Kuriftu Resort & Spa Lake Tana
Location: Bole Hno 27, Lake Tana Avenue, Fasilo, Boston Building, Bahir Dar, Bahir Dar, ET
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Luxurious Amenities
Indulge in onsite massages, relax by the outdoor pool, and enjoy complimentary wireless internet access.
Dining and Entertainment
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, experience 24-hour room service, and unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Convenience and Comfort
Benefit from featured amenities like dry cleaning services, a 24-hour front desk, and complimentary airport shuttle while staying in modern, air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi and deep soaking bathtubs.
Book now for a delightful stay at Kuriftu Resort & spa Lake Tana, conveniently located near popular attractions in Bahir Dar.
Important Information
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
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.
Amenities & Facilities
- Free breakfast
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Terrace
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Designated smoking area
- Concierge service
- Free airport transportation
- Free breakfast
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free self parking
- Free full breakfast
Rooms Available
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Executive Suite
1 King Bed
Overlooking the lake
Layout - Separate living room
Relax - Fireplace
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch TV with cable channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), 24-hour room service, and free bottled water
Sleep - Turndown service and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower (deep soaking bathtub available in some rooms)
Practical - Safe and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Fireplace
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Room service (24 hours)
- Turndown service
- Free WiFi
- Deep soaking bathtub
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
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Deluxe Suite, Lake View
1 King Bed
1184-sq-foot room with lake views
Layout - Separate living room
Relax - Fireplace
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch TV with cable channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), 24-hour room service, and free bottled water
Sleep - Turndown service and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower (deep soaking bathtub available in some rooms)
Practical - Safe and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Fireplace
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Room service (24 hours)
- Turndown service
- Free WiFi
- Deep soaking bathtub
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
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Standard Room, Garden View
1 King Bed
969-sq-foot room with garden views
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch TV with cable channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), 24-hour room service, and free bottled water
Sleep - Turndown service and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower (deep soaking bathtub available in some rooms)
Practical - Safe and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Room service (24 hours)
- Turndown service
- Free WiFi
- Deep soaking bathtub
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
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Deluxe Room, Lake View
1 King Bed
969-sq-foot room with lake views
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch TV with cable channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), 24-hour room service, and free bottled water
Sleep - Turndown service and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower (deep soaking bathtub available in some rooms)
Practical - Safe and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Bottle of water
- Daily housekeeping
- Room service (24 hours)
- Turndown service
- Free WiFi
- Deep soaking bathtub
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
Guest Reviews
- Abdelaziz (10/5): - Hg
- Alan (10/5): - Very friendly and efficient staff. Stunning view overlooking Lake Tana and availability of boat trips. Comfortable and clean accommodation. Only downside was that they visit to the Blue Nile and waterfall wasn't possible due to external influences.
- Amelework (10/5): - I really appreciate everything and all the team was amazing
- Stephen (4/5): No internet, better options in Bahir Dar - No internet available, mice in our room, poor service. There are better options in Bahir Dar - go to the Blue Nile for ease of vacation, kuriftu is good only if you want to disconnect from the world completely.
- Bethlehem (8/5): A pleasant stay - Our stay was pleasant. The hotel has a Flint Stone feeling. Clean, Quiet, Relaxing, staff are attentive. Pro: The lake view, central and safe location, the free MASSAGE is priceless, Clean and eco-friendly rooms, free airport shuttle, free breakfast Cons: Wifi was nonexistent. None of us were able to respond to our work emails, very irritating. The pool is dirty green/ algae (We had children who wanted to swim), restaurant food is 5/10, food service takes at least an hour or more to be served even for the simplest cup of tea and the food is not that good. Our group of 11 split and went to an outside restaurant after a couple of days of unpleasant experience, when we return from lunch the other half is still waiting for their order. The room key is single if you are couple.
- Verified traveler (6/5): - Great location with views of Lake Tana and close walking distance to town center. Spacious rooms with nice terrace where you can relax with a wood burning fire in the evening. Very friendly staff. However, property could be updated a bit. Wifi is weak unless you’re in the lobby - need signal boosters. Shower has no water pressure, and little regulation of hot and cold. Doors do not shut or lock easily (bar serves as lock once inside), and while rooms are sprayed, mosquitos do get into the room requiring manual spraying. Hotel does offer netting for beds which is good.
- Verified traveler (6/5): - Hotel location I’d wonderful, next to lake. The property is quirky, with stone buildings and tress. We could not connect to wifi during our stay. We had to move from our first room as it had no hot water and was next to the main road.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Super African Traditional style. Only Mosquitos problem.
- Mrs Turid (8/5): Best place in Bahir Dar - We stayed at this lovely place 2 nights. It was easy to book trips on the lake to the monastries and to Blu Nile from the site. The outside bar was a beautiful place with a wonderful view. The restaurant and the hotel are the best in town. The wifi was ok. If you go there, find time to take a walk on the path just under the bar to the smal local harbor and have a coffee or beer there.
