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Crown Hotel

5.0 star property
Luxury hotel in Addis Ababa with 3 restaurants and bar/lounge

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Garden
Couples treatment rooms, massages
Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk
Reception
Family Room | Living room

Reviews

4.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Airport transfer
  • Spa
  • Gym
  • Free parking
  • 24/7 front desk

Main amenities (12)

  • Daily housekeeping
  • 3 restaurants and bar/lounge
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Free area shuttle
  • Free shopping center shuttle
  • Fitness center
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee shop/cafe
  • Spa services
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Feel at home (6)

  • Children stay free
  • Refrigerator
  • Private bathroom
  • Television
  • Garden
  • Daily housekeeping

Room options

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Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Standard Single Room

Highlights

Balcony
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Refrigerator
Minibar (some free items)
LCD TV
Day bed
Portable fan
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Standard Twin Room

Highlights

Balcony
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Refrigerator
Minibar (some free items)
LCD TV
Day bed
Portable fan
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Double Room

Highlights

Balcony
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Refrigerator
Minibar (some free items)
LCD TV
Day bed
Portable fan
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Family Room

Highlights

Balcony
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Refrigerator
Minibar (some free items)
LCD TV
Day bed
Portable fan
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Executive Suite

Highlights

Balcony
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Refrigerator
Minibar (some free items)
LCD TV
Day bed
Portable fan
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
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About the area

Map
Kaliti, Addis Ababa, 00251

What's nearby

  • Medhane Alem Church - 11 min drive
  • Addis Ababa Stadium - 11 min drive
  • Meskel Square - 11 min drive
  • Edna Mall - 12 min drive
  • African Union Headquarters - 12 min drive

Getting around

  • Bole Intl. Airport (ADD) - 31 min drive
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Free area shuttle
  • Free shopping center shuttle

Restaurants

  • ‪Elgel Hotel & Spa - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Sishu - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Sakura - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Leo Cafe - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪One Koo Coffee - ‬12 min drive

About this property

Crown Hotel

When visiting Addis Ababa, Crown Hotel is a great choice to consider. Guests can indulge in massages, then grab a bite to eat at one of the 3 restaurants. A free airport shuttle, a bar/lounge, and a fitness center are other highlights at this luxurious hotel.

Languages

English, French

At a glance

Hotel size

  • 72 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

  • Check-in time starts at noon
  • Express check-in/out available
  • Check-out time is noon

Restrictions related to your trip

  • Check COVID-19 restrictions

Special check-in instructions

  • Guests must transfer via Shuttle to the property; guests must contact the property at least 24 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking
  • This property offers transfers from the airport; to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
  • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Required at check-in

  • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
  • Government-issued photo ID may be required

Children

  • Up to 3 children (18 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
  • No cribs (infant beds)

Pets

  • No pets or service animals allowed

Internet

  • Free WiFi in public areas
  • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

  • Free onsite self parking

Transfers

  • Free airport shuttle on request (available 24 hours)*

Offsite

  • Free area shuttle within 10 km
  • Free shopping center shuttle

Other information

  • Designated smoking areas

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • 3 restaurants
  • Bar/lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Coffee/tea in a common area
  • Free daily reception
  • 24-hour room service

Traveling with children

  • Children stay free (see details)
  • Free local shuttle

Working away

  • Meeting room
  • Conference space (205 square feet)

Services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Dry cleaning/laundry services
  • Hair salon
  • Luggage storage
  • Wedding services
  • Multilingual staff

Facilities

  • Garden
  • Television in common areas
  • Fitness center
  • Spa services
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Banquet hall

Accessibility

  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • 42-inch LCD TV
  • Cable TV channels

Home comfort

  • Portable fan
  • Stocked minibar (select free items)
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Sleep well

  • Turndown service
  • Day bed
  • Bed sheets provided

What to enjoy

  • In-room massage
  • Balcony
  • Individually furnished and decorated

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries

Stay connected

  • Desk
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Free WiFi
  • Free local calls

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Daily housekeeping

Special features

Spa

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are 2 treatment rooms including rooms for couples and outdoor treatment areas. Services include massages.

Dining

Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in African cuisine. Open 24 hours.

Fees & policies

Pool, spa, & gym (if applicable)

  • Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation

Policies

Guests can rest easy knowing there's a fire extinguisher on site.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
This property accepts credit cards. Cash is not accepted.
Cashless transactions are available.

