Sheraton Addis

... I knew what was around me. I got some comfort when I met an Ethiopian woman who lived in the US and on vacation in Addis. Sheraton she said was built by a Saudi billionaire whose mother was Ethiopian and it was his gift to his country (unsure about ...

... learning about the archeological discoveries of Ethiopia. Fascinating! After a quick and expensive high tea at the Sheraton Hotel, an oasis of luxury in Addis, we then joined Deratu for dinner at a cultural restaurant where we were treated to a ...

We spent the day touring Addis.  We visit the national museum, a church, the markato and had dinner at a fun Ethiopian restaurant.  The national museum contained "Lucy" and some interesting historical and anthropological exhibits.  The ...

... Kigali was an enthusiastic Barack Obama supporter with bumper stickers all over his cab.  We flew to Addis Ababa in the late afternoon.  The flights were late, but uneventful.  We arrived in Addis after sunset and went directly to the ...

... in das teuerste Hotel der Hauptstadt gehe und daraufhin den Kapitalismus als human wahrnehme. An unserem ersten Tag in Addis Abeba gingen wir in das Sheraton um uns das Gebäude anzusehen und einen Kaffee dort zu trinken. Ich war überrascht dort recht ...

... . There are new hotels springing up in Awassa, Jimma, Bahir Dar and Lalibella. Locally owned and operated vs Sheraton and Hilton. There were Ferengis in Addis 10 years ago but generally associated with Embassies or NGO's One could always find them in the ...

... there is not much of a difference. There is usually no cover charge unless you are going to the high-end establishments like the Sheraton. A drink will run you between 3-7 dollars depending on where you are. The music here is a mix of old classic R & ...

... , we flew (nuts to the buses, we earned this flight) to Addis and our most anticipated luxury of the trip - the Addis Ababa Sheraton. This hotel is said to be the nicest in Africa, and it is pretty ridiculous. We were here on Starwood Points living ...

... meal, Derege showed us a couple of the buildings he'd worked on (he's a well-respected architect) and then took us to the Sheraton - an oasis of luxury beyond anything you could ever imagine in Addis - owned by a sheikh. We went to the bar there, which ...

... The prime minister and president live in humongous palaces. We are not allowed to take pictures but it's about 7-8 blocks in length. A 5-star sheraton stands next to slums. I went to see a beautiful church, very old, but they told me it was from the 18th ...

... gangs of up-to-no-good men lurk on every street. One suspects that the hordes of people bound for the Hilton or Sheraton take a more scenic route. We finally arrive in the Wutma hotel where the drunken night receptionist initially refuses to let us in. ...