Must-see hotels in Southern Ethiopia

  • Afomiya Pension

    Southern Ethiopia

    Afomiya Pension is a good, safe bet with a ramshackle charm. Though very simple, rooms are well looked after. Facilities include a small restaurant and…

  • Hotel Pinna 2

    Southern Ethiopia

    One of a clutch of midrange hotels along the main avenue through town, the Pinna 2 has some of Awasa's cleanest rooms, although furnishings feel a bit…

  • Wabe Pension

    Southern Ethiopia

    One of Yabelo's most commendable pensions, with a dozen fair-sized, simply furnished rooms opening onto a flowering courtyard, a stone's throw from the…

  • Tadese Enjory Hotel

    Southern Ethiopia

    Though the rooms aren't large, they are comfortable, well furnished and tidy. The affable staff help in any way they can and the on-site restaurant enjoys…

  • Hotel Genet

    Southern Ethiopia

    Dola-Mena's only dependable hotel, the Genet has plain, poorly furnished rooms that share decent bathrooms. Shamble Habti, the helpful owner, speaks good…

  • Bale Mountain Motel

    Southern Ethiopia

    Set in a quiet garden with many birds, this long-running place has simple yet clean rooms with good mattresses. Showers are cold. Meals cost Birr25 to…

  • Pension Ahuz

    Southern Ethiopia

    The cheeriest of several pensions near the Moyale–Shashemene road junction; rooms are on the small side but are serviceable and open onto a neat courtyard.

  • New Edget Hotel

    Southern Ethiopia

    Don't be put off by the odd location, above the Commercial Bank; this well-priced abode shelters sunny rooms that are perfectly serviceable.

  • Harenna Forest Hotel & Cultural Lodge

    Southern Ethiopia

    In the village of Rira, just north of the Harenna Forest, this family-run spot has a few rudimentary woven bamboo huts. It's grossly overpriced, the…

  • Lemma International Hotel

    Southern Ethiopia

    Beside the busy bus station, the Lemma is a safe bet, with yawn-inspiring but clean rooms, billiards tables, a sauna (Birr160 per hour), a good restaurant…

  • Kasetch Fekadu Asore Hotel

    Southern Ethiopia

    This old-timer is an OK runner-up if other accommodation options in Butajira are full, although the cheaper rooms could do with a makeover. The real draw…

  • Green Pension

    Southern Ethiopia

    A good place to spend the night if you're counting your pennies, this family-run venture just north of the Moyale–Shashemene road junction features…

  • Circle of Life Hotel

    Southern Ethiopia

    Though the rooms are dark and a tad rank, this place deserves consideration for being so near the lake and having such a vivid garden. The shared…

  • Goh Hotel

    Southern Ethiopia

    This shoestringer's haunt has seen better decades but remains an acceptable fallback if you're not too fussy about things like, well, comfort and style…

  • Kasech Pension

    Southern Ethiopia

    The rooms here are fairly standard Ethiopian budget fare – bland, unexciting, simply furnished but perfectly acceptable if you're counting your birr. The…

  • Lalibela Pension

    Southern Ethiopia

    While the unexceptional rooms don’t set hearts aflutter, the quiet Lalibela is a decent option if the bottom line counts. It’s 50m off the main drag, near…

  • Green Hotel

    Southern Ethiopia

    Rooms at this budget hotel on the way into town from Arba Minch are crude but acceptable for a night's kip if other hotels are full. Showers are cold.

  • Bisrat Pension

    Southern Ethiopia

    The rooms at this family-owned place are about as spotless as a budget hotel's can be. Meals can be prepared on request.

  • Sami Hotel

    Southern Ethiopia

    If you're stuck in Key Afar, Sami Hotel is the most acceptable accommodation option in town (which is not saying a lot).

  • Weyto Lodge – Meheret Hotel

    Southern Ethiopia

    If you get hungry or sleepy, this venture has some rudimentary rooms and local food (mains Birr30 to Birr55).

  • Wondo Genet Resort Hotel

    Southern Ethiopia

    Wow, the setting! Ouch, the rooms. The Wondo Genet sits in a wonderfully exuberant park, but its run-down rooms make it a contender for most overpriced…

  • Nassa Hotel

    Southern Ethiopia

    An ultra-basic sleeping option with scruffy rooms. Meals can be ordered.

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