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Crown Hotel

5.0 star property
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Garden
Couples treatment room(s), massages
Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk
Family Room | Living room
Reception

Reviews

4.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • Gym
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Kaliti, Addis Ababa, 00251
  • Medhane Alem Church
    11 min drive
  • Edna Mall
    12 min drive
  • African Union Headquarters
    12 min drive
  • Addis Ababa (ADD-Bole Intl.)
    31 min drive

Room options

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Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Family Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Free minibar items, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Executive Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Addis Ababa

With a stay at Crown Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Addis Ababa, within a 15-minute drive of Selam City Mall and World Bank Ethiopia. .This luxury hotel is 7.2 mi (11.6 km) from Zoma Museum and 7.4 mi (11.8 km) from Meskel Square.

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

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

Luxury hotel with 3 restaurants and airport shuttle service
Crown Hotel offers 72 accommodations with minibars (stocked with some free items) and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to balconies. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include day beds. 42-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). In-room massages and irons/ironing boards can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
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.
Make yourself at home in one of the 72 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a hair salon. Guests can catch a ride on the complimentary shuttle, which operates within 10 km.
Grab a bite to eat at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Addis Ababa? This hotel has 205 square feet (19 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in African cuisine. Open 24 hours.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Languages

English, French

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free 24-hour return airport shuttle
  • Airport shuttle at scheduled times, on request
  • Free local area shuttle up to 10 km
  • Free shopping centre shuttle

Food and drink

  • 3 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Free daily reception
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • Laundry facilities
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference space (205 square feet)
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Massages
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Outdoor treatment areas

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Feather duvet
  • Portable fan

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Deep-soaking bath
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom

Entertainment

  • 42-inch LCD TV
  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Free minibar (some items)
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Free newspapers (weekdays)
  • In-room massage
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at noon
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
3 children, up to the age of 18 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit 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
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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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

Crown Hotel Reviews

Reviews

4.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 39 reviews" "

5.4/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

2.0/10

Amenities

4.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I don’t lock anything is very bad hotel I’m not clear dirty and I want my money back
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

David, Toronto, Canada

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor customer service experience
Communication is very very very poor customer service experience. Tried calling tried email. No answer.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
there was no running water at all, I was very Disappointed, my room was very unclean

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
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!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Russ, Ethiopia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.

6/10 Okay

Kastytis, Vilnius, Lithuania

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

6/10 Okay

Fiona, canada

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
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.

4/10 Poor

C M, UAE

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.

8/10 Good

Lawrence, Washington,DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
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.

6/10 Okay

Border Bouncer

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for the price
The best part is the staff. They were very nice and helpful.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff are nice but the hotel really needs a renovation.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

aali, TORONTO, CANADA

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
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.

6/10 Okay

NOMOTAKA, Tokyo

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Average hotel..distant from city
Its a traditional type of hotel..nothing modern. Night show is good.

2/10 Terrible

Annelie Gabrielson

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.