A lake view is a must. This place is very good value for what you pay. Do not expect it to be of a European standard tho. Exposed wires and it is not the cleanest place we been to. Service is very slow in the restaurant but the food is ok. The best thing is the cheapish cost of the... More

My wife and I had great time at Ghion hotel after traveling in Ethiopia for 3 weeks. Actually Bahar Dar is a quiet place where you can relax, watch the pelicans, visit monasteries on the lake etc. Make sure to choose the bedrooms with view on the lake (more expensive). The restaurant is ok except that you have to wait... More

The Ghion has a great view and I like the break down of prices for different romos according to the view, it seems fair. The mosquito nets on the bed are old and there is little hot water. The food is overrated and the staff are sometimes hard to find.

This hotel is a complete rip off. It's very overpriced for what it is. Yes, it does have a good lake side view and a lovely garden but that's it. First, the staff is horrible. They are very pushy about their tours and they allow tour operators to hang out and bother the travelers.We didn't understand this because the hotel... More

This was our cheapest hotel on our two week stay in Ethiopia and the quality was definitely lower. The gardens around the hotel are pretty and the setting along the Lake Tana lakeshore is lovely. But the staff is inattentive and the rooms really need to be updated. We reserved a room with a view but were told there was... More

The ghion hotel is probably the best budget option in town. The rooms themselves are pretty average (for the budget category), but the rooms are nice and big, and there importantly is hot water. Make sure that you check out a couple of rooms before you pay and decide, as some are certainly more shabby than others. However, the one... More

Rooms were shabby, the shower not properly attached, staff seem confused and the worst part of my stay had to be trying and trying to close the door to my room. So I yanked it, and the door handle came off and I went flying and fell down a couple of stairs onto the concrete floor, damaging my wrist. It... More

Rooms here are in need of some renovating, but the beds are clean and the water is hot. The setting on the lake and the gardens are beautiful. If you arrive via the Sky Bus from Addis they will drop you off right across the street, which is very convenient. There is Wi-Fi and a decent restaurant. The best part... More

Good points: - The garden is really beautiful, ideal to have a beer and read, looking at the Lake Tana - There's the wifi and you can use a computer at the reception - Easiest place to organize a tour on the lake or to the Blue Nile falls (don't expect a lot from the guides they pick though!) Bad... More