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Reviews of Harbe Hotel

3 out of 5
Harbe Hotel
Kebele 02, North Wollo Getergie, Lalibela

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 47 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was delicious! No wifi in rooms. Only in the lobby!
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Habte on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you for your positive feedback!

8/10 Good

Guillermo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, nice place to stay. Rooms have great views of the mountains. Dont forget to plug in the water heater when you arrive.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Habte on 7 Mar 2024
Thank you very much for your positive feedback, we’ve taken a lesson & we’ll do everything ready before the guest arrives at the hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Dawit

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Habte Y on 17 May 2022
Thank you for your positive review!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful hotel in Lalibela
We traveled during the off season but were warmly welcomed. Our stay was comfortable and the breakfast delicious!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Sami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quite decent place but also a decent walk from the old churches.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Habte.Y on 29 Mar 2020
Thanks for your review!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Reasonably good stay. Breakfast was decent.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely!
Lovely hotel - simple and stylish with great service
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

KATIKA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boutique hotel with personality
Had an exceptional stay at this hotel, helpful workers, delicious food (best food I've tasted in Ethiopia) ,and very modern and comfortable room. The wifi is a little weak at certain times of the day so be prepared, I would definately recommended this boutique hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room had an excellent view. The food was some of the best we had during our stay. Very reasonable price for the room. A driver picked us up from the airport and made all arrangements for us to visit the churches.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Habte on 16 Sept 2019
Thank you for sharing your genuine reviews !

8/10 Good

Paul, Lilongwe, Malawi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I liked that it was clean, the bed was comfortable and there was hot water.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Habte Y on 23 Apr 2019
Thank you!!

10/10 Excellent

Janki, Oslo, Norway

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and fairly modern hotel, and great staff (very helpful and nice). The restaurant serves decent food. The menu has the standard Ethiopian hotel dishes. The location is a little bit outside the center. My only complaint is that there are no mosquito nets on the windows and balcony doors. The room was full of mosquitos at night!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Habte on 28 Feb 2019
Thank you for review !!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Habte y on 7 Apr 2019
Thank for reviewing Harbe!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Habte Y on 7 Apr 2019
Thank you for reviewing Harbe!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good escape from the tough road in to Lalibela. Well laid out with plenty of lobby area and seating, attentive and helpful staff, a large menu to choose from with very good soups and decent wifi.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Habte Y on 3 Feb 2019
Thank you for your feedback! Hope to seeing you again at harbe!

10/10 Excellent

stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
More than adequate place to stay
The hotel is a 30-minute walk from the entrance to the northern group of churches. Pleasant and quiet place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Habte Y on 13 Jan 2019
Thank you very much for your feedback!!

10/10 Excellent

Calum

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helpful staff, comfortable and great views!
I found the location of this hotel to be excellent. The views over the mountains was great from my balcony. I found the staff to be very eager to help and they set me up with an excellent guide!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Habte on 29 Oct 2018
Thank you very much for sharing your feedback on Hotels.com.

8/10 Good

Loui, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, good restaurant, good staff
This is your best option in terms of location in Lalibela, walking distance to all churches. Staff do speak English, have the right attitude and pay attention to detail. Extraordinary views of the city if you request a room with a balcony. Decent, clean, safe and good food prepared by the restaurant. Spacious room with very basic setting but more than adequate for what you require during your 2, 3 to 5 days stay. Own and managed by locals it is a great finding. I would not personally stay in another hotel where you have to walk lots to reach the churches. This hotel is in a 10 mins walk to everywhere you need to visit as a tourist. Would recommend to friends and would comeback, good for all type of occasions. two recommendations: 1. change the pillows as they are thicker than usual; 2 lower down the volume of the TV in the lobby
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Habte on 11 Sept 2018
First of I all ,I would love to thank you for sharing your genuine feedback on our page . Very sorry for the loud tv in the lobby and the thicker pillow.of course it would have been possible to change the pillow and lower the volume. We would be very glad to serve you again at Harbe!

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff, quiet spot, great rooms, great value. Very good breakfast. And they hooked me up with a great guide to churches and the monastery at the top of the mountain. The manager, Moges Wedaje, was very helpful, and took me to some great local places i never would have found on my own.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Habte on 10 Sept 2018
Thank you very much for sharing your review! Would like to see again!!

