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Ghion Hotel

3.5 star property
Resort in Addis Ababa with 3 restaurants and full-service spa

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Ghion Hotel serves a complimentary breakfast buffet featuring international cuisine. Guests can spend the day getting a massage at the spa or relaxing beside one of the two swimming pools, then head to the on-site nightclub for evening entertainment.

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool

Room options

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Junior Suite (Medium)

Highlights

Balcony
Heating
Free cots/infant beds
LCD TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Satellite channels
  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room (Type A)

Twin Room (Type A)

Highlights

Balcony
Separate sitting area
Heating
Kitchenette
Full-sized fridge/freezer
LCD TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
  • 60 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Beds

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1 bedroom, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room (Type B)

Highlights

Balcony
Separate sitting area
Heating
Kitchenette
Full-sized fridge/freezer
LCD TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
  • 55 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

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Combined shower/bathtub, free toiletries, hair dryer, slippers

Single Room (Type B)

Highlights

Balcony
Heating
LCD TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Satellite channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Map
Ras Desta Damtew Avenue, Addis Ababa, 1643

What's nearby

  • Meskel Square - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Addis Ababa Stadium - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • ECA Conference Center - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • African Union Headquarters - 3 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Edna Mall - 4 min drive - 4.7 km

Getting around

  • Addis Ababa (ADD-Bole Intl.) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Marcus Addis Restaurant & Sky Bar - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪China Bar & Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Ras Hotels Enterprise - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪The Oriental - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Kitchen - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Ghion Hotel

Resort located in Kirkos
A free breakfast buffet, a free return airport shuttle and a nightclub are just a few of the amenities provided at Ghion Hotel. Treat yourself to a massage at the on-site spa. Be sure to enjoy a meal at any of the 3 on-site restaurants, which feature international cuisine and more. Fitness classes are offered at the health club; the property also has a poolside bar, a terrace and shopping on-site. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities, such as a coffee shop/cafe and a garden.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • An outdoor pool and a children's pool, along with sunloungers and pool umbrellas
  • Free self-parking
  • An outdoor tennis court, barbecues and tour/ticket information
  • ATM/banking services, a front desk safe and coffee/tea in reception
  • Guest reviews give top marks for the helpful staff
Room features
All 195 rooms have comforts such as 24-hour room service, as well as amenities such as free WiFi.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with shower/bath combinations and free toiletries
  • 24-inch LCD TVs with satellite channels
  • Balconies, heating and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

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

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 5:30 AM to 10 AM
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 3 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Bridge Restaurant
  • Lobby Bar
  • Tukul Restaurant
  • Unity Restaurant

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Fitness classes
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Hot tub
  • Nightclub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Massage
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 10 buildings
  • 32 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 24-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 10:30 AM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit 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
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit and window guards
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

Ghion Hotel Addis Ababa
Ghion Addis Ababa
Ghion Hotel Resort
Ghion Hotel Addis Ababa
Ghion Hotel Resort Addis Ababa

Frequently asked questions

Does Ghion Hotel have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is Ghion Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Ghion Hotel?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Ghion Hotel?

Check-in begins at 10:30 AM.

What time is check-out at Ghion Hotel?

Checkout is at noon.

Does Ghion Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's a free airport shuttle.

Where is Ghion Hotel located?

Located in Kirkos, this spa resort is within a 15-minute walk of Addis Ababa Stadium, Meskel Square, and Africa Hall. Lion of Judah Monument and ECA Conference Center are also within 1 mile (2 km).

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Reviews

Ghion Hotel Reviews

6.0

6.4

Cleanliness

7.2

Location

6.8

Staff & service

7.4

Eco-friendliness

5.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 137 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 137 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 137 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 137 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 34 out of 137 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Zelalem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ghion Hotel is a super cool hotel. If you're a hotel lover from the 60s and 70s, this place is for you. It's in the heart of Addis Ababa, with bars and restaurants nearby. I'll definitely be back for more! #HotelLove #AddisAbaba #60s70s #Staycation 🇪🇹🍻🍷
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

dominic

Disliked: Staff & service
Just okay
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Grounds are large and beautiful. Staff are friendly and helplful. Hotel badly needs renovation.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Nasser

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
During my stay at Gihon Addis Ababa hotel what I like about this hotel is safe and quiet attractive park and huge out door swimming pool of course the delicious food. When it comes to customer service,the hotel management have to work hard.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Staff & service
Noise sometimes woken at 5am..
Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Mamogala

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The shuttle for collecting from the airport was late. The blankets were dirty.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The property needs a lot of work to bring it up to scratch. For example no water came out when you turn on the hot water. However, the staff were very friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Raphael

Ghion is an old hotel, and a good option for a very affordable hotel ideally located in the heart of Addis-Abeba. The bed is quite confortable but the bathroom and the water-heating system is from another century... quite slow to get some reasonably hot water. Sound isolation is quite bad. The hotel itself is quiet, but we hear the noise of the street constantly, including some very early morning religious chants. Breakfast is included, quite nice buffet with typical ethiopian specialties. Receptionists are friendly and willing to help, specially when you need a taxi. But communication is sometimes complicated.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nugusu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ich bin sehr begeistert, und dankbar.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Israel

