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Blue Nile Resort

4.0 star property
Enjoy 3 restaurants at this 4-star Bahir Dar hotel

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Lake view
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BBQ/picnic area
Superior Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed)
Reception

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Gym
  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Kebele 03, Bahir Dar, Amhara Regional State, 1387
  • Church of St. George
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Lake Tana
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Bahir Dar Stadium
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Bahar Dar (BJR)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Twin Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed )

Superior Twin Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed )

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Suite, Lake View | Living room

Deluxe Suite, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, minibar

Standard Twin Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed)

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed)

Standard Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed)

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, minibar

Superior Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed)

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Junior Suite, Lakeside

Junior Suite, Lakeside

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

About the area

Bahir Dar

In historical district.Your stay at this Bahir Dar hotel places you within a 10-minute walk of Lake Shore and Blue Nile Bridge. Fish Market and Church of St. George are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Church of St. George - 8 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Bahir Dar Market - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Lake Tana - 16 min walk - 1.9 km
  • Bahir Dar University - 3 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Bahir Dar Stadium - 3 min drive - 2.6 km

Getting around

  • Bahar Dar (BJR) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Homland Hotel - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Yersen Fast Food - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Efoy - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Checheho Cultural Restaurant - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Wude Coffee - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Blue Nile Resort

Enjoy 3 restaurants at this 4-star Bahir Dar hotel
There are 3 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/café. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces.

A 24-hour business center and 3 meeting rooms are available. A 24-hour fitness center, spa services, and a terrace are also featured at the business-friendly Blue Nile Resort. A roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are free. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Bahir Dar hotel.

  • 127 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • 2 buildings
  • 3 dining venues
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Conference center
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Wedding services available
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Gift shop
  • Television in lobby
  • ATM
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
Blue Nile Resort offers 127 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. 37-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels and first-run movies. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and toothbrushes and toothpaste.

This Bahir Dar hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include hair dryers.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are 2 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages and Swedish massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.

Languages

English, Italian, Japanese

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Kuriftu Resort & spa Lake Tana

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Free airport shuttle
4.2 out of 5, Very good, 36 reviews
The price is CA $238
CA $274 total
includes taxes & fees
Apr 6 - Apr 7
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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • Laundry facilities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour free roundtrip airport shuttle
  • Free area shuttle
  • Free extended parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM
  • 3 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Boat
  • Boat tours
  • Sail boat
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 37-inch flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels
  • First-run movies

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

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

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, 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

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Blue Nile Resort

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 12 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25 per night.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 25 per night.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 25 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 25 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • One child 12 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for free breakfast.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Blue Nile Resort Bahar Dar
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Blue Nile Resort Bahir Dar
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Bahir Dar Blue Nile Resort Hotel
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Blue Nile Resort Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 41 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 41 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 41 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 41 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 41 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Abate

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Elias

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Moges, Aldie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful scenery unmatched anywhere else.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

Zemen

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views and attentive staff. The rooms were clean and hot water reasonably available. Although this wasn't a huge surprise, we did all get gastroenteritis from eating at the restaurant at different times during the week. They were often out of food options as well, though there was a big conference going on, so this may have been the reason. This resort is also somewhat overpriced for the amenities and area.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Ahmed

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
Did not get a room with lake view though I made the most expensive booking. Staff handling it was a bit impatient and rude. After some argument/persuasion was changed to new room with l/view.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property location is fantastic located by the lake with incredible views of the lake. The staff at the reception were very helpful and professional. However the twin room we got was so small with very small single beds and hardly any room to move around for 2 people. The shower water was scalding hot and it took us 2 days to figure out how to moderate it. Also no WiFi in the rooms and very spotty throughout the hotel. Food also below average.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
The hotel was maintained at the level of a mid-range hotel you would find in the US. The staff was very friendly and wanted to help as much as possible, but appeared to lack significant hospitality management experience, and were fairly reactive as opposed to proactive. The food was pretty good, and the views were great (if you could find a clean window to look out). There are a couple of newer hotels in the area, which I heard were nice (but same management challenges). There are also some more cultural hotels which were quite nice...HOWEVER, for the price you pay for Blue Nile, it is certainly worth considering in options if you are staying in that area.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

