Nigist Towers Hotel & Apartments | Kazanchis | ንግስት ታወር ሆቴል & አፓርትመንት — Hotel in Addis Ababa

I visited looking for a long term place to stay. They showed me around everything looks nice, they offer great services, and when I said I was interested in a long term stay, they said they were flexible on price...I thought they were a bit on the high end of monthly prices, and when I showed them a nearby apartment at a lower price, they got mad and said it was a totally different apartment and not comparable. The other apartment was very comparable, literally the exact same services, with bigger rooms, and only a 5 minute walk from Nigist for $700 a month less

The person went from being very friendly to a bit angry and borderline yelling very quickly. I was kind of taken aback.

Summary: They have great services and the rooms look nice, but they're unfamiliar with their competition and are...

Pros: centrally located and near good restaurants, free airport shuttle, same day laundry||Cons: front desk staff are generally not reliable or helpful. Almost every request, even for something as small as more toilet paper, had to be submitted multiple times. Almost missed a flight because the shuttle was nowhere to be found when it was scheduled to pick us up. No fans are provided and zero A/C, so the rooms get very hot. You can open windows, but the street below is pretty loud at night. WiFi is completely unreliable and not even accessible at all in some rooms. Not worth the price, especially on a work trip when WiFi...

I stayed at this hotel for almost six months as I was temporarirly working at the UN ECA building just accross the street from the hotel. It's an excellent selection for longer term stays without the hassle of arranging any logistics in Addis. The staff are all wlcoming and cheerful, expecially the nice ladies at the fron desk. Adeuate claning services are provided and the area has excellent returants (try the Itlaina resturant at the same building) and couple of supermarkets. I highly...