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Mayleko Lodge

3.0 star property
Travelers find wellness treatments and gourmet dining by the poolside bar at this tranquil retreat just a short distance from the popular Saturday Market

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Mayleko Lodge provides a peaceful escape where guests can enjoy massage or spa services before heading to the on-site restaurant for breakfast. The outdoor pool offers a refreshing spot to relax, while free WiFi in public areas keeps everyone connected.

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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In-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

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Highlights

Air conditioning
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Laptop workspace
In-room safe
Daily housekeeping
  • Garden view
  • 430 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 King Bed

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Highlights

Air conditioning
Blackout curtains
Private bathroom
Laptop workspace
In-room safe
Daily housekeeping
  • Garden view
  • 193 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Queen Beds

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In-room safe, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Royal Suite, Multiple Beds, Balcony, Garden View

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Blackout curtains
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Laptop workspace
In-room safe
Daily housekeeping
  • Garden view
  • 452 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed
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About the area

Located in Gondar, Mayleko Lodge is near the airport. Notable landmarks in the area include Saturday Market and Royal Enclosure. Ras Gimb and Fasil Ghebbi are two other places to visit that come recommended. Visit our Gondar travel guide
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Main Road, Gondar

What's nearby

  • Saturday Market
    13 min drive - 11.5 km
  • Royal Enclosure
    14 min drive - 12.2 km
  • Fasil Ghebbi
    14 min drive - 12.2 km
  • Ras Gimb
    14 min drive - 13.9 km
  • Debre Birhan Selassie Church
    16 min drive - 15.3 km

Getting around

  • Gondar (GDQ)
    11 min drive

Restaurants

  • Four Sisters Restaurant
    13 min drive
  • Roseau Hotel And Spa
    6 min drive
  • ሳለች ሀና ቁርሰ ቤት
    12 min drive
  • Master Chef
    12 min drive
  • Sky Line Cafe
    12 min drive

About this property

Mayleko Lodge

Lodge near Ras Gimb
Located close to Saturday Market and Fasil Ghebbi, Mayleko Lodge provides a free return airport shuttle, a poolside bar and a terrace. Treat yourself to a massage or other spa services. The on-site restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. In addition to a garden and a playground, guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • An outdoor pool
  • Free self-parking
  • Full breakfast (surcharge), multilingual staff and 1 meeting room
  • Tour/ticket information, a front desk safe and a 24-hour front desk
Room features
All guest rooms at Mayleko Lodge include comforts, such as 24-hour room service and laptop-friendly workspaces, in addition to amenities, such as air conditioning and safes.
Extra amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour free return airport shuttle on request
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay for free

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 38.0 per day.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 38.0 per day

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 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 cash
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Mayleko Lodge Gondar
Mayleko Gondar
Mayleko
Mayleko Lodge Lodge
Mayleko Lodge Gondar
Mayleko Lodge Lodge Gondar

Frequently asked questions

Does Mayleko Lodge have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Mayleko Lodge pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Mayleko Lodge?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Mayleko Lodge?

Check-in begins at 3 PM.

What time is check-out at Mayleko Lodge?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Does Mayleko Lodge provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's a free airport shuttle that runs on request.

Where is Mayleko Lodge located?

Situated near the airport, this lodge is within 9 mi (15 km) of Saturday Market, Ras Gimb and Royal Enclosure. Fasil Ghebbi and Debre Birhan Selassie Church are also within 12 mi (20 km).

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Reviews

Mayleko Lodge Reviews

7.0

Good

7.0

Cleanliness

6.4

Location

7.0

Staff & service

6.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 17 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 17 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 17 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 17 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 17 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I have traveled the world with my family, and HIGHLY recommend the Mayleko Lodge. I selected the lodge at random, and was glad I did. The service was incredible. The Hotel Manger paid personal visits to our room to ensure that we were doing well, and in one case noted we were late for breakfast, and offered to arrange room service so we would not miss our breakfast. The Hotel Manger also arranged sightseeing with a very knowledgeable local guide that my son and I very much enjoyed. The Food in the Mayleko Lodge restaurant was 5 Star quality all the way. Food was fresh and innovatively prepared. Very attentive and perfect service from the restaurant manager and his staff. The hotel grounds are a very large well-manicured garden, with a host of local birds calling the lodge home. Finally, rooms were spacious and perfectly appointed. In short, when in Gondar, this will be the only place that my family will stay from now on when we travel from the USA to Ethiopia.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

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

You will get a room that is not a Hut.

The reception had no idea we had a reservation that was made through Hotels.com. Once they did see our reservations they held my passport over night (had an early morning flight) and refused to give it back until checkout. The huts you see in the picture is not what you get - you most likely will get a room in a concrete row of rooms to the right of the picture. The amount of dead and live bugs in the room and especially the washroom was staggering. The hot water in the shower only lasts for about 7 to 8 minutes so don't get caught with soap on your face. I can't fault them for the power outage because it looked like most of the area was affected but the poor service by the front desk was enough for us to say 'never again' to this place. The location to the airport and Gondar downtown is great - just make it clear that you need transportation and wait for it in the lobby - the front desk will not tell you when they arrive. Again - the front desk staff - deplorable experience. We traveled through Kenya and Ethiopia staying at lower rated hotels and had much better and enriching experiences - the people at this place could not care for our existence. Their only saving grace was the cook. She was super friendly and her breakfast was fantastic - left her the tip we would have spread around to the whole staff. Oh and there was poor Wifi in the main lobby - very very slow.
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Einzelbungalows sind etwas kleiner und haben nur eine kleine Terrasse vor der Tür. Dafür sind die Bungalows sehr ruhig.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Doppelbungalows sind sehr geräumig und haben eine Terrasse. Sehr schön eingerichtet. Leider sehr hellhörig wenn man Nachbarn hat. Das Restaurantpersonal ist superfreundlich und hilfsbereit.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mira

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

Great hospitality & a gorgeous place!