Also known as

Crown Addis Ababa
Crown Hotel Addis Ababa
Crown Hotel Hotel
Crown Hotel Addis Ababa
Crown Hotel Hotel Addis Ababa

Frequently asked questions

Are pets allowed at Crown Hotel?
Sorry, pets and service animals aren't allowed.
Is parking offered on site at Crown Hotel?
Yes, there's free self parking.
Is airport shuttle service offered by Crown Hotel?
Yes, a free airport shuttle is available.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Crown Hotel?
You can check in starting at noon. Check-out time is noon. Express check-in and check-out are available.
What is there to do at Crown Hotel and nearby?
Crown Hotel has a fitness center and spa services, as well as a garden.
Are there restaurants at or near Crown Hotel?
Yes, there are 3 onsite restaurants, featuring African cuisine.
Does Crown Hotel have rooms with private spa tubs?
Yes, each room has a deep soaking bathtub.
Does Crown Hotel have any outdoor private spaces?
Yes, every room features a balcony.
What's the area around Crown Hotel like?
Crown Hotel puts you in the heart of Addis Ababa. Popular attractions include Medhane Alem Church, which is 11 minutes away by car.

Crown Hotel Reviews

Reviews

4.6

5.4/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

2.0/10

Amenities

4.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Poor

I don’t lock anything is very bad hotel I’m not clear dirty and I want my money back
4-night business trip
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

The room infested with cocarages coming out everywhere as soon the light is switched off. I think the bed sheets have not been changed also. I found body hair on the sheets. I realized to late, to change the hotel right the way, so I stayed there one entire night. - horrified. I was only able to take some rest with the light switched on, complete clothed and bathed myself in Deet. However next day I catched a flee or something like this during showering.... They asked me kindly to take breakfast.. sorry, in this conditions I refused.... It's a pitty, because for sure the hotel once has been quite nice somo 20-30 years ago. But is in need of complete renovation, by meaning, taking absolute everything out, fumigate against all kind of pests and then remake all. The only really nice touch in the hotel is the saunasteamshower in the room. Staff is indeed nice, as usual in Ethioia but do not help in solving problems. In aim to offer me something I would have expected something as a refund of already payed stay and the following night. Not, as they did, offerung me another room. For sure I will not take an offer like this as adequate. Please do not understand me wrong. I am not asking anything back from you, I only want to say, organize your mess and think in future about how to satisfy and serve as a real hotel of 4 Stars you definitvely do not deserve right now. In any case, I will never come back to your place, nor will anybody else from my company when we travel to Ethiopia.
2-night business trip
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

I paid for two nights when i saw the good price and an excellent pictures of the hotel that looks perfect with long line of foreigners that gave me a full trust the hotel will be perfecc but what i found there was totally different from the the pictures, i booked for double bed they give single, No tv in the room they brought for after 4 hours, no internet for that night, it was very cold i asked for extra blanket and did not get it, the windows doesn'n closed, the hot water doesn'n work,the breakfast was scary finally although I paid for two nights i have run away after the first night and i felt that i am in the worest prison in ethiopia that located across the hotel. I didn't like any thing about it, the are the cheaters, they cheat people with fake pictures the should not call it hotel it is a pirate island.
2-night trip with friends
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

DO NOT BOOK HERE (SERIOUSLY!)
I thought booking here would be good considering it was listing as about $100C/night but on sale. You have to drive through 20 minutes of dirt and no roads into a very unsafe looking area where if something happens, no police can come there at all. It was listed as in Addis. More like in NO MAN'S LAND with a pack of wolves waiting for you. Came to the "CROWN HOTEL" and it literally had all the parking lights, main lights, and even lobby lights basically off. Lobby had maybe one small light. I felt like I was walking into a cemetery. WIFI? First thing I asked about was the wifi, the guy was honest (he said ok sometimes). he said there was Wifi in my room. Lies! Literally NO SIGNAL! ROOM? Maybe it was the crown hotel in 1920, had an analog box tv that wasn't even plugged in and had no remote anyway. It was dirty a dirty room. Like it seriously needs to be updated. NO ELECTRIC PLUGS in the room to even plug in my laptop or phone or anything so no wonder the internet didn't work. What use would it be anyway since there is no plugs. It was so bad I felt bad writing this review because it felt like the owners inherited this hotel from some owner that went bankrupt and abandoned it. my wife and I could not stay there and it was 11:00pm at night, after driving through dirt roads that were dangerous and being tired, it took me a lot to leave at that time. He promised my money back, but didn't get it back. man! I got my money taken.Do not go here!Regrets!
David, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

