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Florida International Hotel

4.0 star property

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1 bedroom, down comforters, in-room safe, individually decorated
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Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Housekeeping
  • Breakfast included

Explore the area

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Kebele 18, Near University of Gondar, Maraki Campus, Gondar, 1467
  • Saturday Market
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Debre Berhan Selassie
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Empress Mentewab’s Kuskuam Complex
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Gondar (GDQ)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, down comforters, in-room safe, individually decorated

Presidential Suite

  • 53 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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1 bedroom, down comforters, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Suite

  • 43 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, down comforters, in-room safe, individually decorated

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • 43 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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1 bedroom, down comforters, in-room safe, individually decorated

Standard Double Room

  • 43 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, down comforters, in-room safe, individually decorated

Standard Single Room

  • 43 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Exterior

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The price is $74
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includes taxes & fees
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About this property

Florida International Hotel

4-star Gondar hotel with restaurant
Along with an indoor pool, this hotel has an outdoor pool and a restaurant. Free buffet breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle. Additionally, a bar/lounge, 2 coffee shops/cafes, and a sauna are onsite.
Florida International Hotel offers 60 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature down comforters. LED televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Bathrooms are also outfitted with bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers. Additionally, rooms include complimentary toiletries and blackout drapes/curtains. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include in-room massages.

An indoor pool and an outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.
In addition to an indoor pool, Florida International Hotel provides an outdoor pool and a sauna. Dining is available at the hotel's restaurant and guests can grab coffee at one of the 2 coffee shops/cafes. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This 4-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 1507 square feet (140 square meters) include a conference center. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and tour/ticket assistance. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests (available 24 hours). Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Florida International Hotel has designated areas for smoking.

A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 10 AM.
Florida International Hotel has a restaurant on site.
A complimentary grocery shopping service is offered and guests can order late night fare from 24-hour room service.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • 24-hour free roundtrip airport shuttle
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • 2 coffee shops/cafes
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • Steam room
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Babysitting
  • Crib (surcharge)
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Separate bedroom

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Free grocery shopping service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business center
  • Computer station
  • Conference center (1,507 square feet of space)
  • Meeting room

Spa

  • In-room massages
  • Sauna

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Crib (surcharge)
  • Down comforter
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bidet
  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Designer toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LED TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for ETB 400.0 per stay
Cribs (infant beds) are available for ETB 350.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: ETB 350.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: ETB 400.0 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Florida International Gondar
Florida International Hotel
Florida International Hotel Gondar
Hotel Florida International
International Hotel Florida
Florida Hotel Gondar
Florida International Hotel Hotel
Florida International Hotel Gondar
Florida International Hotel Hotel Gondar

Florida International Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 60 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 60 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 60 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 60 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 60 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Ori

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Abrish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Latataura

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022

2/10 Terrible

Mark, Moscow

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For the price, this hotel was terrible value for money. And the staff were entirely unhelpful, I would expect in a "4 star" hotel that staff would at least know where the local bus station is or where to buy bus tickets (unfortunately info in Lonely Planet is out of date, I spent a whole day trying to find a ticket office selling tickets to Addis Ababa). And generally my stay in Gondar was incredibly unpleasant, of 1000 cities I've been to, it was one of the two or three worst.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Elizabeth

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The food was okay but the next day we had bad cases of diarrhea. They did not arange Airport pick up and drop off, although it was paid for as part of the package. We nearly missed our flights because of the fact that they did not arrange transport to the Airport
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

L.H., Michigan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property needs to do better in honoring Expedia reservations. We stayed here twice on our trip, and they did not have the right room for us either time. In the end, they generously bumped us up to a more expensive room than we asked for, but that took some time. I encourage the hotel, if it is going to use Expedia, to have the correct rooms available.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked the Presidential Suite for 3 people. On the day that we checked in, the staff at the reception said that she thought we had canceled. I showed her the confirmation in Expedia app and told her that I never canceled. To make a long story short, we finally got the room no. 208 and that room had insufficient lighting. I guess nobody had ever stayed in that room for a loooong time that the hotel didn’t even know that this room has no light. So I had to ask the front desk lady to change the room to room no. 207. The new room we got was okay but given the price we paid compared to what we got, I think this hotel is way too overpriced. The room was outdated and faced the main road so you could here traffic all day all night. There was also a few blackouts during our stay. The only thing that we were satisfied was the restaurant. The food was good. The location of the hotel is far from the town center so there was really nothing for you to do except spending time in your room or the swimming pool. In summary, I wouldn’t recommend this hotel. I’m sure that there must be other better hotels and closer to town. I wouldn’t complain this much if I didn’t pay a lot for the room we stay and got uncomfortable stay. :(
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Comfortable
Staff was terrific. Facility was nice. Very little water pressure. Noisy busy road in the front.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
You can do better for the price
The hotel was fine but the prices are way out of line for Ethiopia. The staff seem to trip over each other in an attempt to compensate for poor procedures. Management may want to reconsider policies and procedures.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Gary

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
okay not great
We had the Presidential suite as they were completely booked and that was all that was left. First the room was advertised to have a queen and two single beds, but there was only one single bed. I asked them if they could bring another bed and at first they said it would be an extra cost. I reminded them that I had paid for a room for 4 people. Then they did bring another bed. The room was large and the initial appearance was nice. The bathroom had a extra large luxury tub as well as a shower. However we soon found that many things were in disrepair. The toilet seat was only connected on one side. The hair dryer nicely provided did not work. There was a unplugged refrigerator in the corner with some exercise equipment that also did not work. There was no remote for the TV. So our initial excitement about a presidential suite was soon diminished. Things were relatively clean and we were there a short time and so it was okay. The breakfast was good, but the lines for eggs were way too long. There was a swimming pool which we did not have time to try. It looked ok. Considering it was in Gondar Ethiopia, it was overall ok for just one night
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Truly speaking it is world standard hotel. Beginning from the design of the building. Look forward for the reinnovation of the sauna and the beginning of the terrace on the top floor. Pick up from airport is crucial in any circumstances and look forward improvement .
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
The TV, fridge, air-con, did not work and we had to repeatedly call the engineer. The phone was difficult to get through. B'fast was very limited. There were condom wrappers in the drawer. It took a lot of effort to make the room comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Alemu

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
It was okay, no more this! The WIFI at the rooms was bad!!! only at the lobby it works good.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Philip, Brisbane

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Disappointed
The staff were great. They really did their best with everythig asked of them, and did so with sincerity (eg when I asked for some ice, when my key card did not work, repeatedly, and I had to change rooms, when I sought assistance to find a tuk-tuk and driver for half a day. But this did not complety cancel out so many negatives: the lack of water pressure made taking a shower seem like I was showering under a dripping tap, bathroom doors with significant water damage, uncomfortable mattress, bottom sheet which was not a fitted sheet and was smaller than the mattress so that during the night I ended up sleeping directly on the mattress, no wifi whatsoever in rooms, with only reliable wifi being in the lobby, where there were no comfortable spaces to be working with a laptop. Photographs on web pages are completely inaccurate. It does not deserve its 4 star rating - even 3 stars would be too generous.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff at the Florida hotel are warm and pleasant. The staff went out of there way to treat my family like family. The location is near the airport. The rooms are clean and feels like home away from home. If you are in the area make sure to check out this hotel. Impeccable service and a warm and friendly staff. Keep up the great work.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Serves the need
Overall stay was good. Elevator wasn't working and the pool area was noisy until late. They were unfamiliar with online checkin, but it got resolved quickly. Breakfast was great.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very good comparing to other hotels in Ethiopia. Electricity falls allot
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay somewhere else if you can
My husband and I stayed here for one night and it was the worst hotel during our entire stay in Ethiopia and probably the worst I've had in general. We experienced power outages, coach roaches, mosquitos, dirty rooms/bathrooms, dirty halls and stairways and no water! Yes, no running water in our bathroom both in the evening and in the morning when waking up. The breakfast was undesirable and the walls were so thin I could hear the person snoring next door over the street noise. I think the staff tried, but were generally disorganized and inexperienced. When we asked for the Manager to complain, we kept getting told he was not there. I don't usually write reviews but I decided to this time in case it helps people make a decision to stay here. There aren't many places to stay in Gonder, but if you can avoid this place, i suggest you stay somewhere else.

8/10 Good

Gina M, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable hotel with good Western food
While I would consider this hotel to be over-priced for Ethiopian accommodations, the facilities are comfortable and the restaurant offers good Western food. I definitely recommend a massage from Maserat and spending some time in the lower level sauna rooms (dry and wet steam).

8/10 Good

CHRISTOS, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness
Florida Hotel
Only for one night but comfortable to say the least.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Friendly staff - convenient location
We stayed for 2 nights and found the location really convenient. There are some nice small local restaurants and bars down the street. The roof top provided an amazing view and the staff was very friendly and helpful. Breakfast is decent and the rooms are pretty clean other then a few cockroaches. Overall we were happy with our stay!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
An uncomfortable night of sleep
A leaking shower created large puddles of water on the bathroom floor. Room was uncomfortably warm so we had to open the windows during the night, bringing in the noise of the street and many mosquitoes. No mosquito net or fans in room. The room had an unpleasant odor.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Staff shoud be more friendly. It is far from the city centre. Your guides increase prices to the tourists. Bad decorated rooms.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

clean hotel for a sleep
Hotel is not four star but it is clean and comfortable for a basic stay. Wifi does not work at all so this is misleading and needs to be removed from the description. Bed ok, shower ok, breakfast was awful.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel. A bit far from town.
Overall pretty decent experience. Its a bit away from town which required use of taxi services. Overall the hotel is well equipped for tourists. The customer service was excellent as was overall level of cleanliness.