Stayed for 3 nights, first night in a twin room for 450 birr a night, but one of us got bitten by fleas. the second night we took the so called Salon (apparently built for Colonel Mengistu during the Derg) which cost 609 birr but very large, much nicer bathroom It was not really dirty, but the carpets have probably... More

This is the only hotel in the area. It located a little out of twon and the grounds are fairly extensive. The hotel is run down. The room that we had was clean but very spartan. The beds looked horrible (sway-backed) but actually were quite comfortable. While the room had an on-demand water heater it tended not to work. It... More

The hotel is the best available in Gobna for seeing the wonders of the Bale Mountains, the Sanetti Plateau and the Harenna Forest. So the location is great. The hotel itself is OK. We had a comfortable room, a bit dingy, intermittent electricity, very hot water at night and no water at all in the morning! The food was OK... More

This is rather run down ex government hotel that is ok for a short stay and can be used as a base for the Bales or Sof Omar caves visits (there is not much choice anyway and this is certainly the best hotel in a 150 km radius so.....). The rooms are simple but clean, and we had hot water... More

We used this hotel as a base point for visiting the Bale Mountains and Sof Omar Caves. Our room was comfortable but we needed a car to go into the main city area. Most of the hotels we've stayed in - you could walk to a local shop to buy water and other items. At this Wabe Shebelle you were... More

Good clean rooms in this slightly run down government owned hotel provided a comfortable place to stay for a couple of nights. Sufficient blankets were provided for nights that can be distinctly cold in these parts of Ethiopia. Goba itself is an unprepossessing town with limited facilities and primitive roads but provides access to the outstanding Sennetti Platteau with its... More