Hotels and Accommodation in Jimma

Jimma is the largest city in southwestern Ethiopia and the commercial capital of Oromia's coffee belt — the very region where Coffea arabica is believed to have been first discovered in the wild. The surrounding highlands are covered in coffee forests where wild coffee plants still grow beneath a canopy of shade trees. For coffee enthusiasts, Jimma and the Kaffa region are the source, and visiting the coffee origin is a genuine and growing form of specialist tourism.

The city has a significant university (Jimma University — one of Ethiopia's largest) which creates a young, educated population and a lively local café and restaurant scene. A former sultanate capital, Jimma also has historical sites including the palace of Sultan Abba Jifar II.

Accommodation in Jimma serves primarily domestic business travellers, government visitors and university-related stays. Hotel infrastructure is solid but unspectacular.