Taitu Hotel
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Built 1905 · Last completed renovation 2018
Taitu Hotel in Addis Ababa was last renovated in 2018, and originally built in 1905 (sourced renovations: 2015, 2018). Its HotelChrono freshness score is 7.2/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~3-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
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Location
Satellite view · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Timeline
2015
Major fire caused severe damage to the historic hotel
2018
Restoration completed after 2015 fire damage (confirmed by 2018 article)
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2018 renovation
“Addis Ababa's Itegue Taitu Hotel...has been restored following severe fire damage in early 2015, more than a century after it was built.”— source · retrieved 2026-08-16
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Built
Sourced1905
Last completed renovation
Sourced2018
Renovation history (sourced)
Sources record multiple renovations (2015–2018). The Chrono Score uses the most recent completed one.
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“Addis Ababa's Itegue Taitu Hotel...has been restored following severe fire damage in early 2015, more than a century after it was built.”
“has been restored following severe fire damage in early 2015”
“Built in 1905, it was founded by Empress Taitu Betul, wife of Emperor Menelik II, to accommodate foreign guests with a place to rest and dine.”
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Frequently asked
When was Taitu Hotel built?+
Taitu Hotel (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) was built in 1905.
How old is Taitu Hotel?+
Taitu Hotel is 121 years old — it was built in 1905 and last renovated in 2018. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Taitu Hotel last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2018.
What is the Chrono Score of Taitu Hotel?+
Its Chrono Score is 7.2/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric.