Crown Hotel

“A good facility with a great staff”

The Crown hotel is located south of the Ring Road, so it's a somewhat out of the way. The facility is extensive, almost a small campus. In addition to the hotel itself, it includes a traditional Ethiopian coffee bar and seating area, a dining room and bar, among other things. My stay was brief, one… more

The Crown hotel is located south of the Ring Road, so it's a somewhat out of the way. The facility is extensive, almost a small campus. In addition to the hotel itself, it includes a traditional Ethiopian coffee bar and seating area, a dining room and bar, among other things. My stay was brief, one night. The room was okay, it included a mosquito net to keep the ever present though few mosquitoes at bay, a TV with decent reception and plentiful hot water. What I really want to highlight is the staff. They were extremely helpful. One of the things I learned during my stay in Addis is to ask the hotel reception staff any and all questions. They're very happy to help. They were able to help refill my sim card's minutes. They have a taxi driver on hand who provided good service at reasonable rates and even provided his phone number so I could call him at the end of the evening to bring me back to the hotel.

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“not what I expected”

My husband and I booked a room as a weekend getaway. We found them online and the rooms were listed at 40% off - but we decided to book in person instead of through a 3rd party. When we arrived, we were told the rooms were $65 (online they were $41). We ended up paying $45 for the room we saw onlin… more

My husband and I booked a room as a weekend getaway. We found them online and the rooms were listed at 40% off - but we decided to book in person instead of through a 3rd party. When we arrived, we were told the rooms were $65 (online they were $41). We ended up paying $45 for the room we saw online. But we got inside and nothing was plugged in (TV, refrigerator, lamps) and not enough plugs to plug everything in at once. There was no coffee/tea station or stocked mini bar (as per website). Finally, housekeeping came and sorted it out for us (luckily, I had brought a multi-socket international plug so we could charge our phones, watch tv, and boil water at the same time. The cold water was off - only boiling hot water in bathroom the first day. Finally came on so we could bathe. No plug for bathtub and no curtain for shower. Not a lot of choices at restaurant. Wifi didn't work for us the whole weekend. Overall, not a bad place - but definitely not more than average. For the price, we expected much nicer. Service was good, and they bent over backwards trying to keep us happy after we complained to front desk and called the out on inconsistencies with their online info and reality. Building A of Hotel on main road with heavy traffic even into the night. Also lots of dirt and dust if you leave your windows open. Building B probably has quieter rooms, but not as nice.

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“Ethiopian cuisine and culture at its best!”

a nice place...but what blew me away was the great array of Ethiopian cuisine and music from the different local tribes....the Restaurant has many photos of different great people of Ethiopia- Menelik, Haile Selasi, Tewedross. The feeling of being there, eating the food and enjoying the music was b… more

a nice place...but what blew me away was the great array of Ethiopian cuisine and music from the different local tribes....the Restaurant has many photos of different great people of Ethiopia- Menelik, Haile Selasi, Tewedross. The feeling of being there, eating the food and enjoying the music was beautiful. The staff are very friendly! Konjoooooo!!!

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