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent value! Some of the rooms have beautiful views of the mountains. Very easy to arrange tours of the churches. Shuttle to and from airport.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Habte on 20 Aug 2018
Thank you very much for sharing your review!! Habte

10/10 Excellent

Hana, Cape Town

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice property, pleasant staff, great location. We have received bottled wanter when we arrived, the bed was very comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Habte.Y on 18 Jul 2018
Thank you very much for your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from H on 8 Jun 2018
Thank you for sharing your feedback!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel was nice but we'd booked for two nights and they sold our room for the second meaning they had to move us elsewhere, which was pretty disruptive. The new room wasn't as nice either.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

C, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Nice Place to Rest
Harbe was a nice place to lay our heads during our visit to Lailbela! The facility is clean and the service is good. The hotel is within walking distance of an ATM and several restaurants and shops. When traveling to Lailbela again, I would definitely consider Harbe!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Olivia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place, a little farther from the main part of town than some of the others, but lovely rooms and lovely view. Wi fi was excellent in the lobby and OK in the rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Harbe Hotel, Lalibela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay in Lalibela
I had a great three-night at Harbe Hotel. The hotel is very clean, well-located and the service is outstanding. Salem, especially, is really helpful arranging everything from tours to nights out on the town. The food is also very good with the best breakfast I've had in Ethiopia so far. The terrace is a nice place for a beer or a meal with a beautiful view. I will definitely stay here again if I return to Lalibela.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice option in Lalibela
I spent one night at Harbe hotel during a weekend trip from Addis. The hotel is relatively new, clean, and spacious. Staff are very helpful and friendly. The rooms are large and the showers are hot. The restaurant serves tasty food. The only downside is that I was covered in flee bites once I got home. I understand that fleas are a common problem in Lalibela, but a hotel of this category should find ways to offer flea-free beds and nights.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Response from M on 25 Oct 2017
Thank you for your review, flee problem is connected with the church visit we always try to avoid the flees from our hotel. Habte

10/10 Excellent

Wing Tak

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and comfy room, very clean and everything is new
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrific service and an excellent restaurant at this new hotel in Lalibela. The only downside is that the room got stuffy at night with the sliding door closed against insects; the hotel doesn't provide nets, and there's nowhere to hang one if you bring your own. The location is perfect for exploring Lalibela during the day -- the churches are very close by, and so are quite a few other hotels and souvenir shops. But do be aware that the hotel is on an unpaved side street, not on a main drag, and that you might not feel comfortable walking to and from the larger street once it gets dark. Moreover, your comings and goings will be noted by the kids who hang around on the corner and ask tourists for money, books, etc. No one wants to feel like a mark, and most tourists would be more inclined to patronize the nearby shops and restaurants if they weren't hassled for money, pens, etc. every time they went to and from their hotel. The only way to avoid it is to eat in the hotel or to take a tuk-tuk from door to door to another restaurant, which of course takes away the possibility of exploration and random encounters with the very friendly and exceptionally welcoming adult Ethiopians. Of course, you can also enlist one of the kids to be your unofficial guide, which will stop the others from encroaching and might even make you a new friend in the process.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel, looked and felt brand-new. Had a very nice stay there.

10/10 Excellent

Alma, WA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome. Comfort.
It was great. We ate all of our meals there. Food made to order.

10/10 Excellent

Delcio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Habte on 9 Feb 2024
Thank you very much for your positive review!

10/10 Excellent

jungyuan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Habte on 11 Feb 2023
Thank you very much for your positive review!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel simole sans pretention mais tres correct. Bonne position pr visiter lalibela. Personnel sympa.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Habte on 12 May 2019
Thank you!!

10/10 Excellent

Maurice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Je recommande l’Harbe Hôtel
Un personnel attentionné, un chambre modeste mais dans un état de propreté impeccable.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Habte on 28 Feb 2019
Thank for your feedback!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mitte Dezember 2018 waren nicht alle Zimmer belegt und so konnten wir uns das beste und größte der noch freien Zimmer aussuchen mit einem fantastischen Ausblick vom Balkon und vom Zimmer aus durch die breite Glasfront, einem Kingsize Bett und einem Einzelbett sowie sehr schönem Bad. Der Zuschnitt der Zimmer ist sehr unterschiedlich. Das Harbe Hotel hat aber auch kleinere Zimmer sowie auf jeder Etage zwei Zimmer ohne Ausblick, d.h es gibt nur ein Fenster zum Gang bzw. ein kleines Fenster, über das man wenigstens frische Luft rein lassen kann.Wenn man bei ausgebuchtem Hotel so ein Zimmer nehmen muss, dann hat man wenigstens noch die große Dachterrrasse mit unglaublichem 360 Grad Blick auf die bergige Landschaft von Lalibela. Das Frühstück gibt es leider nicht als Buffet sondern als Continental Breakfast - etwas mager, aber wenn Toast und Marmelade nicht ausreicht, gibt es einen Nachschlag. Shuttle vom / zum Flughafen kostet wie bei allen anderen Hotels 100 Birr pro Person, was bei der der Entfernung von ca. 25 km auf teils Holperpiste angemessen ist. Bis zu den Felsnkirchen kann man je nach Kondition in etwa 20 -30 Minuten laufen (geht teils steil bergauf) oder fährt für 50 Birr mit dem Bajaj.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Habte Y on 13 Jan 2019
Thank you for your feedback!! Come again!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value hotel, friendly staff and comfortable room. Well located for our needs
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Habte Y on 21 Dec 2018
Thank you for sharing your review on Expedia! Looking forward to seeing you again!!

