Ethiopia is Africa’s largest coffee producer and home to the biggest hotel in Africa too. This hotel has 1,024 modern and stylish suites and rooms fitting every leisure and business traveller. It’s home away from home. Comfort, cultural immersion and convenience are all under one roof. This hotel is worth every penny you put into your next stay in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.
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What is the Biggest Hotel in Africa?
Ethiopian Skylight Hotel is the biggest hotel in Africa with over 1,000 elegant rooms designed for business and leisure travellers. Located five minutes from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Ethiopian Skylight has secrets of African luxury. Ethiopian Airlines Group own the hotel which is part of its operations as a leading African airline.
The airline opened the hotel in Bole District within Addis Ababa in January 2019 to broaden its delivery to travellers using Ethiopian Airlines. Overall, the mission was to enhance the passenger experience by catering to the needs of transit passengers and other travellers connecting through Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed flanked by the Africa Union (AU) Chair Moussa Faki.

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel is the biggest hotel in Africa with 1024 rooms. Photo/Ethiopian Skylight Hotel
It cost some USD 36 million to construct the first phase of the biggest hotel in Africa until 2023 when it was expanded. Its expansion which included an additional 651 rooms and suites cost USD 155 million bringing its total guest occupancy to 1,024. Guest numbers from the hotel indicate hundreds of thousands of guests stay at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel each year. A further 5,000 guests are hosted at the Five-Star’s conferencing facilities.
Ethiopian Skylight Hotel Features
First, the hotel has 1,024 suites and rooms which is the biggest number in a single African hotel. These rooms and suites are different in size but have comfort and style as a standard for all. They include:
- Standard Rooms
- Accessible Rooms
- Premium Room
- Deluxe Room
- Mini Suite
- Apartment Style
- Family Suite
- Executive Suite
- Presidential Suite
Standard Room
They are 375 standard rooms measuring 32 square metres with comfortable and inviting features. A king-size bed which you can choose with a bathtub are available
Accessible Room
This 47.3 square-metre contemporary space delivers maximum comfort to differently abled travellers. Hence the name “accessible”.
Premium Room
There are 541 Premium Rooms with, panoramic views over Addis Ababa on top of other modern amenities available.
Deluxe Room
The 48 sqm Deluxe Room at the biggest hotel in Africa offers business professionals along with leisure travellers maximum comfort for their stay.
Mini Suite
This 65-square-metre Mini-Suite has two rooms with lounge seating for relaxation while showing amazing urban views across Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa. Photo/ZenHotels.com
Apartment-Style
Apartment-style is ideal for long-stay guests. The apartments have the following options:
- One-bedroom
- Two-bedroom
- Three-bedroom
Family Suite
The luxurious 157 sqm Family Suite allows you to work while you relax or admire the remarkable sights of the city and the airport. The Family Suite offers the perfect arrangement of a king and twin-bedded bedroom alongside a spacious living area with a workspace that suits families wanting full light penetration through towering windows.
Executive Suite
Guests can relax in this 91-square-metre standard Executive Suite that features elegance and space. The dining and living room space delivers panoramic sights of Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport and the city skyline.
Presidential Suite
Travellers with a touch of luxury can book the 195-square-metre Presidential Suite at the biggest hotel in Africa. The suite area combines a large living room with dining areas and two bedrooms together with a guest bathroom. Daylight coupled with Suite lighting generates a comfortable urban refuge within this city escape for both relaxation and social interaction with friends and family.
What Cuisine is at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel?

Ethiopian food. Photo/Reddit
There are at least five major cuisines served at Ethiopian Skylight Hotel in 19 of its restaurants. Ethiopian food such as Injera, and Dabo Kolo among others are available. You can also enjoy Arabian, Italian, Asian and European cuisine at the biggest hotel in Africa. Quality coffee is available round the clock at coffee shops within the hotel. Ethiopian coffee is the best in Africa.
Ethiopian Skylight Hotel is the pride of Africa in every sense. It complements the success of Ethiopian Airlines by offering travellers comfort and convenience.