Blue Nile Resort

4.0 star property

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BBQ/picnic area
Lobby sitting area
Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, pillowtop beds, minibar
Free daily buffet breakfast
Reception

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Free airport shuttle
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
The current price is $102
$89 nightly
$102 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jun 14 - Jun 15

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Kebele 03, Bahir Dar, Amhara Regional State, 1387
  • Place, Church of St. George
    โ€ช8 min walkโ€ฌ
  • Place, Blue Nile Bridge
    โ€ช8 min walkโ€ฌ
  • Place, Bahir Dar Market
    โ€ช11 min walkโ€ฌ
  • Airport, Bahar Dar (BJR)
    โ€ช10 min driveโ€ฌ

Room options

Deluxe Suite, Lake View

  • Lake view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free WiFi

Junior Suite, Lakeside

  • Lake view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed
  • Free WiFi

Superior Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed)

  • Lake view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

Standard Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed)

  • Lake view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

Standard Twin Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed)

  • Lake view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

Superior Twin Room, Lake View (With Extra Bed )

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

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

  • Blue Nile Bridge - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Lake Shore - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Church of St. George - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Bahir Dar Market - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Bahir Dar Stadium - 2 min drive - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • Bahar Dar (BJR) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • โ€ชGech Fish Restaurant - โ€ฌ5 min drive
  • โ€ชHomland Hotel - โ€ฌ4 min drive
  • โ€ชEfoy - โ€ฌ5 min walk
  • Ruk Dungeon
  • โ€ชMisrak - โ€ฌ14 min walk

About this property

Blue Nile Resort

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. Quench your thirst with your favorite 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 cafรฉ specializes in Mediterranean cuisine. Open daily.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Property amenities

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

Restaurants on site

  • 360 Pizzeria
  • Atrim Bar
  • Azur Restaurant

Things to do

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

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

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

Business services

  • 24-hour business center
  • 3 meeting rooms
  • Computer station
  • Conference center

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On a lake
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Swedish massages

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

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 3 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

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

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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

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

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
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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

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 43 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 43 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 43 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 43 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 43 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

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.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
We were given a room that was under construction. It smelled of paint and was disorganized. Breakfast is not very good. Staff are not friendly. Asked $250 for 2 people for a Lake Tana boat tour. This is a lot more than the market price.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

DIEUDONNE

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Moges

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marta

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
Verified

6/10 Okay

Ahmed

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
Verified

8/10 Good

JOSEF

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
wie fast immer muss man darum kรคmpfen die bezahlte zimmerkategorie zu erhalten zuerst wurde nur ein standartroom angeboten und erst nach intervension beim manager das gebuchte zimmer erhalten
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

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 thatโ€™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 wouldnโ€™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 didnโ€™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
Verified

8/10 Good

MR

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
Verified

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good place to stay

Didnโ€™t have any record of our booking for a second room, but more than made up for it by giving us a family suite instead. Good breakfast. Good location, but the poor design of the hotel doesnโ€™t make the most of it. Small rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Verified

4/10 Poor

David

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

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
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ahmed

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

6/10 Okay

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Hasnโ€™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
Verified

8/10 Good

shihao

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

8/10 Good

Alessandro

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

Bella struttura, pulita, ottima posizione sul lago

Bell'hotel con personale accogliente, bella posizione in luogo tranquillo con un'ottima vista lago.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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
Verified

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.
Verified

4/10 Poor

Nabil

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

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

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.
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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