Sleep area · Asmara
Harnet Avenue (city centre)Harnet Avenue
First-timers: a hotel within a short walk of Harnet Avenue, with a staffed desk and a road-side door a taxi can reach.
sleep baseBand $$Not field-verified
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Rules in force · 7Do not photograph military sites, government buildings, b…
- Eritrea ↗A visa must usually be arranged before travel; check with the nearest Eritrean embassy for your passport. Arrival without prior arrangements is generally not possible.
- Eritrea ↗Foreign visitors need a travel permit to leave Asmara, issued by the tourism authorities in Asmara; allow a working day or more.
- Eritrea ↗Book a travel-clinic visit several weeks ahead; ask about malaria prevention for lowland areas and whether a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for your route.
- Asmara area ↗Travel permits are needed outside Asmara: ask your hotel or agent to apply on your first working day and allow a day or more.
- Asmara ↗Do not photograph military sites, government buildings, bridges, infrastructure or officials. Ask before photographing people.
- Asmara ↗Foreign visitors need a travel permit from the tourism authorities to leave Asmara; the city centre itself does not need one. Ask your hotel or agent to arrange permits on your first working day.
- Asmara ↗Bring enough cash in US dollars or euros for the whole trip, keep every exchange receipt, and change money only at official exchange offices or banks.
Key facts
- Price band
- $$
- Desk
- 24 h
- staffed 24h
- Bags OK?
- Yes
- 30 m from Car to the hotel door
- Night walk
- lighting ok
- flat, no steps
- Morning out
- 3–6 min
- to Harnet Avenue & Cinema Impero
First night
From Car to the hotel door: 30 m, flat surface. Desks around here are typically staffed 24h. 28-inch bags: easy. Morning to Harnet Avenue & Cinema Impero: 3–6 min.
Asmara International Airport (ASM) · intl checked · land 14:00feasible
Take Pre-booked hotel car to the door at 17:00. Bed by ~17:38 (p90).
Open the arrival contractAsmara International Airport (ASM) · intl cabin · land 14:00feasible
Take Pre-booked hotel car to the door at 16:00. Bed by ~16:38 (p90).
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Area facts
- Reception
- staffed 24h · forwarding not accepted
- Walk to clusters
- Fiat Tagliero & south Asmara: 20–29 min · Harnet Avenue & Cinema Impero: 1–3 min · Cathedral & Great Mosque quarter: 13–20 min · Medeber market: 14–21 min
- Night lighting
- ok
- Taxi drop-off
- door
- Fits
- family · age70
- Lodging tax
- —
Cons
- Street noise on Harnet Avenue in the evening.
- Rooms and heating are basic in many hotels.
Within walking distance
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.