George Allen

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Not worth twice the price
Clean yet dated hotel in a nice peaceful location on Lake Tana, but that’s where the 4 star experience ends. Definitely not worth twice the price of the other hotels in the area. Reception staff were rude, unhelpful and wouldn’t help with organising tours outside of those affiliated to the hotel, which were 4 times the price to those elsewhere. The WiFi was intermittent and essentially unusable and the TV didn’t work. We ended up spending our time at Kuriftu Resort which if they had rooms we would have stayed at.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

yogesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

David, Dallas Texas

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is everything and it has a great location right on Lake Tana. But the rooms are tired, worn out carpeting, no hot water for showers in the morning. Breakfast buffet was poor at best. On the bright side, the dinner was very good selection and tasty! For this price point,it was a disappointing stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Margaret, Surrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable and roomy bedroom with supeof lak
Excellent hotel overlooking lake Tana. Comfortable and spacious rooms. Food varied local and international. Sitting areas well appointed and beautiful gardens. Can take boat trips to local islands to see churches and history of battles between Ethiopian armies and colonial powers.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ahmed

Very clean. Staff very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hasn’t been updated in a while but good service
The Avanti Blue Nile looks beautiful from the outside. The grounds are gorgeous and kept nicely. However, there are several reasons this is not a 4-star hotel: - the rooms have not been updated in decades and are small, cramped, dark and dingy - the beds are uncomfortable - the WiFi is poor because it is mostly open and they let people from town come use the Internet - there is no fitness center

8/10 Good

shihao

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel, nice staff, clean room, just no flat sheet on the bed. That was the only thing I didn't like. Other than that everything was really nice
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Pierre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Visiting Ethiopia and Its cultural cities
This hotel is nicely situated near downtown Dahir Bar and facing Lake Tana. So it is a great place to do excursions on lake Tana to visit the monasteries situated around the lake and on the islands in the lake. The hotel although modern, looks a bit old fashioned and being almost empty (as the state of emergency reduced the tourism) we felt kind of alone in this big resort. But overall staff s friendly and helpful to organize tours and activities.

10/10 Excellent

Margaret, Surrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Idilic hotel situation deserving it's 5 star rati
Excellent service,food both international and local very good . Lovely views of lake Tana from bedroom and all balconies and dining room.very central to restaurant in pretty garden that was cheaper than hotel serving fresh fish.highly recommended would certainly stay again .we were moved into larger room with sitting area when extra bed for child would not fit into twin bedded room at no extra cost.

8/10 Good

Peggy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It lived up to previous reviews.
When I first arrived, I was placed in the older section of the building, with twin beds and a rickety mattress. When I learned that my colleague had a better room, I was able to transfer. The staff was very accommodating. I enjoyed my experience very much. The queen bed was comfortable and the views of the lake from my window were spectacular. The complimentary breakfast each morning was delicious, although the breads were a little dry.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bahar Dar Visit
Nice hotel, nice staff, good location. However, the room I was given wasn't the one I booked. Should've had a "furnished balcony" but the (small) room had no balcony at all. I asked at reception and they said those rooms had all gone (so why was my booking accepted?). The best they could do was move me to the room below, which had a small outside space. For Ethiopia in general, if you're booking a room for a specific reason (e.g. view, balcony, jacuzzi) then my advice would be to email the hotel after you've booked it and confirm they've got the room you're expecting, but even that may not work. I found all hotels I stayed at outside Addis had very nice reception, bar, restaurant, garden areas but when you get to your room it's small or it's not what you were expecting or the premium TV channels aren't available or the wi-fi doesn't work. There will be something wrong.

6/10 Okay

Nadine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Blue Nile resort
A friend and I stayed at the blue Nile resort hotel, which has a stunning setting and views on the waters edge of lake Tana. It was a perfect spot to start our tour of lake Tana and Islands. The staff were helpful and it the buffet breakfast had a good selection. However the twin room was very small which had not been apparent in the photos online as I had thought it was a twin room with double beds not singles and there was no hot water.

6/10 Okay

john, london

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice hotel just by the lake
Communication before arrival is non existent eventhough we emailed the hotel few times. Be careful to book boat trip as the local guides with rediculous price and very pushy operating from the hotel. We thought we were booking through the hotel but obviously not which is very disappointing as we have clearly asked the front desk to help us on the spot. We were not sure if

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location next to the lake
Quite a modern facility. Staff is attentive and friendly. Facility lacks gym, spa, swimming pool and outdoor seating. Food is reasonably priced, but not great options and quality variable.

6/10 Okay

DIEUDONNE

Business traveller
I regret the high tarif for medium comfort room and the refusalm to issue an invoice pretexting Expedia would do, which they even do not reply my mails >>> never again through expedia and I would book directly with hotel
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023