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
I didn’t like the lack of knowledge of the reception staff about booking with expedia. I resented the fact that my credit card details were asked to verify my booking on the day of checking out. They had all week to do that. I had to show them the receipt on expedia account on my mobile.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aseged

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Keep it
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nugusu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ich bin sehr zufrieden
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nugusu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ich bin sehr zufrieden
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is my second time staying at Ghion. I like that it's traditional in appearance and fantastic staff. Food was wonderful. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

kebedech

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a very disappointing experience during my recent stay at Ghion Hotel. • Day One: The room assigned to me had no hot water. As usual, I was advised to let the water run for some time. Despite running the bathtub for nearly two hours, no hot water came, and I was forced to bathe in freezing cold water. • Day Two: I was moved to another room, but the toilet did not flush. • Later Stay: After returning from a trip, I was given a room where the toilet burst and water flooded the entire room while I was away. I was then moved again to a different room, which also had no hot water and a non-functional toilet. I am a frequent guest at Ghion Hotel, but in its current condition, I strongly urge Expedia to reconsider listing it on their platform. I also request a full refund for this stay due to the unacceptable conditions and repeated inconveniences. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff very friendly and helpful. Room poor needs attention,.from broken mirror, door handels and curtain unable.to open and close entually falling to.thr.floor...Usually had to wait up to 20 minutes for hot water.
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Asres Abebe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
More to be done
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Classic Ethiopian hotel

This hotel is excellent for those of us who love Ethiopia and prefer peaceful, nostalgic atmosphere to fancy, noisy modern hotels. Good old Ethiopian style hotel with a huge and quiet compound with large swimming pool, in the heart of the city. Stable water supply, electricity and Wifi with satisfying speed. Fair room rates. In every way a very pleasant stay. Take the opportunity to experience this classic hotel before it's gone!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Asres Abebe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Happy to
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Sehr schönes und sauberes Zimmer. Parkanlage war auch sehr schön. Expedia sollte die Hotelbeschreibung anpassen: Tennisanlage nicht vorhanden, Fitnessstudio gehört nicht dem Hotel an, sondern wird privat geführt. Nur gegen eine monatliche Mitgliedschaft nutzbar. Warmwasser selten vorhanden. Das Ghion Hotel muss unbedingt am Management arbeiten und sich verbessern. Zum einen war trotz 2-maliger schriftlicher Benachrichtigung der kostenfreie Flughafen Shuttle Bus nicht da. Mitten in der Nacht mussten wir ein Taxi selber organisieren, telefonisch war niemand zu erreichen. Dort angekommen, war zunächst einmal alles dunkel, erst als das Taxi vorfuhr, kam der Portier, um die Tür zu öffnen. Erste Frage: haben Sie gebucht? Wir konnten dies bestätigen, dass wir vor 4 Monaten gebucht und eine Bestätigung des Hotels bekommen hatten. Zur Antwort kam: wir haben kein Zimmer frei. Erst nach langer Diskussion ist der Manager gekommen und hat uns ein schreckliches Zimmer für die Nacht gegeben. Wir haben später verstanden, dass es wohl daran liegen musste, dass die Afrikanische Union zum Zeitpunkt eine Versammlung hatte und die Zimmer (wir hatten eine Suite gebucht) doppelt verkauft wurden. Nach Beendigung der AU Versammlung, kam der Baustellenlärm hinzu. Die Bauarbeiten in der Hotel-Parkanlage gingen 24 Stunden, so dass man in der Nacht kein Schlaf fand. Nachdem wir (und andere Hotelgäste) uns beschwert hatten, reduzierte sich am 3. Tag der Baustellenlärm auf die Zeiten 7:00 bis 22:00 Uhr.
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

YURIKO

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No shuttle service

I tried to call them from Japan because I wanted to make sure that the shuttle bus would come to the airport to pick me up . However, the phone numbers are old, and I have never got to reach them. Shuttle bus never showed up when I have arrived at the airport despite the fact I have booked the shuttle service when I booked the room on this hotel. I am no satisfied with this hotel service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

michael

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel needs some renovation every thing looks older than 100 years old.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

YUMI

到着時の空港送迎で1時間以上も待ったのが残念。 レセプションのスタッフも英語が話せる人とそうでない人の差が激しい。 ホットシャワーも出ると言われたがほぼ水でシャワーを浴びるのが辛かった。
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Mamadou Cellou

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Le personnel est très serviable et professionnel, mais les sanitaires ne sont pas aux normes. La salle de bain est bouchée, les WC ne se remplissent pas, et il y a une fuite d'eau au niveau de la douchette.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

abraham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Shower doesn’t work. No hot water in shower
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024