Reviews of Aselefech Merga Hotel and Spa
Wossen Street. Yeka Sub City Woreda 11, Yeka, 0012 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Reviewed: 29 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
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Verified reviewI like it
I'm sure with u and professional for the future
Reviewed: 9 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
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Verified reviewThe one thing, that in my roon it did not have one small table
Reviewed: 29 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewStaff were very friendly and helped if you needed them. Would deffo recommened.
Reviewed: 12 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
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Reviewed: 6 May 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewNothing really
The noise from the boiler and generator, there is a night club around the hotel, that plays music so load at night everyday, I struggled to sleep. The hotel does not cater for international guest and they don't allow you to bring lunch or dinner even water. I think the hotel is only good for a night stay, not for more than two days
Dear Thabang Nyathi, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We appreciate the opportunity we had to speak with you during your stay and clarify some of the misunderstandings that arose. We're glad we could come to a better understanding on a few points, and we always encourage our guests to reach out directly to our booking team with any specific needs or questions before or during their stay — we’re here to help. We’re sorry to hear that noise from the surrounding area affected your rest. Please know that we are actively exploring solutions to minimize this kind of disturbance. Regarding your concerns about dining, we do have certain policies in place to ensure cleanliness and comfort for all our guests, but we understand your perspective and value your input. We also want to highlight that our hotel offers various room types, some of which may provide a quieter and more spacious environment for longer stays. In fact, many of our international and long-term guests find our accommodations quite comfortable once their preferences are matched appropriately. Thank you again for your comments — they help us improve. We hope to have the chance to welcome you back under better circumstances in the future. Warm regards,
Dear Thabang Nyathi, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We appreciate the opportunity we had to speak with you during your stay and clarify some of the misunderstandings that arose. We're glad we could come to a better understanding o… Show more
Reviewed: 4 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 4 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe staff is wonderful
Reviewed: 3 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewFirst of all, this is a great boutique hotel, with high standards applied and great staff! When we came and during our stay, we met great, kind, open and helpful receptionists Mekdes and Mahlet. We also met some male colleagues working on the doors but we did not learn their names. Nevertheless, they were all very kind and helpful. And this is what make one hotel cozy and reliable, and us guests to feel like at home. Than we've met a manager, young professional who visited each room before we checked in because he wanted to be sure that everything is in place. And he did not have much to comment on, because everything was indeed in place, and we've checked in with pleasure. Than we've met the great staff from first floor - restaurant. Apart from the fact that food was excellent (especially ribs, wraps and burgers), the staff was really making us feel like at home. We need to extend our gratitude to Mekdelawit, Meaža, Ažeb, Tirsit, Dawit, and few more persons whos names we don't know, but who all together turned to be so nice, friendly, openhearted and helpful. The location is not central, most of Europeans would like to be placed centrally (this is the reason why we didn't give the highest mark for this criterion), but actually, this location and this area is proper Addis and proper Ethiopia (unlike the city center), and we've enjoyed it faaar more than the city center. And we warmly recommend this location rather than the city center or the Bole area: here is a real life, the life style is like in NY, this area lives 24/7, it is quite safe, very busy, lot of small shops, you will find everything you seek for, lots of local restaurants and coffee shops, places where to make a break etc. And do not avoid local places where Ethiopians come - we preferred these kind of places, and we were not wrong: the atmosphere and vibe is so good, you will be surrounded by nice, openhearted and smiley people, and you will for sure like the local coffee.
Only minor request is to review the description of the single and double rooms on the Booking.com, as they are the same. However, single rooms are quite comfortable, and the double are like apartments.
Reviewed: 3 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewClean rooms and bedding, staff was friendly and helpful. Location gives access to the experience of Ethiopia 🇪🇹
I liked everything. Breakfast could include more contemporary dishes.
Reviewed: 21 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 13 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
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Verified reviewFood
Security was very nasty .Kept on frisk searching me whenever vi came through the door .Took cold showers .No hot water .
Reviewed: 12 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewBreakfast was ok, rooms quite big and quite clean.
Shuttle bus was included, but it took more than 1 hour to pick us up from airport (both times we stayed in this place). Fire detector noise in each room - do not allow to sleep.
Thank you for sharing your valuable feedback. We're pleased to hear that you enjoyed our breakfast and found the rooms spacious and clean. We apologize for the delay with the shuttle service. The shuttle was indeed waiting, but it seems there was a misunderstanding regarding the pickup location. Our shuttle typically arrives at the international gate, and we regret that this caused confusion at the domestic gate. We'll be sure to provide clearer instructions to our future guests to avoid any similar inconvenience. We also apologize for the issue with the fire detector noise. We understand how this impacted your sleep, and we will have our maintenance team address this promptly to ensure a more comfortable stay for all guests. Thank you again for your feedback. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back in the future for an even better experience.
Thank you for sharing your valuable feedback. We're pleased to hear that you enjoyed our breakfast and found the rooms spacious and clean. We apologize for the delay with the shuttle service. The shuttle was indeed waiting, but it seems… Show more
Reviewed: 10 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 9 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewVery clean and great nice stuff too
No allowed food and drinks to bring in bed room. It doesn’t make a sense.
thank you so much! it's our pleasure to serve you again. Hospitality regards!
Reviewed: 5 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
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Reviewed: 2 January 2025 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewThe hotel is good and clean
the service is not good I don't eat Ethiopian food and they rejecting me to puy food from outside Location is very far from city centre and I can't go far to eat food from outside every time so when I go out I have to puy food from outside Every time I have to call them to get toilet paper soap te bags towels etc
Dear respected Sharif Harun Greeting from aselefech merga hotel and spa, we thank you so much for your stay and review. but in case of outside food we have international kitchen if you need any type of food we can provide upon your request and we don't permit any food from outside except for children because of our responsibilities for our guest health within our properties. about amenities if you make a sign don't disturb side on your door no one can't make your room but they wait until you requested, that was happen on your room. thank you! with best regards!
Dear respected Sharif Harun Greeting from aselefech merga hotel and spa, we thank you so much for your stay and review. but in case of outside food we have international kitchen if you need any type of food we can provide upon your request… Show more
Reviewed: 21 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 19 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: 15 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
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