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Mayleko Lodge

3.0 star property
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Exterior
Poolside bar
Front of property
Front of property
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; local and international cuisine

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Pool
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Room service
  • Pet-friendly

Explore the area

Map
Main Road, Gondar
  • Wolleka Falasha Village
    14 min drive
  • Empress Mentewab’s Kuskuam Complex
    14 min drive
  • Saturday Market
    14 min drive
  • Gondar (GDQ)
    4 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Standard Single Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Garden View

Standard Single Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Garden View

Standard Single Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Garden View

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Queen Beds

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In-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Royal Bungalow

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed

View all photos for Royal Suite, Multiple Beds, Balcony, Garden View

In-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Royal Suite, Multiple Beds, Balcony, Garden View

  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Gondar

Located in Gondar, Mayleko Lodge is within a 15-minute drive of Ras Gimb and Wolleka Falasha Village. .This lodge is 7.7 mi (12.5 km) from Empress Mentewab’s Kuskuam Complex and 8.1 mi (13.1 km) from Saturday Market.
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What's nearby

  • Ras Gimb - 14 min drive
  • Wolleka Falasha Village - 14 min drive
  • Empress Mentewab’s Kuskuam Complex - 14 min drive
  • Debre Berhan Selassie - 14 min drive
  • Debre Birhan Selassie Church - 16 min drive

Getting around

  • Gondar (GDQ) - 4 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chocolate tree Cafe - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Kina coffee - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Four Sisters Restaurant - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Golden Gate - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Roseau Hotel And Spa - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Mayleko Lodge

Lodge with free parking, in the vicinity of Wolleka Falasha Village
Mayleko Lodge offers 30 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and blackout drapes/curtains. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the lodge include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 30 air-conditioned guestrooms. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a fitness center. This lodge also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Grab a bite to eat at the lodge's restaurant, which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the poolside bar. Full breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

Arabic, Danish, English, French, Swedish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Free 24-hour return airport shuttle
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 6:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Business centre
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massages

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 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

Pets stay free

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 38.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 38.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a 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
This property accepts cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Mayleko Lodge Gondar
Mayleko Gondar
Mayleko
Mayleko Lodge Lodge
Mayleko Lodge Gondar
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Mayleko Lodge Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 17 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have traveled the world with my family, and HIGHLY recommend the Mayleko Lodge. I selected the lodge at random, and was glad I did. The service was incredible. The Hotel Manger paid personal visits to our room to ensure that we were doing well, and in one case noted we were late for breakfast, and offered to arrange room service so we would not miss our breakfast. The Hotel Manger also arranged sightseeing with a very knowledgeable local guide that my son and I very much enjoyed. The Food in the Mayleko Lodge restaurant was 5 Star quality all the way. Food was fresh and innovatively prepared. Very attentive and perfect service from the restaurant manager and his staff. The hotel grounds are a very large well-manicured garden, with a host of local birds calling the lodge home. Finally, rooms were spacious and perfectly appointed. In short, when in Gondar, this will be the only place that my family will stay from now on when we travel from the USA to Ethiopia.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hospitality & a gorgeous place!
Amazing experience! The place is beautiful and very clean, the service and the food were top notch. I highly recommend this place to anyone who is visiting Gondar..
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Turid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Beautiful garden
It was wonderful after sightseeing in Gondar to sit down and see all the birds in the garden. The staff are all friendly. You need cash for everything. There was a gap in the door, They helped us with some blankets. Enough warm water. Worst pizza on the tour but the local food was good. Fresh fruit from the garden for breakfast. I would love to be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
A beautiful setting. The pool had just opened which was great. Our booking didn’t reflect the room we were expecting as we were given rooms which were sub optimal but we managed to chant this albeit at a price. When it came to settle the bill at the end of our five night stay, they didn’t accept credit cards though.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Chris Shaun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great character, very comfortable.
Great character, hearing the church in the morning was lovely. Don't have high expectations about food, but the lodges are lovely. They are continually improving.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

AGR, Georgia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
SKETCHY BUSINESS
As an avid traveler, this was by far the worst hotel experience I have ever had. Upon our arrival at the hotel we were told by the owner that Mayleko does not work with any travel websites. That being said, it is still showing up on multiple travel sites. We were informed that our reservation could not be honored but that there were tents available to rent and that we could use the pool for a shower. The owner of the lodge only accepted cash, and charged much higher rate. At one point an Expedia representative called the hotel to offer payment over the phone which the owner of the lodge refused. Something sketchy is definitely going on with the woman who owns it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Reina, Atlanta

