Kota Kinabalu Hostellit

Plussat: Great place in the perfect location. The common area is large, bright, airy and comfortable, and the staff really helpful and friendly. Our room was good, with excellent air con, and the bathrooms really clean and well kept (as is the whole place). Help yourself to free tea and coffee all day, and a good breakfast is included. I really can't fault this hostel. Highly recommended.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Staff were very helpful in organising tours and 24 reception was ideal.

Miinukset: Breakfast was basic, only toast with a sweet jam and some fruit.

Plussat: Very nice location, nice room ! Tea coffee and water available for free

Miinukset: The breakfast is really basic.

Plussat: Localization is perrfect on Gaya street. Friday to sunday there are markets with food Street, local products. Nearby there are many restaurants and shops. Room was better than I expected, there was everything I needed, and AC. But no window. Bathroom is ok, hot water. There is a spacious lobby space with some plants, I liked it very much. Drinking water available for free. Fridge available. Staff was very helpfull, specially Alexa, thank You for your advices and care. Hostel is very close to local bus station (ex. small buses to Mt Kinabalu Park, direction Ranau, in the morning every half an hour).

Miinukset: There is poor information on a building. You have to look carefully. Entrance is from both sides, both streets. Hostel is on a first and upper floor, no lift. A bit loud while weekends due to market and concerts. Same with thin walls. Very poor breakfast, all days the same 4 things and coffee only instant :(

Plussat: Nice location directly in the city.helpful staff

Miinukset: Next to a busy road

Plussat: The hostel was clean and the staff were very friendly. It was close to the city centre and had a comfortable, spacious room to hang out in. It was very accommodating for a hostel for both food, help with the local area and problems that may arise.

Plussat: Clean room,toilet and surroundings. Friendly receptionist. Water and breakfast provided.

Plussat: The staff are so friendly, welcoming and happy to help with anything. The room was clean and the bed was comfy.

Miinukset: The only issue we came across (and this is not the fault of the hostel itself!) was that the night market was very loud outside on a Saturday night when we needed an early night for a 2am start on that’s Sunday morning!!

Plussat: The address is perfect

Miinukset: The quilt is too thin to cover. If you open the air conditioner .it will be too cold.

Plussat: Nice staff. They let me be lazy in the hostel. Especially Alexa is so intelligent that I enjoyed conversation with her. Cleanliness is impeccable. Spacious airy lobby to chill out. Spacious airy dormitory room with 3 fans. I like fanned room without air conditioning. Papaya for breakfast is nice. It's on walking distance from a big market for fruits and vegetables, waterfront, sunset view point, Jesselton ferry jetty and bus stops for airport shuttle.

Miinukset: Noise from the street and roads, especially on Saturday evening. Loud music from the reception. A shelf for ornaments is too close to the table for breakfast. Buddha statue in front of a toilet. It could offend Buddhists.

Plussat: The staff were very friendly and helpful.

Miinukset: Air conditioning was not offered to us on arrival a very cheap add on, wish we had known about it. Could do with a few more glasses to drink out of and a clean.

Plussat: Very friendly staff and they were helpful in giving information about nearby places and facilities.

Miinukset: Little options for breakfast but this is expected at the low price.

Plussat: staff there very friendly and cute

Miinukset: little bit noisy from outside the street..

Plussat: Strategic location, nice hostel, friendly hosts!

Plussat: Staff was incredibly friendly, the place felt like home. Everyone was super helpful and flexible. Amazing location!

Miinukset: Leaving it.

Plussat: Great location

Miinukset: Staff are friendly

Plussat: Good.

Plussat: Nothing

Miinukset: The place is not clean. I had an infection after coming from there. It’s even difficult to have bath. The water force is not good

Plussat: Retket sai buukattua hotellilla. Pienellä lisämaksulla sai ilmastoinnin, tuulettimen lisäksi. Auttavainen henkilökunta.

Plussat: Hyvä sijainti, hostelli sijaitsee keskustassa lähellä kaikkea. Huone ja yleiset kylpyhuoneet olivat siistissä kunnossa verranttuna moneen muuhun hostelliin Aasiassa. Hinta-laatu suhde kohdillaan.

Plussat: 24 hour registration desk, nice personal, luggage room (we could leave our luggage until evening), nice vibe inside the common spaces.

Miinukset: Basic accommodation (as expected regarding low price), dusty room, teared sheets.

