Ethiopian Skylight Hotel
| Skylight Hotel | |
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ስካይላይት ሆቴል | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Airport Road, Bole district, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Coordinates | 8°59′18″N 38°47′25″E / 8.988416696721453°N 38.790320869314755°E |
| Inaugurated | 27 January 2019 |
| Renovated | 5 May 2023 (expansion) |
| Cost | US$36 million |
| Renovation cost | US$155 million |
| Owner | Ethiopian Airlines |
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| Floor count | 8 |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 25 million people per year |
| Number of rooms | 1024 |
| Number of restaurants | 19 |
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Skylight Hotel is a five-star hotel in Bole district, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia established in 2019. Inaugurated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Chairperson of the African Union Moussa Faki, the hotel hosts primarily lodging services for Ethiopian Airlines passengers with 379 rooms accommodating 4,000 guests in a banquet hall.[1]
Overview
[edit]Skylight Hotel is rated[by whom?] "five star". It was inaugurated on 27 January 2019 by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Chairperson of the African Union Moussa Faki. With 379 rooms, the hotel provides booking service to passengers of the Ethiopian Airlines.
The Skylight Hotel spent USD 36 million on the project with the goal of serving 25 million people per year. The hotel is situated in Bole Road, Bole district in Addis Ababa[1][2] In 2023, it opened a 651-room expansion costing $155 million, bringing the room total to 1,024 and making the hotel the largest in Africa.[3] The hotel has 19 food and beverage outlets, including Ethiopian, Italian, Arabian, and Asian restaurants, coffee houses, bars, recreational facilities, and spots for "sips or hand-crafted cocktails" with a panoramic view of the airport and the city.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ethiopian skylight five star hotel inaugurated". Borkena Ethiopian News. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Skylight Becomes Ethiopia's Largest Hotel after Expansion – Ethiopian Monitor". 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Ethiopia now boasts Africa's largest hotel". Southern & East African Tourism Update. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Teshome, Metasebia (8 May 2023). "USD 155 million tagged Ethiopian Skylight Hotel opens for business". Capital Ethiopia. Retrieved 17 August 2024.