Amazing experience! The place is beautiful and very clean, the service and the food were top notch. I highly recommend this place to anyone who is visiting Gondar..
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Turid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Beautiful garden

It was wonderful after sightseeing in Gondar to sit down and see all the birds in the garden. The staff are all friendly. You need cash for everything. There was a gap in the door, They helped us with some blankets. Enough warm water. Worst pizza on the tour but the local food was good. Fresh fruit from the garden for breakfast. I would love to be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
A beautiful setting. The pool had just opened which was great. Our booking didn’t reflect the room we were expecting as we were given rooms which were sub optimal but we managed to chant this albeit at a price. When it came to settle the bill at the end of our five night stay, they didn’t accept credit cards though.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
proche aeroport mais loin de la ville calme et bon restaurant la proprietaire parle francais
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Chris Shaun

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

Great character, very comfortable.

Great character, hearing the church in the morning was lovely. Don't have high expectations about food, but the lodges are lovely. They are continually improving.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

AGR, Georgia

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

SKETCHY BUSINESS

As an avid traveler, this was by far the worst hotel experience I have ever had. Upon our arrival at the hotel we were told by the owner that Mayleko does not work with any travel websites. That being said, it is still showing up on multiple travel sites. We were informed that our reservation could not be honored but that there were tents available to rent and that we could use the pool for a shower. The owner of the lodge only accepted cash, and charged much higher rate. At one point an Expedia representative called the hotel to offer payment over the phone which the owner of the lodge refused. Something sketchy is definitely going on with the woman who owns it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Reina, Atlanta

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

Owner is an Unscrupulous Fraud

Don't book this hotel via an any website. In fact, don't book at this establishment at all. The mgmt of the hotel pulled a bait and switch on me and six others at a very inopportune time. Having booked a reservation for Mayleko through Expedia I received multiple emails confirming my reservation - and that I would not need to follow up to confirm. Expedia's price was approximately $45 per room. The manager, in con artist fashion, played dumb to the Expedia reservation when we arrived on the weekend of Timkat (big Ethiopian celebration in which hotel/hostel rooms are fully occupied). Mger subsequently noted that she had two rooms available at approximately $200 each. Given the isolation of the hotel (approximately 20 mins from Gondar) and the scarcity of rooms on Timkat weekend, she realized we had no choice but to pay.. We might have been okay with paying $200 per room on Timkat Weekend had it been advertised appropriately. Unfortunately, we have yet to recoup our credit card payments (one week later) and we paid mgmt in cash ($200 x 4 = $800). We double-paid. I'd like to place more blame on Expedia, but Mger/ower did not seem concerned with our predicament and made that clear by up charging us for multiple items. While the space has potential to be a top-notch lodge, it's run by an unscrupulous huckster. I can sympathize a business run with cash, however, I have less sympathy when dealing with hundreds of dollars...and when we had already paid. I do not recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Kimairis

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

No partnership with hotels.com

WE arrived at the hotel and they said they had no booking for us. They clarified that they have no partnership with hotels.com and would not honour the booking made online. We had to find another hotel at the last minute which was twice as expensive therefore we expect a refund from hotels.com for the prepaid booking.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Jennifer, San Francisco

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

Nice quiet comfortable with fresh air

It's a beautiful comfortable unique place to stay for a few days. It's a little bit far from town but not bad at all. It's very close to the airport. Staff and managers are wonderful, helpful and friendly. I would love to come back here again Thanks for making my stay so pleasant.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

4/10 Poor

Guido

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

not recommandable at the moment (Oct. 2017)

a disappointing experience, was the only guest there, pool without water, no internet, the whole hotel area needs a renovation. The huts/rooms as itselfs are good and big - but the price (around USD 84) was much too high for this standard.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

2/10 Terrible

Doug, Seattle

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

Horrific!

I just picked this hotel based on price and reviews. But, it wasn't too long until there were problems. This hotel includes free airport pickup, so I tried to arrange by phone, website and finally eMail. On check-in, still no English. No information on b'fast. No map. They were trying to explain they needed a voucher or PayPal something but I'd paid already. It was intolerable. The grounds are unkempt. To stay out of mud and water, I had to walk on concrete bags to get to Reception. It looked like it hasn't been cared for in quite a while. A lawnmower and weed-eater would do wonders. I get to the room and there's a padlock on the outside of the door. There's not a fire code in the world that would permit this. Not to mention no fire alarm. Expedia says says there's 24 hour room service. But, no phone in the room. How shall I order ROOM service? The room was dirty. There were bugs all over the place -- flying and crawling. I moved the covers to see a silverfish type bug crawl out. I killed a handful of mosquitoes in the first 5 minutes. The drapery was dirty. The shower curtain was filthy. There was an old soap wrapper in the shower. There were bugs and rat droppings (I guess) on the ledge in the bath. Clearly, cleaning wasn't a high priority here. No shampoo. No WiFi. No TV. No fan or AC. In a word: horrific!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Maiya , London

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

Lovely stay with great views!

Stayed for three nights at Mayleko lodge, was very comfortable and amazing staff..Biruk is awesome and Was always on hand And helpful to make my stay so great! Thank you :) Only downside is the wifi is not available in the lodges, only in the reception, other than that it's perfect!

8/10 Good

Mustafa Trond

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023