Manuhie Backpackers Lodge Hotel

Excellent budget hotel. Rooms are clean, tidy, if a little basic. Hot water normally works, and the Wi-Fi is the best I encountered outside Addis. The host, Nati, is quite the character, but he booked me an amazingly good value trip to the Simeon Mountains and the Danakil Depression.

We went there without reservation, not easy to find, we also asked some people, nobody knew the place. The manager didn't show much interest, he was too busy with his smartphone. The place is quite, nice garden, but for the price that you have to pay I expected some more appealing rooms. Also the lodge is quite far from the city center and the pier (10-15min walking). If you wanna stay in that area, I suggest Kitsel Hotel, you get a new modern hotel with AC/ own bathroom for about the same price. If you wanna stay in the center, Bahir Dar 2 is an okayish hotel.

A very peaceful place in Bahir Dar.

The rooms are clean and quiet, the welcome friendly : a good place to sleep. But you can't do anything else but sleep, especially do not organize excursions : you would be at best disappointed, more likely to be defrauded.

Extremely helpful friendly manager, good location, clean bathrooms, comfortable beds, good Wi-Fi.

Very noisy day and night due to mainly local guests. Structure with no noise protection. Mosquitos in room, no mosquito net, Wi-Fi not working. Overprized for foreigners (sgl. 350 ETB /night with bath for 6 nights). Very basic room interior (bed, chair, small table). Long lasting voltage drops on power net. Good renewed ensuite bathroom on ***-level. Due to lack of tourists the guesthouse hosted local workers who misused the green courtyard as carpark for a commercial pick-up. When they loaded the car at 5 am on several days they run the diesel motor for all time loading, longer than 20 minutes. It's local tradition. You felt like sleeping directly on the parking lot. All children of hosted families woke up and stayed awake. Since there is no noise-protection in the building, you hear every word in the neighbour rooms and the courtyard. My room was filled with dozzens of mosquitos when I arrived. Mosquito protection is difficult to find in Bahir Dar, they don't care. Finally I could purchase a strong spray and I sprayed the room extensively with good success. They then wanted me to move to another room. There was no mosquito net or a suspension for your own. For the night I used coils. Lake Tana is malaria endemic, despite what they say. Take care! The renewed bathroom with very good hot shower was the best I had since month. It is possible to wash clothes and hang outside.

The location is good, close to the lake Tana. The rooms are clean, with big beds and towels included. Wi-Fi works fine. The bathroom is shared and it's just ok, and there is hot water. But the best value of this Lodge is his owner, Naty, who will help you in everything you may need. Thanks a lot!

Very nice place to stay. Great rooms. Friendly hosts. Nati is very helpfull in contacting hostels and arrangements around the country. Wonderfull service.

My boyfriend and I stayed at Manuhie Backpackers for 4 nights and it was great! Nati is a SUPER host and the setting is relaxing. It was the only backpackers we found in all of ethiopia where we met other guests, hung out with the owner, and got a great value. The owner took the time to help us with getting fair prices and showed us the hidden spots around Bahir Dar. The rooms are basic but a good value and we spent the whole time exploring the welcoming city and hanging with new friends.

Enjoyed this beautiful garden sanctuary in the heart of Bahir Dar so much that my friends and I extended our stay by a week. All of the travelers agreed that this is a special place — safe, clean and economical for the wonderful service provided by the owners and staff!

3 stars means all OK. Good service, kind staff, good price (200 birr single with shared bathroom)! BUT: one night (out of three nights) was very noisy. Big group had a party the whole night. I don't know why the owner wasn't able to stop the party and ensure a quiet night for the other guests!

I had a wonderful time at Manuhie´s place. It´s simple but very clean for a fair price. Never found something like this in Ethiopia. The staff was very welcoming, kind and helpful and they have made me feel at home. There is a nice garden you can meet other travelers or organize a tour with Nati and his friend for a really good price. If you go to Bahir Dar stay in Manuhie Backpacker Lodge and you find everything a traveller haert desires. I will definitely come back. Thank you for everything.

I had a wonderful time at Manuhie´s place. It´s simple but very clean for a fair price. Never found something like this in Ethiopia. The staff was very welcoming, kind and helpful and they have made me feel at home. There is a nice garden you can meet other travelers or organize a tour with Nati and his friend for a really good price. If you go to Bahir Dar stay in Manuhie Backpacker Lodge and you find everything a traveller haert desires.
I will definitely come back. Thank you for everything.