Lodging Type: Hotel
Dining: A la carte: Ethiopian and some international dishes
Facilities: Business / Conference Facilities, Child / Family Oriented, Disabled Facilities, Fitness Centre, Forex desk, Internet - Wifi, Laundry, Mini-bar, Salon, Showers - 24hr hot water, Spa, Swimming Pool, TV - Satellite, Weddings
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Price range:
50-149 USD
With a terrace with views of the mountains, Getfam Hotel offers comfortable accommodation in Addis Ababa.
There are standard double rooms, standard twin rooms, junior suites, suites and a presidential suite. All rooms have Wifi and cable internet, tea and coffee, safe, satellite TV, mini bar, iron with ironing board and baby cot on request. The suites are more spacious and have a seating area with sofa and coffee table. The suite and presidential suite include a private Jacuzzi.
The restaurant serves Ethiopian and international dishes; the bar serves a selection of local and imported drinks. The spa has sauna and steam room. The hotel also has a fitness centre, hair salon, barber shop and indoor swimming pool. The business centre has conference rooms, meeting rooms and photocopy services, and can offer weddings and events.
Addis is the resting place of Lucy, Ethiopia’s oldest resident. Discovered by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson in 1974, Lucy’s skeleton is dated to about 3.2 million years ago. Other highlights of the city include Entoto Mountain, the previous capital of Ethiopia; Shiro Meda, the city’s largest market for traditional clothes; the Addis Ababa University’s ethnographic museum; and Merkato, said to be Africa’s largest open-air market.
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