Does Florida International Hotel have a pool?

Yes, this property has an indoor pool and an outdoor pool.

Is Florida International Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Florida International Hotel?

Self parking is free at this property; nearby parking is also free.

What time is check-in at Florida International Hotel?

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: anytime.

Does Florida International Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's a free airport shuttle.

Where is Florida International Hotel located?

Situated in Gondar, this hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Saturday Market, Fasil Ghebbi, and Royal Enclosure. Ras Gimb and Debre Birhan Selassie Church are also within 6 mi (10 km).

Florida International Hotel Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Jens

12 November 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Very serviceminded

Good choice. Very good service, took us to the airport twice for collecting missing baggage. They served us breakfast at 6am when needed. Excellent Ethiopian coffee! Due to the limited English skills of the restaurant staff, pointing to the menu item is the best option. The reception speaks English well. Some equipment items in the bathroom need repair/replacement. Clean rooms, internet which worked well unless power cuts.

Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Abrish

3 September 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Good service

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Mark, Moscow

18 February 2020

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would at least know where the local bus station is or where to buy bus tickets (unfortunately info in Lonely Planet is out of date, I spent a whole day trying to find a ticket office selling tickets to Addis Ababa).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

6 February 2020

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

4 January 2020

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

14 October 2019

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

22 April 2019

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

21 January 2019

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

Ken

17 December 2018

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service

Quality of service?

The accommodation itself was nice and clean. It took too much unnecessary time for check-in. Front staff did not recognize us whom we booked through Hotels.com. Hence the hotel did not prepare a room with proper number of beds and towels.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Gary

17 December 2018

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

Jose Antonio

3 December 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good and clean hotel.

The manager of the hotel solved the problems with one of the workers. He offered me a free raid to the bus station.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2 December 2018

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

1 December 2018

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

19 November 2018

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

24 September 2018

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

17 July 2018

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

30 April 2018

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

5 April 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Very good comparing to other hotels in Ethiopia. Electricity falls allot

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

dongwhan

9 March 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

대체로 만족 함.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

9 February 2017

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

11 December 2016

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

Verified traveler

30 August 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very supportive management

When we were in Gonder this summer there were some serious security situations in the city, which caught us by surprise. The hotel management actually helped us more than any officials or embassy. They ensured our safety at the hotel and made sure we had a safe way to leave the city (we had our kids with us). That was outstanding! I have never seen such strong presence and taking responsibility for guests.

4/10 Poor

Johan, Stockholm

3 April 2016

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

De flesta i personalen var trevliga och hade goda intentioner. Sporadisk eller ingen funktion på hiss, nycklar, lampor mm. Tråkigt läge långt utanför stadens centrum. TukTuk transport krävs.

2/10 Terrible

urlauber, deutschland

6 March 2016

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sexuelle Belästigung unsauber laut Personal überfo

Schlechte Ausstattung offene Kabel sexuelle Belästigung durch Rezeption von mitreisender

4/10 Poor

Patrizia

22 February 2016

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lontanissimo dal centro

Non sapevano del nostro arrivo non capivano che eravamo tre persone ci siamo sentiti degli intrusi

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