Bole Ambassador Hotel

A nice place

Very nice

Decent

👍 Good

I was sent here as an Ethiopian Airlines transit passenger and had no problems at all. The shuttle was easy to find at the airport, the dinner provided was better than most and had a wide range of vegetarian options even. They had beers reasonably priced and accepted foreign currencies to pay for it. Room was clean and servicable. Shuttle back to the airport was right on time. Perfect for transit customers.

OMG. What a dump! Ethiopian airline brought me to Addis 2 hours late and I just missed the connection. Next flight to my destination tomorrow morning. As their own new hotel was full, they gave me a voucher for Ambassador hotel. When I arrived where the shuttles are, the Ambassador bus had just left. After waiting, unsuccessfully ,for half an hour for its return, I decided to walk to the hotel. When I arrived, I was told that the hotel was fully booked out and that was communicated to Ethiopian Airlines the previous day. After some discussion, they gave me a room and I was set back 20-30 years. While the room was spacious, everything, including the bathroom, was completely run down. The shower head fell down by looking at it, out of 3 light switches one worked etc. I didn’t have the energy to return to the airport and ask for a different hotel. When I went for dinner, included, I was presented the choice of beef with rice or fish with rice. I assessed the fish as the smaller risk. However, there is no wine or beer. Just water. It’s a non alcoholic hotel.