Inaugurated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Chairperson of the African Union Moussa Faki, the hotel hosts primarily lodging services for Ethiopian Airlines passengers with 379 rooms accommodating 4,000 guests in a banquet hall.

[1] Skylight Hotel is rated by The Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Tourism "five star".

It was inaugurated on 27 January 2019 by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Chairperson of the African Union Moussa Faki.

The hotel is situated in Bole Road, Bole district in Addis Ababa[1][2] In 2023, it opened a 651-room expansion costing $155 million, bringing the room total to 1,024 and making the hotel the largest in Africa.

[3] The hotel has 19 food and beverage outlets, including Ethiopian, Italian, Arabian, and Asian restaurants, coffee houses, bars, recreational facilities, and spots for "sips or hand-crafted cocktails" with a panoramic view of the airport and the city.