This hotel is nothing to rave about but the linen was clean and the people were attentive. It is very basic and can be considered as a good hostel rather than a good hotel. Food is basic, service is basic but it is very close to the places that you want to go and see in Gonder. It is a... More

Hard to believe this is the best place in town. They say it’s 2 years old. Looks like 20. We had electricity for only a couple of hours in the evening. That’s it! The guy came by at 9PM with candles and matches and said “power off at 10”. The beds were extremely hard and bright light poured in from... More

While the service was appropriate, room #208 was absolutely discusting. Floors were dirty and sticky. There was mildew in the shower and it smelled like the sewer was passing through the hotel. The furniture was stained. The rooms facing the main street are extremely noisy until early in the morning. This hotel is at best a 2-star hotel.

Our experience of the Taye Hotel was great! We booked through Blue Sky Ethiopia Tours (highly recommended), and so didn't have to deal with check-in and reception as our guide did all of that. But the staff seemed friendly and willing to help. We were given a room on the top floor, with a great balcony overlooking the city and... More

Although the public areas are spacious and well appointed, we seemed to get a room well below par. It was at the back of the hotel, at street level, with pedestrians opposite walking straight towards our small window at face level - this made it impossible to leave the curtains open and as it was hot and stuffy we were... More

Good location, a pleasant 15-20 minute up the hill to the Gebre Selassie church and 5 minute (max) walk to the castles. Rooms were reasonable, bathrooms clean and the bar was a nice place to sit with a tea or a beer. Breakfast was fine and they organised our transport to/from the airport. Little disorganised at reception but all sorted... More

Stayed one night before heading into the mountains and booked this HOLE based on the# ranking on TA. HUGE MISTAKE! Was with a buddy and the first problem was with changing money. The front desk guy tried to pull the well-known trick of under paying on the exchange. We caught him out on that. Rooms - run down - apparently... More

Views from the balconies are awesome. Over whole town. Fabulous location just minutes from the centre still. Food was excellent as well and great value. Staff friendly. Can't recommend this place enough. Well done guys.

I stayed at the Taye only one night; there were very few other guests. I had a room with a huge balcony overlooking the town. The room was small, but the bathroom was nice (not too large, not too small). Lighting was minimal in the room (though this is common in most hotels in Ethiopia). The food was OK, but... More