Ethiopian Skylight Hotel

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Located on Bole Road, five minutes’ walk from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, with a free 24-hour shuttle.

Ethiopian Skylight HotelAddis Ababa, Ethiopia

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1,024 rooms, suites and apartments in nine categories, making it the largest hotel in Africa.
Some 17 to 19 restaurants, cafés and bars, among them Ethiopian Ta’em, Jegol (Arabic), TinyTalian (Italian), Asian Bay and the Blu Jazz Bar.
The largest hotel ballroom in Addis Ababa, eight meeting rooms, indoor and outdoor pools and the Serenity Spa.
Located on Bole Road, five minutes’ walk from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, with a free 24-hour shuttle.

4 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

27 Jan. 2019
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki inaugurate the hotel, owned by Ethiopian Airlines.
2019
Built for US$36 million, it opens with 379 rooms and a banquet hall for 4,000 guests, mainly serving the airline’s passengers.
2023
A US$155 million, 651-room extension opens, taking the total to 1,024 rooms and making the Skylight the largest hotel in Africa.
Today
Rated five stars by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, it is joined by the group’s 97-room Skylight In-Terminal Hotel inside Bole airport.

Sources: Wikipedia (EN), “Ethiopian Skylight Hotel” (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Official website. Text rewritten and translated by Grand Hotels of the World.