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Blue Nile Resort

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

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

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Kebele 03, Bahir Dar, Amhara Regional State, 1387
  • Lake Shore
    6 min walk
  • Blue Nile Bridge
    6 min walk
  • Fish Market
    7 min walk
  • 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, pillow-top 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

View all photos for Superior Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed)

Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillow-top 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

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About the area

Bahir Dar

When you stay at Blue Nile Resort in Bahir Dar, you'll be on the waterfront, within a 10-minute walk of Blue Nile Bridge and Lake Shore. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Church of St. George and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Fish Market.

What's nearby

  • Fish Market - 7 min walk
  • Church of St. George - 8 min walk
  • Bahir Dar Market - 12 min walk
  • Lake Tana - 16 min walk
  • Bahir Dar Stadium - 3 min drive

Getting around

  • Bahar Dar (BJR) - 24 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

Lakefront hotel with 3 restaurants and free breakfast
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.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

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.
Make yourself at home in one of the 127 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and bidets.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the complimentary area shuttle.
Enjoy international cuisine at Atrim Bar, one of the hotel's 3 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and 3 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Atrim Bar - This lobby lounge specializes in international cuisine.
Azur Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine. Open daily.
360 Pizzeria - This café specializes in Mediterranean cuisine. Open daily.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Languages

English, Italian, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free extended parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Free 24-hour return airport shuttle
  • Free local area shuttle

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6:30 AM–10 AM
  • 3 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Restaurants on site

  • Atrim Bar
  • Azur Restaurant
  • 360 Pizzeria

Things to do

  • 24-hour fitness centre
  • Boat tours
  • Boating
  • Sail boating
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms - 3

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Massage/treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • 37-inch flat-screen TV
  • First-run films
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone
  • Turndown service

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room; 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

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

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

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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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

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

10/10 Excellent

Mohamed

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

10/10 Excellent

Marta

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grounds with many lovely flowers and right on the beautiful Lake Tana. Food is very good, including the breakfast buffet. Some of the rooms have older plumbing, but overall great hotel for the location. Hot water and semi-reliable Wifi.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 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

MR

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful lakeside resort in Bahir Dar. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. Rooms were clean and modern. Rooms had air conditioning and warm water for showers. Food was pretty good, distinctly Ethiopian.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 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.