6/10 Okay

Jose Antonio

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A hotel with no internet in the rooms.
The only good thing of that hotel is Moges, the man in the reception. Very helpfull. thank you for your advices and helping me to book another hotel by phone. But I would never go back to that hotel. No internet in the rooms -though they say they have. No shuttle bus to the airport. And all the inconveniences you can imagine.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Habte on 6 Dec 2018
Dear guest! The connection problem is sometimes all over the country. Shuttle service is available with a payment. We have mentioned it in hotel.com site and have showed it to you. We always try to satisfy our guests demand as much as possible .

8/10 Good

Persio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Preço compatível com o hotel: vale a pena
O hotel está bem localizado (perto das principais atrações e um local tranquilo, sem barulho). O restaurante é muito bom. O café da manhã é excelente para os padrões etíopes. Não há ar-condicionado nos quartos, mas pode se solicitar um ventilador. A cama era boa e espaçosa. Há água quente e o banheiro é muito bom. O wi-fi, como em toda a Etiópia, não é muito confiável ou estável. O gerente e o staff são bem prestativos e estes podem ajudar com as excursões para diversos pontos da cidade e fora dela. Há TV (led) no quarto, mas apenas um canal é sintonizado. Há elevador no hotel, mas não estava funcionando.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018
Response from H on 8 Feb 2018
Dear guest! First of all thank you for staying with us , and sharing your feedback on hotel.com Habte

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice staff and clean room
The staff is nice and polite and the room is clean. There are different choices of breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location, good service, nice food
They have the best location in town for those who want to visit the Lalibela churches on their own. The staff is friendly and they even sent their own driver to meet me at the airport (price the same as for a shared shuttle). The dinner and the breakfast were excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mariann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nytt og pent hotell.
Nytt og veldig pent hotell. Servicen og mottagelse var veldig god. Dessverre litt for få bord i matsalen og fellesrom ellers for grupper. Vi, to vennepar, var der samtidig som ei gruppe sydkoreanere. De tok all plassen i matsalen og okkuperte mye av fellesrommet til sine samlinger.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

pablo, ausyon TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of your best options in Lalibela
Nice views from most rooms and the roof, very comfortable bed, clean and feauriribg warm design. The restaurant serves well prepared food (nothing special though). The staff is very invested into one's well-being. If you don't mind the 15-20 min walk to the churches or the 30 mins downtown (maybe you even like being in a quiet spot), then this is a perfect place. The only thing I did not like is that the manager seemingly "punished" my bargaining for a free airport shuttle by giving me a room eirh an obstructed view. There were definitely rooms available, as it was low season abd the hotel seemed rather empty (hallways, restaurant, etc). This kind of "an eye for an eye" mentality seems inappropriate. ih, and wifi is on and off, but that's wthiopia for you.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from Hab on 1 Sept 2017
First of i would like to appreciate about your positive review,to tell you the truth, I would have been very glad if a were able give you the room with a mountain view, but all the rooms were pre occupied a day before your arrival.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ottimo rapporto qualita' prezzo
L'hotel non e' situato al centro della cittadina, ne particolarmente vicino ai monasteri -a meno di prendere scorciatoie a piedi; comunque la posizione e' molto gradevole e tranquilla e prossima all\area adatta allo shopping per artigianato e souvenir. Le camere sono piuttosto confortevoli e arredate con mobili in legno di fattura locale. Purtroppo, non c'e' molto a disposizione per combattere le zanzare. Lo staff e' cordialissimo e molto disponibile.
Response from Habte on 16 Apr 2017
Thank you very much for your genuine review!

10/10 Excellent

Maud

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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