- Matthew (6/5): Poor service and attention to detail - The place was built with incredible originality and love, but must now have a different owner as there is no style or attention to detail in much of anything. The reception is dark and somber, the rooms very unclean around the edges, and the exposed incandescent bulb the lighting of choice. The fish at the restaurant is cooked to something resembling jerky, which itself feels like the vast dining hall of an all-inclusive resort. It seems there is no one around really running the show, and the English and training level of the staff is outright poor. There’s certainly worse, but it’s sad to see a place with such lovely potential operated by someone who seems to have no clue how to run a hotel.
- Naomi (6/5): Beautiful place - poor service - This is a beautiful hotel and could be really lovely. Unfortunately the hotel is quite dysfunctional. Despite emailing three times and being assured that every flight was met, I was the only person on the flight not picked up by shuttle. While they then upgraded my room as a gesture, this was only the first issue. I was told the hotel was fully booked and I couldn’t stay the next night (despite availability online). This meant I had to cancel a trip that was planned for the next morning. It was only later that morning they admitted they had made a mistake and had availability, despite my raising it the afternoon before. The staff try hard but lack training. Sitting down at the restaurant I would only get a menu each time after asking twice and waiting 30 minutes. The food was okay but some dishes are not cooked properly. Unfortunately the lack of basic information and poor service makes what should be a nice place to stay, quite a stressful place. The hotel also was very unhelpful providing basic information about travelling. I asked 4 times about onward travel to Gondar. It was only after a lot of trying that they told me the information about buses. I think the hotel doesn’t want independent travellers and wants to charge a premium to book everything privately for you. With a little effort this could be so lovely! The massage which is included in the stay was lovely!
- Barbara (8/5): - Very accommodating staff.
- Verified traveler (10/5): GREAT LOCATION RIGHT ON LAKE TANA! - Great location right on Lake Tana. Excellent service. Food at restaurant was just OK. Friendly and very polite staff. Free massage was a plus but masseuses need more training. Will definitely stay at this resort again.
- Carol (8/5): - Lovely view. Staff helpful. Lack of safe in room a problem.
- Judith (10/5): A beautiful resort, a definite recommend - Our stay at Kuriftu was our favourite in Ethiopia. The resort was beautiful, with a lovely view over Lake Tana. Our room was very comfortable and we were even given an upgrade with an upstairs room, it had a view of the lush garden and also Lake Tana. The hotel was very clean throughout and we ate regularly at the restaurant where the staff were very attentive and the food was good. There were occasions where the full menu wasn’t available but this didn’t distract from the experience. We took advantage of the free massages which were a nice bonus. The pool area was lovely and clean and we really enjoyed spending time relaxing either on the loungers and the couches which overlooked the lake. WiFi was a bit hit and miss, as was the water which was cut off on occasion but again this didn’t particularly impede on our time there and perhaps wasn’t necessarily the hotel’s fault. Overall, a very pleasant stay and we would definitely recommend Kuriftu if you are planning on visiting Bahir Dar.
- Judith (10/5): A definite recommend for Bahir Dar - Our stay at Kuriftu was fabulous. We enjoyed the free massages and the staff were friendly and helpful on the whole. The room was fabulous, spacious and comfortable. Occasional power and water outages, but these were very brief. We’d definitely recommend this hotel. It was our best stay during all of our time in Ethiopia.
- Maya (10/5): - The staff is very nice and helpful. The hotel has a very typical architecture that doesn’t clash with the environment (unlike other hotels in the surroundings). The room was very nice and cleaned every day (twice). We had some trouble with the electricity plugs and noise (we came on Ethiopian New Year’s Eve, the first night we didn’t sleep at all because of the noise, next days were much better, although you can hear the moazine from close by mosque every day at 4:00am). The restaurant of the hotel was very nice. The swimming pool was dirty so we didn’t use it. I took one complementary massage- it was very nice although the massage was only 30min long (instead of 45min)- but we found it to be a very nice complementary service from the hotel to offer. We would definitely stay at the same hotel if we come back to Bahir Dar
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Wonderful place to stay in which i recommend to everyone.
- JHTCH (8/5): Beautifully designed lodge & spa on Lake Tana. - This intriguing lodge is perfectly located on the edge of Lake Tana with rooms beautifully nestled in the well maintained gardens. There is a wonderful terrace with day beds that overlook the Lake. The restaurant is very good and staff are very helpful. The spa experience was great.
- Heather (8/5): - Efficient service, very pleasant quiet location, character buildings. Very good massages included in room rate. Lovely pool. Hotel arranged boat trip to monasteries from its own jetty.
- linda (10/5): - Great service, location, lake. Free massage and fireplace on porch also wonderful
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