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and large, tidy rooms kept polished and smart. To get here cross the railway tracks at the
end of Meskal Flower Rd and walk down the dirt road for 100m.
NORTHEAST ADDIS
Around Mike Leyland St and Haile Gebreselassie Rd are some of the best budget and
midrange hotels in Addis. In addition you'll find plenty of restaurants and bars and none
of the touts or hustlers of the Piazza.
BUSINESS HOTEL
Stay Easy $$
( 0116-616688;
www.stayeasyaddis.com
;
off Haile Gebreselassie Rd; r US$40-50;
)
With its minimalist and utterly modern design, this budget business-class hotel is
hands down the best place to stay in Addis at the moment. It has glittery art on the walls,
high-quality mattresses, sound-proofed rooms, flat-screen TVs with satellite channels,
great service and a decent in-house restaurant.
Polaris Pension $
( 0920-224499; off Mike Leyland St; r from Birr200)
Holy moly Batman, this new
guesthouse is a scorching-hot deal! Peach-pink rooms; inviting bathrooms: some with
showers, some with bath tubs; art on the walls; cupboards for your gear; a TV; and a safe
and quiet location. Oh yes, we like this one.
GUESTHOUSE
Yahoo Pension $
( 0913-103562; off Mike Leyland St; d Birr160-200, tw Birr250)
Basic but well-kept
and clean, which is all that really matters. Unusually for this price all rooms have attached
bathrooms. The staff is ever smiling and it's on a tranquil side street. For the price, it's
hard to find fault.
HOTEL
HOTEL
Lana Pension $
( 0910-170680; off Mike Leyland St; d Birr165)
With oversized rooms, not a speck of
muck in sight, hot-water showers and a pleasant and safe location, this is a mighty fine
place to bed down for the night. The only drawback might be that the owner only speaks
Amharic and two travellers of the same sex are not allowed to share a room.
