Millennium Apartment Hotel

It was a pleasure to have stayed in this apartment and have a sense of true Ethiopian friendliness. The location is prime, although during the rainy season the small road leading to it can get muddy from all the construction work around. But once you get to the main road, the world is at your feet-- excellent restaurants and shopping are plenty. You can easily catch a taxi and despite the airport being less than 7 minutes away, there is no airplane noise. There is a heavy expat community living here full time and Sundays can be noisy when expats fire up the grill and crank up the music. Other than that, the fact that it is located away from the main drag makes it a quiet place at night and you can sleep peacefully in comfortable beds. The decor in our unit was adequate but everything was clean and well maintained. The building, thankfully, has a generator and a water tank so you can live through the many power and water outages that plague the city. Laundry service and cleaning is included in your rent as well as a strong wifi, which is pretty decent and reliable for Addis' notoriously temperamental internet service. There isn't a dedicated restaurant in the building, but there is a full kitchen with enough appliances to make simple meals. The hotel right next door serves really good Ethiopian and western food, as does the Italian restaurants a few steps away. Overall, a very cool place to stay with really attentive and efficient people ready to help you out. Bravo!