Budget Hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Want to explore Kota Kinabalu but won't - or can't - spend too much money doing so? Simple: save on hotel expenses by booking a room (or a bunk) at one of the budget hotels listed below. The amenities in the Kota Kinabalu budget hotels in this list range from the backpacker basics offered by the backpacker's hostels here, to the boutique simplicity offered by places like Tune Hotel and Imperial Boutec Hotel.
The Borneo Global Backpackers is very centrally located, with easy bus access and only a ten minute walk to State Museum and the Queen ElizabethGeneral Hospital. Guests can choose from the hostel's four-bed bunker rooms, twin-bed and double air-conditioned rooms, and air-conditioned double queen rooms.
The common room has a 24-hour television. Other amenities include a guest waiting area, bar area, private internet room, baggage room, and dining room. Self-service laundry facilities and safe deposit box available.
Bunibon Lodge is a backpacker's hostel within Kota Kinabalu's city center - it's practically a ten-minute walk from everything, from the ferry port to the City Observatory. From the Lodge's 24-hour desk, guests can book bicycle rentals, tour arrangements, and car rentals. Free wi-fi available throughout the facilities.
The Century Hotel is a budget hotel on a quiet street mere minutes away from KK center on foot, with easy access to the night market and Seri Selera. Generous-sized rooms come with air conditioning, free wi-fi, and bathroom en suite. Satellite TV, slippers, and hairdryer are provided in the room. Hotel amenities include car rental, laundry, and business center.
A small-scale operation housed on the upper floors of a Kota Kinabalu row house, the City Park Lodge offers 15 guestrooms with color TV, individually controlled air-conditioning and bathrooms en suite. Free internet, airport pickup service, and free coffee and tea are also available to guests. Not handicap-friendly - guests need to walk up flights of stairs to reach their quarters.
The Hotel Capital is an older hotel in Kota Kinabalu - it's actually the very first purpose-built hotel in the city, housed in a tall building constructed in 1967. The Capital has 102 guestrooms, most of which have rather dated décor, but the location in the city center is great for the traveler who wants to be in the middle of everything.
The HotelGarden is a budget hotel in Australia Place, so named because Australian soldiers camped here after they landed near the close of World War II. The Sabah Tourism Office, where you can book day trips around Kota Kinabalu.
The hotel has a 24-hour front desk and one internet terminal in the lobby. Rooms come with bathroom en suite, sizable double beds, clean towels, and shampoo and bath gel. Bicycle rental available.
Located next to the main post office in the city center, the hotel is very close to transportation, shopping, internet access, and dining options. Rooms have bathroom en suite with hot and cold water, IDD phone, satellite TV, and mini-bar. Luggage storage, laundry, ironing board, and car rental service available upon request.
The Imperial Boutec Hotel is a boutique hotel on the seventh floor of the Warisan Square mall. Its 93 guestrooms combine modern design with a cozy atmosphere, incorporating in-room amenities like high-speed broadband internet access and flat screen TVs with satellite channels.
The hotel's amenities include a restaurant, lounge, 24-hour room service, luggage storage, and free wi-fi in lobby and court lounge. Non-smoking floors, and laundry services availabe upon request.
Tune Hotels offers cheap accommodations that permit you to pick and choose amenities to keep costs down. You can also book extra-early to get even cheaper rates.
The hotel's 165 guestrooms come with air conditioning, hair dryer, and LCD television - optional if you want to cut costs. Hotel/airport transfer and package tours available upon request.
The hotel is part of the 1 Borneo Hypermall, the largest shopping mall in Sabah with over 1.5 million square feet of retail space. A Gloria Jean's Cafe and a 24-hour 7-Eleven can be accessed at the hotel's first floor.
X-Plorer Backpackers is a backpacker's hostel, and all the facilities are arranged accordingly: amenities are mostly common-access. The hostel has a living room, five common toilets with shower stalls, and a balcony area. Immediately around the hostel, you'll find a Milimewa Superstore, with restaurants and entertainment venues very close by.
Other hotel amenities include a hot and cold drinking water dispenser, mini-garden, broadband wi-fi, a luggage storage area, a locker room, and a computer terminal. Ask for breakfast in advance, which costs MYR 5.00. Car transfer available, subject to availability.
Borneo Global Backpackers
The Borneo Global Backpackers is very centrally located, with easy bus access and only a ten minute walk to State Museum and the Queen ElizabethGeneral Hospital. Guests can choose from the hostel's four-bed bunker rooms, twin-bed and double air-conditioned rooms, and air-conditioned double queen rooms.
The common room has a 24-hour television. Other amenities include a guest waiting area, bar area, private internet room, baggage room, and dining room. Self-service laundry facilities and safe deposit box available.
