hotel offers free self parking.

Does Ararat Hotel have a pool?

Ararat Hotel does not have a pool.

Does Ararat Hotel have a restaurant?

Yes, there is a restaurant on site.

Does Ararat Hotel have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this hotel.

How close is Ararat Hotel to downtown Addis Ababa?

Ararat Hotel is 5.2 mi away from Addis Ababa.

Ararat Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.6
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

8.0/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Subodh, Hong Kong

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.

4/10 Poor

KG, England

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.

8/10 Good

Charles, San Francisco, CA, USA

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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..

8/10 Good

Ville, Kouvola, Finland

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