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Planet Hotel

4.0 star property
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Exterior
Lobby
Executive Suite, 2 Bedrooms, City View | Bathroom
Standard Twin Room, City View
Indoor pool

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Free airport shuttle
    Free airport shuttle
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Gym
    Gym

Explore the area

Map
Hawulti, In front of new stadium, Mek'ele, 19179
  • Memorial for Martyred Freedom Fighters and Patriots
    14 min walk
  • Mekele University
    15 min walk
  • Qedamay Woyane Mall
    17 min walk
  • Makale (MQX-Alula Abanega)
    13 min drive

Room options

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Double Room, City View

Double Room, City View

  • 47 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Twin Room, City View

Standard Twin Room, City View

  • 47 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Room, City View

Standard Room, City View

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Room, City View

Deluxe Room, City View

  • 55 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Suite, 2 Bedrooms, City View

Executive Suite, 2 Bedrooms, City View

  • 98 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Mek'ele

A stay at Planet Hotel places you in the heart of Mek'ele, within a 5-minute drive of Memorial for Martyred Freedom Fighters and Patriots and Mekele University. .This spa hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Qedamay Woyane Mall and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Markets.

What's nearby

  • Memorial for Martyred Freedom Fighters and Patriots - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Mekele University - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Martyrs’ Memorial - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Markets - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Yohannes IV Museum - 6 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Makale (MQX-Alula Abanega) - 13 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Geza Gerlase - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Sabisa Grill & Bar - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Grand Awash - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Grand Awash 2 - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Gofla Cultural Restaurant - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Planet Hotel

Hotel in Mek'ele with 3 restaurants and a full-service spa
Planet Hotel offers 80 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Accommodations offer separate dining areas. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels and pay movies. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include slippers, hair dryers, and toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

An indoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include facials and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna.
Make yourself at home in one of the 80 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have hair dryers and slippers. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a health club and an indoor pool. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and bike parking. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the complimentary area shuttle.
Grab a bite at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Onsite venue #2 - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Onsite venue #3 - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free 24-hour return airport shuttle
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Free local area shuttle

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 3 restaurants
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Bike parking
  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Free area shuttle
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Fridge
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Separate dining area

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

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

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Spa

  • Body treatments
  • Facials
  • Massages
  • Sauna

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
  • Lift door width (centimetres): 70
  • In-room accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Couples dining
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Romance packages available

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Films for purchase

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Dining room
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Free newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Separate sitting area
  • Slippers
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 6:00 AM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 1:00 PM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 30.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 15.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 15.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 30.0 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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

Property is also known as

Planet Hotel Mek'ele
Planet Mek'ele
Planet Hotel Hotel
Planet Hotel Mek'ele
Planet Hotel Hotel Mek'ele

Planet Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 55 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 55 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Walter, Las Vegas

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Dirty bathroom broken tub ice cold water that smelled poorly not worth the money paid. Very dissatisfied with the conditions of the property. The only thing ok was the gym but most of the treadmill and elliptical were broken.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

O

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Rooms are outdated and does not feel clean. Shower has only lukewarm water. Drainage issues
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Phumlani

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad Stay
The room floor was not clean, the shower did not have hot water and the water was white and felt dirty. Air-conditioning not serviced. At the restaurant service was horrible and very dirty, no one cares
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Ali

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Average for the price.
Nice large rooms with decent wifi and breakfast. The rooms are a little run down with poor quality towels, no bath mat or laundry list. A little far from centre of town however you can easily get there with bajaj. Good shower pressure but poor hot water. They kept and looked after our bags whilst we went on our volcano tour.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Low Expectations
The bad: Check-in was confusing, the restaurant service was super slow, the hallway floors were filthy, the rooms usually didn't have hot water, the cleaning staff forgot to provide towels. The good: The staff were friendly and spoke decent English, the beds were comfortable, the swimming pool was large and the gym staff were helpful. Bottom Line: In Europe this would be a 2 star hotel that wouldn't be able to compete. It is, however, probably the best hotel in Mekele and lots of foreign tourists stay there.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ethiopian trip
Very nice hotel everything you need staff great too
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
a good all round hotel, reasonably priced, food of a good standard. Internet could be more reliable …. but then you need to remember where you are
Stayed 9 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Tsegu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is Clean and quiet and the breakfast is very good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

2/10 Terrible

John, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bathroom smelled of sewage and was insect infested, room was full of stains. Window was broken also. Not worth the price and certainly not 4 stars
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

linda, London

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well located
In the centre of town. Had a good gym and pool. View from the room was good.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Marios

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best hotel in Mek'ele and one of the best in E
The best hotel in Mek'ele and one of the best in Ethiopia!!!!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pretty much a problem from the start.
Problems started at check in. We were only issued 1 key card per room. We had 3 people in a suite and 2 in a double room. This caused problems as we weren't on the same schedules. There was a problem with the hot water in the suite with the desk promising to send someone to the room to investigate which never happened. Towels were not replaced in a timely fashion, our last two days there was no shampoo in the in the shower. Bottom line we've stayed here previously and still really like the day to day staff but the management or lack of has ensured we will never do so again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Alexandra

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Best option in Mekelle
Bed was comfortable. Staff was friendly and nice. WiFi was pretty terrible because they don’t have a password on it and local residents just come to use it in the lobby.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

4/10 Poor

Caroline, Florianopolis, Brazil

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nothing to recommend
Our bad experience started with the free shuttle: it was not waiting for us at the airport. We had to call the hotel and wait 30 min in the heat. The room is huge, but the bed is small. The shower was cold and the wi-fi was not connecting in our room (we had to sit in near the elevator to have some signal). The breakfast is for locals, except for the omelet.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

4/10 Poor

Rahul

Disliked: Room comfort
Not good stay - dull hotel but I guess nota lot of choice in the area
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Don't visit if you're the same gender.
I booked this hotel with my colleague for one night while we were visiting Mekelle for work. During booking we through we booked a twin but accidentally booked a queen. We figured this was ok because we were booked for one night, are two adults and didn't see anything in the Terms and Conditions advising against this. Upon arrival the hotel applied pressure on us to upgrade and pay more for a twin because "International Law" dictated that two women cannot share a room unless it's a twin. In the end we were able to keep our queen after pointing out the missing "laws" in the Terms in Conditions and the hotel facilities were top notch. It's just a shame that check-in affected our experience.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Gilad

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good
Considering other hotels I've been to in Ethiopia, Planet Hotel is one of the best in the country. I recommend it for travelers in Mekele.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No internet connection as was advertised
Poor checkin poor food internet not working in the room but the price was not adjusted for the poor service received would not stay at this hotel again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not a bad hotel but book the lowest room rate
Booked a suite and was only given a standard room and not offered a refund while others in our group were given upgraded suite rooms. Otherwise the room was fine, initially quite dirty but they hadn’t cleaned so once cleaned it was fine. Food in the restaurant is good but don’t bother with the injera - get Spaghetti with Arrabhiyata and the Rice with Beef
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Helen

Liked: Staff & service
Okay for one night, no more.
Problems checking in. Hotel adequate but not luxurious. Hot water not reliable. Breakfast disappointing. It is probably the best in Mekele but could do with a bit more attention to detail.