- Address: Ground & 1st Floor,Lot No.29 Karamunsing Godown, KotaKinabalu
- Phone: +60 8827 0976
- Email: info@bgbackpackers.com
Bunibon Lodge
Bunibon Lodge is a backpacker's hostel within Kota Kinabalu's city center - it's practically a ten-minute walk from everything, from the ferry port to the City Observatory. From the Lodge's 24-hour desk, guests can book bicycle rentals, tour arrangements, and car rentals. Free wi-fi available throughout the facilities.
- Address: Lot 21, Lorong Dewan, Kota Kinabalu
- Phone: +60 8821 0801
Century Hotel
The Century Hotel is a budget hotel on a quiet street mere minutes away from KK center on foot, with easy access to the night market and Seri Selera. Generous-sized rooms come with air conditioning, free wi-fi, and bathroom en suite. Satellite TV, slippers, and hairdryer are provided in the room. Hotel amenities include car rental, laundry, and business center.
- Address: Lot 12, Jalan MasjidLama, Bandaran Berjaya, KotaKinabalu
- Phone: +60 8824 2222
City Park Lodge
A small-scale operation housed on the upper floors of a Kota Kinabalu row house, the City Park Lodge offers 15 guestrooms with color TV, individually controlled air-conditioning and bathrooms en suite. Free internet, airport pickup service, and free coffee and tea are also available to guests. Not handicap-friendly - guests need to walk up flights of stairs to reach their quarters.
- Address: 49 Jalan Pantai, Kota Kinabalu
- Phone: +60 8825 7752
- Email: cplodge@streamyx.com
Hotel Capital
The Hotel Capital is an older hotel in Kota Kinabalu - it's actually the very first purpose-built hotel in the city, housed in a tall building constructed in 1967. The Capital has 102 guestrooms, most of which have rather dated décor, but the location in the city center is great for the traveler who wants to be in the middle of everything.
- Address: 23,Jalan Haji Saman, P.O.Box 11223, Kota Kinabalu
- Phone: +60 8823 1999
Hotel Garden
The HotelGarden is a budget hotel in Australia Place, so named because Australian soldiers camped here after they landed near the close of World War II. The Sabah Tourism Office, where you can book day trips around Kota Kinabalu.
The hotel has a 24-hour front desk and one internet terminal in the lobby. Rooms come with bathroom en suite, sizable double beds, clean towels, and shampoo and bath gel. Bicycle rental available.
- Address: No 3, Lorong Dewan (Australian Place),KotaKinabalu
- Phone: +60 8825 7400
- Email: rooms@hotelgarden.com.my
Hotel Holiday
Located next to the main post office in the city center, the hotel is very close to transportation, shopping, internet access, and dining options. Rooms have bathroom en suite with hot and cold water, IDD phone, satellite TV, and mini-bar. Luggage storage, laundry, ironing board, and car rental service available upon request.
- Address: Lot 1 & 2, Block F,Segama Shopping Complex, KotaKinabalu
Imperial Boutec Hotel
The Imperial Boutec Hotel is a boutique hotel on the seventh floor of the Warisan Square mall. Its 93 guestrooms combine modern design with a cozy atmosphere, incorporating in-room amenities like high-speed broadband internet access and flat screen TVs with satellite channels.
The hotel's amenities include a restaurant, lounge, 24-hour room service, luggage storage, and free wi-fi in lobby and court lounge. Non-smoking floors, and laundry services availabe upon request.
- Rating: two-star(comparerates|buydirect)
- Address: Level 7 Block D Warisan Square, Jalan TunFuad Stephens, KotaKinabalu
- Phone: +60 8852 5968
- Email: reservation@imperialboutec.com
Tune Hotels.com 1Borneo Kota Kinabalu
Tune Hotels offers cheap accommodations that permit you to pick and choose amenities to keep costs down. You can also book extra-early to get even cheaper rates.
The hotel's 165 guestrooms come with air conditioning, hair dryer, and LCD television - optional if you want to cut costs. Hotel/airport transfer and package tours available upon request.
The hotel is part of the 1 Borneo Hypermall, the largest shopping mall in Sabah with over 1.5 million square feet of retail space. A Gloria Jean's Cafe and a 24-hour 7-Eleven can be accessed at the hotel's first floor.
- Rating: Two-star (comparerates|buydirect)
- Address: G-803, 1 BorneoHypermall, Jalan Sulaman, KotaKinabalu
- Phone: +60 379 625 888
X-Plorer Backpackers
X-Plorer Backpackers is a backpacker's hostel, and all the facilities are arranged accordingly: amenities are mostly common-access. The hostel has a living room, five common toilets with shower stalls, and a balcony area. Immediately around the hostel, you'll find a Milimewa Superstore, with restaurants and entertainment venues very close by.
Other hotel amenities include a hot and cold drinking water dispenser, mini-garden, broadband wi-fi, a luggage storage area, a locker room, and a computer terminal. Ask for breakfast in advance, which costs MYR 5.00. Car transfer available, subject to availability.
- Address: 1st Floor, No.106/108,Jalan Gaya, KotaKinabalu
- Phone: +60 8853 8780
- Email: info@xplobackpackers.com
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