Skylight Hotel
ስካይላይት ሆቴል
Interactive map of the Skylight Hotel area
General information
Location	Airport Road, Bole district, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Coordinates	8°59′18″N38°47′25″E / 8.988416696721453°N 38.790320869314755°E / 8.988416696721453; 38.790320869314755
Inaugurated	27 January 2019
Renovated	5 May 2023 (expansion)
Cost	US$36 million
Renovation cost	US$155 million
Owner	Ethiopian Airlines
Technical details
Floor count	8
Other information
Seating capacity	25 million people per year
Number of rooms	1,024
Number of restaurants	19
Website
www.ethiopianskylighthotel.com

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]

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Overview

Skylight Hotel is rated by The Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Tourism "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]

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