Where to stay in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, the right part of town.
The airport district, the diplomatic quarter, the old Italian center and the business belt. Addis is a hub city, and the hotels are built for it.
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Where visitors stay in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa's hotels serve a transit and conference city. Bole, around the airport and the main road into town, has the largest cluster at every price; Kazanchis, by the UN and African Union offices, has the conference hotels; Piazza is the old Italian-era center with the cafes and the budget rooms; and the Old Airport and Mexico Square districts hold the business hotels and the embassies to the south-west.
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Bole
The airport district and the road into town: international chains, local hotels, restaurants and the nightlife, five to twenty minutes from the terminal.
Suits: Layovers, first visits, late flights
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Kazanchis
The conference hotels by the UN Economic Commission and the African Union, with the embassies and the government offices around them.
Suits: Business, conferences
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Piazza
The old center from the Italian years, with the cafes, the churches and the cheaper guesthouses on the hill toward Entoto.
Suits: Budgets, history, coffee
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Old Airport and Mexico Square
Business hotels and embassies in the south-west, near the National Museum and the university campus.
Suits: Business, museums, quieter streets
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Good to know
- Transit passengers get a hotel from the airline
- Ethiopian Airlines provides a hotel and visa for qualifying long connections. Ask when you book the flight; it is in Bole.
- The altitude affects the first night
- At 7,700 feet, sleep lightly and drink water. Hotels in Bole are the lowest in the city; Piazza and Entoto are higher.
Once the room is booked
- Things to do in Addis Ababa: the day trips and tours worth booking before you land.
- Flights to Africa by Phone: more trips in the region.
Questions before you book
Where should I stay for one or two nights?
Bole. It is close to the airport, has hotels at every price and the restaurants and coffee houses visitors want.
Is Addis safe to walk?
The main streets of Bole and Kazanchis are fine by day. Use a hotel taxi or a ride app at night and keep phones out of sight in crowds and at Merkato.
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