Poor customer service experience
Communication is very very very poor customer service experience. Tried calling tried email. No answer.
1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

1 star hotel and not 4 star
Hotel need complete maintenance all areas. Hotel very far from city. Staff needs training. Poor food quality. No wifi. Area dusty and dirty. Had booked 3 nights but only stayed 1 night. Better book a hotel in downtown Addis.
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

there was no running water at all, I was very Disappointed, my room was very unclean
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Budget hotel
We had to change rooms since the initial room was close to the road with no hot water. We wee put in another room and we loved it. -it was quiet with hot water. Restaurant food was great!
Verified Expedia guest review

4/10 Fair

Verified Hotels.com guest review

2/10 Poor

Nightmare
Info on Expedia's website does not match up at all with the reality of this hotel. We did not get the room we paid for. We were downgraded to a smaller room but not compensated. Their reason was that the side of the hotel the room we booked was on did not have water. They did not have working internet. They did have a gym, but it had standing water on the floor. Presumably because of their water issue they have a huge mosquito issue. I hardly slept because of the many mosquitoes. Throughout the night I killed around twenty of them, but still did not get all of them. The shuttle arrived 2 hours LATE to pick us up, and on the way out they informed me that the shuttle wa only free to and from the airport, when the Expedia listing said they give rides to major shopping centers as well. Finally they made an "exception", saying they hoped I would leave a good review! The staff is very friendly, but overall this seems like a hotel that is going out of business, but trying to stay afloat by not fixing anything or having any expenditures. I live in Ethiopia, so this review is not holding this hotel to a Western standard. There are many better options in Addis for cheaper than you would pay here.
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Down(ward) from your expectation
If you expect the comfort as described in room descriptions, your expectations should go down by two-three grades/scores down. The hotel is quite old, without refurbished facilities. So jacuzzi in my executive suite became just a simple shower (no other features were working), furniture was looking as used by hordes, the food was served in out-dated restaurant environment. But both food itself and hotel service people were good. It seems that discount price is very rational one.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Rather run down hotel on the edge of town
The hotel is not a four star hotel - 3 star maybe. Perhaps used to be but now rather run down. But it was clean and staff were helpful and Internet worked.
Verified Expedia guest review

4/10 Fair

The hotel is old and require refurbishment
The price is reasonable in the town but not to have too high expection of three star or above comfort.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Friendliest Staff in all of Addis!!!
If you want to experience the hospitality and friendliness of Addis,stay at the Crown Hotel,sip true Ethiopian Coffee in the Coffee House, and eat,drink & dance in the traditional restaurant. No it is not in the downtown area,but they will provide transportation for you. Partake in their tours of Addis & go to Mt Entoto. The sister tour agency will customize a tour to your budget & you will love it!! If you want silky sheets & organic toiletries spend hundreds in a stoic chain hotel, BUT if you wish to experience Ethiopia & its people,stay at the Crown Hotel.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Good for the price
The best part is the staff. They were very nice and helpful.
Verified Expedia guest review

4/10 Fair

The staff are nice but the hotel really needs a renovation.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Hotel provides free transportation to airport, &
I like the hotel provided free transportation to a bus terminal in a very early morning departure. Sometime it also gave me a free ride to city center. Staff are friendly & helpful.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

we are very glad we stayed there .we did tour guide with them . we spent over ten days in the hotel . i would like to say over all very satisfied the way we were treated . we would like to say thank you to the manager, tour guiders, house keepers and all the staff for going beyond to make us confortable during our stay at crown hotel.. thank you again. we do recommend to all
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Excellent Hotel
I had two nights in this hotel. The customer service was outstanding. The room was quite and comfortable. It has been cleaned everyday. The restaurant, bar, and the tradition music was amazingly good. You've got to love the coffee lady too. The only negative thing about this hotel is the location. It is on a busy street with a lot of trucks /big cars and few taxi/ caps. But the front desk is so good on organizing comfortable and free transportation to and from wherever you want to go.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Average hotel..distant from city
Its a traditional type of hotel..nothing modern. Night show is good.
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Verified Hotels.com guest review

2/10 Poor

The hotel is felling apart.
The staff are very friendly, however the hotel itself need to be rebuild. They charge to much for a hotel that is felling apart. I would never stay there myself, ever again. I would give this hotel no star. Those people that wrote and gave it any star don't know what a star stands for. I wouldn't stay there if they paid me.
Verified Expedia guest review