Ghion Hotel
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Built 1951 · Last completed renovation 1983
Ghion Hotel in Addis Ababa was last renovated in 1983, and originally built in 1951. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 0.5/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Timeline
1951
Hotel opened
1983
Last renovation completed
How this score is computed
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What changed in the 1983 renovation
“Year Built: 1951 · Year Last Renovated: 1983”— source · retrieved 2026-08-16
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
4★
Built
Sourced1951
Last completed renovation
Sourced1983
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Year Built: 1951 · Year Last Renovated: 1983”
“Opened in 1951, the Ghion hotel has for years distinguished itself as the hotel where heads of state or governments and other VIPs stayed.”
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Frequently asked
When was Ghion Hotel built?+
Ghion Hotel (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) was built in 1951.
How old is Ghion Hotel?+
Ghion Hotel is 75 years old — it was built in 1951 and last renovated in 1983. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Ghion Hotel last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 1983.
What is the Chrono Score of Ghion Hotel?+
Its Chrono Score is 0.5/10 (Tired) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 4-star rating.