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Guest Houses in Addis Ababa
Since early 2005, Addis Ababa
has seen the introduction of the innovative guest house concept. Because the concept
is fairly new to the city, a guest house can mean different things to
different people here.
The Furnished Apartment or Extended
Stay Hotel Guest House
Some guest houses are closer to
what many would call furnished apartments or extended
stay hotels that offer up to about three times more space than a
standard hotel room. These furnished apartments can be rented out by the day,
week or even month—no leases, security deposits or utility payments to worry
about.
 And unlike regular hotels, they typically offer significant
discounts for extended stays—monthly rates are lower than weekly
rates, which are in turn lower than nightly rates. These types of guest houses
also offer something that most hotel rooms typically don’t have — fully-equipped
kitchens.
This makes them ideal accommodation
options for families, especially
those who enjoy having home cooked meals. Plus they offer plenty of space
which frees guests from the confines of
the average hotel room and helps them feel more at home than the typical
hotel room.
The Bed and Breakfast Guest House
A guest house in Addis could also translate to more of
a bed
and breakfast. These are typically homeowner or family-run
operations. One thing most of these types of guest houses have in common is a
focus on customer service, individually decorated rooms and a home-cooked
style breakfast. These types of guest houses are ideal for singles or
couples.
Generally, guests are accommodated at night in private bedrooms and breakfast
is served in the morning—either in the bedroom or, more commonly, in a dining
room or the host's kitchen. Bathrooms
tend to be completely private or even en-suite, where the bathroom is
directly accessed from the guest's bedroom. Staff often consists of the homeowners,
members of their family who live there and their help.
This option is also great if you’re looking for a place that feels like home
and want to experience the friendly and accommodating nature that is the
hallmark of the Ethiopian people. Staying at a bed and breakfast guest house
is a great way to experience certain aspects of Ethiopian culture up
close—like the elaborate coffee ceremony that is a daily ritual in most homes
and authentic Ethiopian cuisine—as well as enjoy some of the most affordable
and comfortable accommodations the city has to offer.
Why not eat in?
 To be sure, Addis Ababa
offers a great deal of dining options. But as exciting as it sounds to dine
out constantly, it gets tiresome. Sometimes when you’re away from home, you
just want to cook for yourself. If you’re on an extended trip—especially if
you’re traveling with your family—you may get tired of dragging yourself or
your kids to restaurants for every meal. If you’re a road warrior business
person, you eventually get tired of room service, don't want the breakfast
buffet, or just want to eat a quick and easy meal in your room without any
hassles or waiters, tipping, salty and greasy food and sitting alone at a
table. You may also want to have the option of bringing back leftovers to
heat and eat later. You may do it to save on your travel budget or you may do
it because you just like to cook for yourself.
Regardless, if any of this applies to
you, the ideal solution for you may be to stay in guest houses with a kitchen
or kitchenette. Typically these are equipped with a stove, refrigerator, cooking
utensils, dinnerware and eating utensils. The only thing you need to
bring is groceries, as everything else is there for you to be able to cook
and also to clean up after. Most guest houses also have maid service that can
help you cook or wash your dishes if you’re interested in these services.
Staying in a guest house may be an
ideal choice if you…
- are working on an extended project
- are going away on a budget vacation
- are bringing
your family with you and want more space
- like to cook and want to have a
kitchen available
- are relocating
to Addis without housing in place
- are adopting
a child
- are visiting
relatives and want more privacy
- want the independence to be able to entertain guests
- like to have the comforts of home on the road
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