ETHIOPIAN Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, celebrated the grand opening of the largest hotel on the continent, the second phase of the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel earlier this month.
The hotel, located in the diplomatic capital of Africa, Addis Ababa, now boasts a total of 1,024 modern rooms and suites with different room types including fully equipped apartments suitable for long and short-staying guests. In addition, the hotel incorporates meeting and event facilitie
s which can accommodate up to 5,000 guests, 19 food and beverage outlets, coffee houses, bars, and recreational facilities.
The first phase of the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel was opened in January 2019, and with the new extension, it is now the largest hotel in Africa. The hotel has been providing a wide range of luxury experiences to its guests, and with the completion of the second phase, more five-star facilities and experiences will be available. The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines Group, Mesfin Tasew, said, ‘With Skylight Hotel having more than 1000 rooms and several other facilities, we can now proudly say that we have the largest hotel in the African continent.’
The hotel is conveniently located just a five-minute walk from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, making it a suitable space for both business and social event gatherings. The completion of phase two of the project takes Ethiopian Airlines’ contribution to Ethiopia’s tourism sector a step higher, and the hotel is expected to accommodate both business and leisure events and stays.
The construction of phase
two of the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel had been ongoing while the hotel’s services were open and available for guests through the first phase of the facility.
Ethiopian Airlines also inaugurated a Five-Star In-Terminal Hotel in September 2022, which is managed under Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, and set to take passengers’ transit experience at Ababa Bole International Airport to a whole new level with 97 modern and luxurious rooms, a restaurant, a meeting space, and other facilities within the airport Departure Terminal 2.
