Sabon Hotel

First of all, be sure that Bole is the neighborhood you want to stay in. Bole is a modern neighborhood, with a lot of shops, malls, and more or less a westernized international experience. Bole is not a traditional or historic neighborhood. Because of the restaurants and night life, etc, it is a fine place to stay and go elsewhere for tourism purposes. If Bole is where you want to stay, then the Sabon Hotel is an excellent choice. Second, keep in mind that the Sabon is a relatively small hotel. It is more of a boutique hotel than a grand hotel. If that is what you want, then the Sabon is an excellent choice. I will start with the staff. I dealt with at least ten staff members, from the shuttle driver to the front desk to the restaurant to the cleaners to the manager himself. They were all outstanding in their friendliness and professionalism. They advised me on taxis, for example, then actually called the taxi company up to complain when I told them how the driver had tried to cheat me. Anyway, you get the idea. The room I had was very big and everything worked. In particular, the shower was enormous and with strong, hot water. Wifi worked almost perfectly throughout my stay. The bed was very comfortable. The location is also good-- just a bit off of one of the main roads of the district. The free airport shuttle is also a good feature. I would have had much more difficulty managing where to go at the airport upon departure if I had not had the very nice shuttle driver to help me. He drove me closer than a taxi would have been allowed, got me a luggage cart, and made sure I knew where I was going. Disliked · When I arrived, the refrigerator was not plugged in and there was nowhere to plug it in, so clearly not a priority for most guests. A quick call to the front desk and the problem was solved with an extension cord. The only other thing I did not appreciate was being called in my room by the restaurant to tell me that I should hurry up and go to breakfast, as it would close in half an hour. While I am sure that they meant to be kind and remind me of the time, I also felt like it was a signal that they wanted to close and I was holding that up. Finally, and this is a reflection on the neighborhood, not the hotel, I was very often bothered and harassed in the streets, night or day. I can take care of myself and never felt like I was in danger, but it was annoying. For example, I walked the approximately 6 kilometers from the national museum to the hotel and had no problems at all-- including walking through much poorer areas-- until I reached Bole, where I began to be pestered. I would absolutely stay at the hotel again, but I would not spend much time in the neighborhood.

Great Airport/Transit Hotel close to Bole International Airport. Rooms are clean and spacious with good free Wi-Fi. Location is within easy walk of a few sights with lots of shops and restaurants nearby. Don't recall if Airport Shuttle was free but airport pick-up and drop-off was convenient.

Hi! I just want to thank everyone from the staff too the excellent manager Mr Fanuel Shibru. I have stayed at hotels around Asia and throughout Europe but this place was amazingly hospitable and high standard, I stayed there for 20+ days and actually felt sad too leave. I will be back soon though ;)

I was a resident at Sabon for 3 weeks from. AMERICA to visit my Fiance from Addis. Beautiful hotel. Good customer service. The food was low prices. We were on 9th floor in 902. It was a beautiful view. No balcony though. The water was warm and the internet was fast. It is next to food places national and international. You can hear Live music on weekends in room, other than that it was quiet. The breakfast was free and fair.

Good rooms. Friendly and helpfull staff. Well situated