Plussat: Great location, near markets, restaurants and shops. Great atmosphere for solo travellers, very sociable balcony & communal area. Staff friendly, allowed early check in, great info about things to do in the area. Family room was clean and perfect for our one night stay

Miinukset: The communal showers & toilets are accessible via the communal areas - most people don’t mind.

Plussat: They cancelled the breakfast? but you can get drink water always.

Miinukset: no elevator feel dislike it, and the stairs is very long and feel tired

Plussat: the bed extra comfty

Plussat: They had information on tours from KK. Can arrange a taxi to airport for you. Basic breakfast. Access to hot drinking water.

Miinukset: My "deluxe" room was very basic. I was on the Third floor and there is No lift. My deluxe room had a Shared bathroom and toilet. However all of this was stated in the "facilities" information-it was My fault for not looking. Not sure why Trip Advisor rated it highly. One of the staff Constantly referred to Having to check with his boss about Stuff and his bosses phone always Seemed to be Busy. There Are a few things You Need to know to make things Work in your room - like a Master switch and how the showers worked-it would be Good to have been told about this at Time of check in. Room only Had one electrical socket and That was already being used By the lamp provided.

Plussat: I booked private room.The room is clean and tidy.

Miinukset: There is no tv available in the private room. The room and the bathroom were very small.I think it is not muslim friendly.We had to move the bed a bit in order to pray. I think this lodge is not suitable for family as you need to climb very high stairs. Despite that, the lodge is rated quite high and even got excellence accomodation award based on the certificate at the receptionist counter. I personally think it could be rated high fom the single travellers and backpackers.

Plussat: The kindness of the staff.

Miinukset: Its about share bathroom. Some hotel rate below RM100 have bathroom in the room.

Plussat: The staff was INCREDIBLY kind, knowledgeable, helpful, and professional.

Plussat: Staff was great

Plussat: It was clean and comfortable.

Miinukset: Too expensive, no window in the room. WiFi mediocre.

Plussat: I like that ate nora (receptionist) is Filipino so we were able to communicate very well with her. She is so accommodating and very helpful whenever we need something.

Miinukset: We didnt like smell of the paint as well as the other guests nearby our room. They slammed their door everytime they close it.

Plussat: Location, so clean, staff is accomodating

Miinukset: Shuttle is misleading, no service shuttle No elevator, need to carry your heavy luggage upstairs Breakfast is 3 slice bread with butter only

Plussat: Central location.

Miinukset: In the morning when I removed a plug from the electric socket there was a loud bang, I got a small electric shock and the plug and the socket were both stained black. We also found that both our external battery packs that had been plugged into different sockets were no longer working and the plastic warped around the USB point. We were checking out anyway but we tried to tell the staff as we were worried other guests could be at risk. The manager initially refused to talk to us and then just laughed at us and was very patronising, initially telling us it happened because I had wet hands (I did not of course). He kept telling us we couldn't have our money back despite us telling him we didn't want our money back but just wanted to inform him what had happened. The manager showed no sign that he would have the electrics checked so I would advise to make sure you use surge protectors if you stay here. We had a very unpleasant and upsetting experience because of how the manager treated us when we tried to tell him what had happened. It turned into an expensive stay for us as a plug socket and two external battery packs had to be replaced. Apart from this it was in general an average hostel. No WiFi in our room and very noisy due to a karaoke bar just outside. Uncomfortable common areas.

Miinukset: Bedroom was messy and bathroom was smelly and moldy.

Plussat: Staff are really friendly Great breakfast Close to everything Cheap beers at the roof top bar

Miinukset: Bit loud from the karaoke bar downstairs but the staff do offer ear plugs to make up for it and it does stop around midnight so it's not that inconvenient Wifi doesn't work in rooms but there's a nice common area with couches so once again barely a problem

Plussat: hot shower

Miinukset: the room is not clean, environment is noisy

Plussat: Staff were friendly

Miinukset: Noise from neighbouring pub

Plussat: Rooms were good, but not the breakfast. strategic location. friendly staffs, Mr. Orga, to be precise.

Miinukset: the breakfast. but i cant complain, since its free. for the price i paid, everything was more than good.

Plussat: Comfy.

Miinukset: Water flow too slow.

Plussat: Staff were helpful

Miinukset: The loud music all night next door meant that I got no sleep

Miinukset: low water pressure for bathroom