If I was here with my girlfriend this is the place I would have stayed at. It has two rooms with western toilets etc. It was a bright and full of color as opposed to the rest of Harars other options plus you cannot beat the location. The ladies that run it are very kind and it would be an excellent place to experience the warmth of the city.
We arrived in Harar around 5am and we asked the minibus to drop us at this hotel. They let us in a room right away so we could get some rest. The room costed 70 Birr for both of us. It has a hot shower so that was a total plus!
Directions: It's a few minutes walk from the Harar Gate. If you're walking out of the old town through Harar Gate, turn right when you see the junction, walk a bit and you'll see the hotel. If you see the football field, it means you already pass the hotel.
This place is nothing special other than it is clean and the staff is friendly...it's big which also makes it popular with tour groups so depending on your timing it may fill up evey now and then. The staff can ring Abdul or one of his sidekicks to show you around and there is a bar in the front.
Its clean and some rooms have a view of Shoa Gate.
