I was on Baro Hotel during 4 or 5 nights in September. It is perfect if you travel with a limited budget. Rooms are clean, and has bathroom.

It is perfect if you look for a cheap hotel and has not really big expectations. I only want to have a place to sleep and left my bag, so this was a good place.

the best hospitality and friendly staffs.fell like home

This is a popular backpacker hotel in Addis Ababa. It's often booked up when you arrive, so book ahead. You can usually get a room the next day if it's full. They only have a few doubles. Most of the rooms have one big bed and they don't allow more than one person to stay in those rooms. 95 birr for one person, 130birr for double room in Feb 09.

Rooms are ok. Can't expect much at this price. Most of the rooms have their own bathrooms, which is nice. There is hot water most of the time.

Staff here are great. The most helpful out of the cheapest hotels in the area (Piazza area, others are Wutma and Taitu). There is a reasonably priced laundry service and a small restaurant on site. Small hangout area with a tv that no one used when I was there.

“This is a proper knocking-shop, isn’t it Ben!” It was these words that confirmed the fact that I was, indeed, staying in a brothel. The girls who flirted with the male backpackers: prostitutes; the young smartly dressed Ethiopian boys who would Sheepishly wonder into the hotels grounds: the punters.
Having said that, The Baro Hotel is a good place to stay while you’re in Addis: cheap, nice location and good place to meet others.
There are a number of tables at the front where guests gather for food and beers in the evening. Rooms have seen better days and aren’t the cleanest I’ve stayed in.