Damu Hotel

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Not where map indicated, much further south. Facilities are worn , but staff is excellent just like the breakfast . Needs better lighting

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 May 2014

Claira

Decent hotel, efficient staff

I stayed one night waiting for a flight connection. From the airport pickup to drop off everything went smoothly with my stay.
The rooms are a bit tired but the bed was comfy and everything was clean.
Reception staff were helpful and the restaurant staff were very friendly and helpful.
There is a good range of dishes, the western and Ethiopian meals I ate were all good.
It was relatively quiet at night (some noise but not too late).
I didn't venture out but the Africa Avenue location is clearly convenient.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2014

Jamal

Very nice hotel

This hotel was exactly what I needed. The staff was always ready to do anything necessary to ensure my comfort and well being. The restaurant was very good for free breakfast and room service. Free internet was also appreciated.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Oct 2013

Verified traveler

Adequate hotel in rather inconvenient location

Staff seem poorly trained but generally pleasant and helpful. Bedroom adequate and fairly clean, but with signs of poor maintenance. Breakfast rather poor.

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2013

ELIAS

VERY NICE AND HELPFUL PERSONEL

I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE IN GENERAL AND THE THE HOTEL STAFF WERE VERY FRIENDLY AND OBLIGING. THE PLACE WAS CLEAN AND SAFE.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2013

Verified traveler

Very comfortable stay in Addis

I have stayed several times in Addis and this was my most comfortable hotel stay yet. The view from my 5th floor window over the city was beautiful, no buildings to get in the way. I did not have a laptop with me, but the internet connection in the computer room on the ground floor was fast and reliable. The staff were friendly, and the breakfast was good. Everything was clean. I plan to stay at this hotel again when I return to Addis.

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2013

Chiang Mai Resident

Good location

I booked the Damu Hotel because it was quite close to the airport - and was pleased to see the hotel rep waiting for me when I arrived. The hotel is a small, family-style hotel over six or seven floors. My room was quiet, clean and comfortable. The bathroom had good hot water and a powerful shower.The Damu Hotel is just off Bole Rd / Africa Avenue - several mini-supermarkets nearby and many restaurants including Lime Tree on 2 Fl of an unidentified pale green glass building

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2013

Steven

Great hotel to stay at on business trip or holiday

The hotel has such great comfort and great friendly staff. The meals are really delicious, and I prefered to have my three meals there. I was really satisfied with the serices and will really stay there again next time.

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2012

nahida

good

2/10

Poor

30 Nov 2012

Ewelina

Overpriced

The staff was not very helpful at all, and it was very much overpriced. I feel duped.

4/10

Poor

15 Oct 2012

KR

disappointing hotel

My stay in Damu Hotel was disappointing to say the least. Although located on Bole road, it is on the end where there are few cafes and restaurants to go to within walking distance. Internet stopped working after my first night and wasn't fixed for the remainder of my stay (another 5 days) despite promises that it would be working again the next day. The room could do with an upgrade as well - the bed was very hard and the bedside light didn't work. Finally, the complementary breakfast was the poorest I have come across in a long time. The coffee and fresh orange juice were fine but the toast fell apart just when looking at it, the croissants were hard as rock and the scrambled eggs were so dry it made me wonder whether they were cooked the night before rather than that morning. I wouldn't stay at Damu Hotel again.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2012

Bob

Great location and friendly, helpful staff

Staff was very helpful for the most part. Rooms were comfortable. Beautiful view. Good restaurant Great Location. Only problem was barking dog and loud music from neighborhood.

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2012

Verified traveler

The room facilities were adequate. The room safe failed to operate, but I did not inform the reception staff, or the housekeeping service, because I had no absolute need to use it. The hotel is further from the centre than I had expected, but within easy reach by taxi, when the roads are open. All the hotel staff were very helpful, and eager to serve.

4/10

Poor

19 Jun 2012

Verified traveler

Never again

Great location.
Cold showers only.
Comfy bed.
Good food.
Aside from the woman at the reception desk, nice staff.
No internet or working TV in room.
1 out of 4 lights worked.

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2012

Lydia

GOOD

In general, the staff was kind... the reception, porter, waiters, even the chef! the receptionists were helpful: they were fast, polite and well understanding. Everyday - at the breakfast time from 7 - 10 AM I found the hotel manager salute me and asked about the quality of the food and if I have any comment. the hotel is near to coffee shop and a night club, which make from 8 to 11 a musical NOISE! the hotel also - as hotels.com mentioned - is closed to malls, local markets (24h super market) and restaurants (especially Indian)... if you like walking, you have to wear good shoes: Addis Ababa has up-down streets. I didn't found a high quality scaling City Map at the hotel: hope to provide in the future. But they gave to me the hotel card in local language to show it to the taxi driver in case I got lost. the room was clean and well arranged. they provide a teeth brush and one-use slipper in the bathroom, I had found hot water for shower anytime. it was a TV with 9 channels: 2 local, 7 in English: news, movies, clips.

6/10

Pleasant

14 May 2012

Verified traveler

good hotel for cheap

nice, clean room and bathroom. breakfast is ok and the free internet works pretty well. staff is nice and helpful. only complain is the noise, dogs barking, diesel generators going on at 5am and music til late at night were not the best to get a good night sleep.

6/10

Pleasant

13 May 2012

Michael

The staff were helpful. The hotel is located mid way between the airport and the city centre. Only a short taxi ride downtown. Only downside was that the beds were extremely hard.

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2012

Sara Davolt

Everything was fine in the hotel.There were big renovations on the main street, which was inconvenient. I was not able to get into my email during the three days I was there.

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2012

Verified traveler

Attributed rates according to local standards. As most Ethiopian people, staff is extremelly nice and helpfull.

6/10

Pleasant

03 Mar 2012

tom

DAMU addis ababa

It's all about expectations! For ethiopia it'sprobably a good hotel, well worn at the edges very friendly staff. a lot of business people there who seemed quiet happy, if you're a visiting tourist and have expectations of European standards you'll be very disappointed.
The thing that did concern me were having booked a free shuttle to the airport for :5:00 with a wake up call at 4:30- neither happened. Going downstairs at 4:55 all the staff were asleep- it could have be grim, missing the plane.I chose the hotel as it had a visa payment. At check out visa machine didn't work and could only get a small amount of cash from the ATM around the corner. The beds were really hard!