I have been to Lalibela, Ethiopia three times, and I always stay at the Lal Hotel. This place feels like home to me, especially because the staff are so friendly and kind. Adane works in reception, and he is very helpful. He is always concerned about the customers, making sure they are comfortable and happy. I regularly eat at the... More

We had an unexpectedly good meal here chosen fairly at random as we were staying across the road. When you get past the new building that is still in progress there's courtyard where you can eat outside - they lit a bonfire the night we were there which was really lovely. Had a nice bottle of SA wine, decent steaks... More

We came to Lalibella for 2 nights to visit the city and to participate the Timkat celebrations. We came in a group of 14 rooms. The hotel is with good spacious rooms and good beds, good service. The dining room is nice and comfortable, food is ok, the same is the service. Toilet and shower are OK, sink is in... More

Hotel was decent; we had a room with two twin beds. Beds were comfortable. We had lunch in the hotel restaurant. Food was OK, nothing special. They have a nice outside patio area in the trees. Lots of big trees in the yard with many different birds. Hotel is within easy walking distance to the Churches (just up the hill)... More

we did not stay at the hotel but returned TWICE for their awesome food. the house specialty, lal tibs, was amazing. lamb in a decadent chili sauce. fasting food was also notable (sampler tasting of vegetables with injera) don't miss out!

We stayed in one of the newer tukul style rooms and it was one of the two nicest rooms we had in our three weeks in Ethiopia. It was spacious, very bright and clean with a clean bathroom in perfect condition – something of a rarity. Tried to take shower in the evening but no hot water came through (I... More

I had a single, garden room in the Lal. It was clean. The sheets had been dried in the open air, near a carefully-tended vegetable garden, and smelled of the mountain breeze. I failed to be bitten by a single flea or mosquito and feel deprived. I don't carry a spirit level when I travel, but the sink and the... More

On initial impressions the Lal Hotel seems ok but the cracks soon begin to appear. The room itself was clean enough, spacious and bright however the bathroom was disgusting; loose toilet seat, no lid on cistern, no shower curtain and a bulb hanging from bare wires on the wall. Initially I thought that there was no hot water however the... More

The location is OK, rooms look OK but run down; The biggest surprise come in the morning when you find out that you shared the bed with a larger number of bedbugs; Bites all over my body; the food was reasonable but the choice was limited and everything was served with some kind of tomate sauce. Two days stay was... More