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Owner is an Unscrupulous Fraud
Don't book this hotel via an any website. In fact, don't book at this establishment at all. The mgmt of the hotel pulled a bait and switch on me and six others at a very inopportune time. Having booked a reservation for Mayleko through Expedia I received multiple emails confirming my reservation - and that I would not need to follow up to confirm. Expedia's price was approximately $45 per room. The manager, in con artist fashion, played dumb to the Expedia reservation when we arrived on the weekend of Timkat (big Ethiopian celebration in which hotel/hostel rooms are fully occupied). Mger subsequently noted that she had two rooms available at approximately $200 each. Given the isolation of the hotel (approximately 20 mins from Gondar) and the scarcity of rooms on Timkat weekend, she realized we had no choice but to pay.. We might have been okay with paying $200 per room on Timkat Weekend had it been advertised appropriately. Unfortunately, we have yet to recoup our credit card payments (one week later) and we paid mgmt in cash ($200 x 4 = $800). We double-paid. I'd like to place more blame on Expedia, but Mger/ower did not seem concerned with our predicament and made that clear by up charging us for multiple items. While the space has potential to be a top-notch lodge, it's run by an unscrupulous huckster. I can sympathize a business run with cash, however, I have less sympathy when dealing with hundreds of dollars...and when we had already paid. I do not recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Kimairis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No partnership with hotels.com
WE arrived at the hotel and they said they had no booking for us. They clarified that they have no partnership with hotels.com and would not honour the booking made online. We had to find another hotel at the last minute which was twice as expensive therefore we expect a refund from hotels.com for the prepaid booking.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Jennifer, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice quiet comfortable with fresh air
It's a beautiful comfortable unique place to stay for a few days. It's a little bit far from town but not bad at all. It's very close to the airport. Staff and managers are wonderful, helpful and friendly. I would love to come back here again Thanks for making my stay so pleasant.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

2/10 Terrible

Doug, Seattle

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrific!
I just picked this hotel based on price and reviews. But, it wasn't too long until there were problems. This hotel includes free airport pickup, so I tried to arrange by phone, website and finally eMail. On check-in, still no English. No information on b'fast. No map. They were trying to explain they needed a voucher or PayPal something but I'd paid already. It was intolerable. The grounds are unkempt. To stay out of mud and water, I had to walk on concrete bags to get to Reception. It looked like it hasn't been cared for in quite a while. A lawnmower and weed-eater would do wonders. I get to the room and there's a padlock on the outside of the door. There's not a fire code in the world that would permit this. Not to mention no fire alarm. Expedia says says there's 24 hour room service. But, no phone in the room. How shall I order ROOM service? The room was dirty. There were bugs all over the place -- flying and crawling. I moved the covers to see a silverfish type bug crawl out. I killed a handful of mosquitoes in the first 5 minutes. The drapery was dirty. The shower curtain was filthy. There was an old soap wrapper in the shower. There were bugs and rat droppings (I guess) on the ledge in the bath. Clearly, cleaning wasn't a high priority here. No shampoo. No WiFi. No TV. No fan or AC. In a word: horrific!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
You will get a room that is not a Hut.
The reception had no idea we had a reservation that was made through Hotels.com. Once they did see our reservations they held my passport over night (had an early morning flight) and refused to give it back until checkout. The huts you see in the picture is not what you get - you most likely will get a room in a concrete row of rooms to the right of the picture. The amount of dead and live bugs in the room and especially the washroom was staggering. The hot water in the shower only lasts for about 7 to 8 minutes so don't get caught with soap on your face. I can't fault them for the power outage because it looked like most of the area was affected but the poor service by the front desk was enough for us to say 'never again' to this place. The location to the airport and Gondar downtown is great - just make it clear that you need transportation and wait for it in the lobby - the front desk will not tell you when they arrive. Again - the front desk staff - deplorable experience. We traveled through Kenya and Ethiopia staying at lower rated hotels and had much better and enriching experiences - the people at this place could not care for our existence. Their only saving grace was the cook. She was super friendly and her breakfast was fantastic - left her the tip we would have spread around to the whole staff. Oh and there was poor Wifi in the main lobby - very very slow.
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Maiya , London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay with great views!
Stayed for three nights at Mayleko lodge, was very comfortable and amazing staff..Biruk is awesome and Was always on hand And helpful to make my stay so great! Thank you :) Only downside is the wifi is not available in the lodges, only in the reception, other than that it's perfect!

8/10 Good

Mustafa Trond

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Einzelbungalows sind etwas kleiner und haben nur eine kleine Terrasse vor der Tür. Dafür sind die Bungalows sehr ruhig.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Doppelbungalows sind sehr geräumig und haben eine Terrasse. Sehr schön eingerichtet. Leider sehr hellhörig wenn man Nachbarn hat. Das Restaurantpersonal ist superfreundlich und hilfsbereit.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
proche aeroport mais loin de la ville calme et bon restaurant la proprietaire parle francais
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Guido

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not recommandable at the moment (Oct. 2017)
a disappointing experience, was the only guest there, pool without water, no internet, the whole hotel area needs a renovation. The huts/rooms as itselfs are good and big - but the price (around USD 84) was much too high for this standard.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017