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Reviews of Akinabalu Youth Hostel

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Akinabalu Youth Hostel
1st to 4th Floor, Lot 133 Jalan Gaya, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 25 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, and Cheap place to stay
Nice and clean place to stay. It is easy to find and locate at lots of eatery place.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Maki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location. Friendly staff.
Great location. Very helpful staff. I stayed in a double room. The room was okay. The location is great. Close to restaurants and night market. Breakfast was not very good but you get what you pay for. I enjoyed the stay because the staff were friendly. You have to go upstairs to get to the reception.Then further up to your room.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Oscar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfort
Stay was really good , everything was lovely and the staff were friendly . Perfectly located near to everything
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Blair, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were nice, showers and toilets clean. Breakfast left a little to be desired.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean amazing hostel
Brilliant hostel in a good location. We stayed in the double room with fan, and we found that the fan was enough to keep us cool. The shared bathrooms are really clean and on every floor, the shower is hot and powerful which is a nice treat for us when budget backpacking! Staff at the hostel are really friendly, we booked a couple of trips with them and they all went well.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hostel fair price
Really nice hostel with lovely staff. Room was nice & a good size. Good AC. Wifi even worked in the room even though that was not promised. Booked a really good tour to Kinabalu Park. Cheap beers even cheaper than the shop. Great location close to everything. Breakfast is great. Free water & use of fridge. Definitely recommended

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So cosy
High recommend. The private room are comfortable. Near at restaurants, bank and also grocery store.

8/10 Good

Wolter, Belanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic hostel with friendly staff
Everything is really clean and tidy. Staff is very friendly and would love to help you. Rooms are really basic. Dont expect to much from breakfast. But compared to the price everything is great.

8/10 Good

Hayley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The environment was comfy. the housekeeping was awesome!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
You get what you pay for - cheap and clean
For the price, it was a good place to stay with the free breakfast of toast, one hard boiled egg, hotdogs, cake, instant noodles and free flow of tea and coffee! The room i was in was small for 4 persons, and was more like a store room, with two windows opening out to the common area, not to the outside. The larger dormitory rooms looked more spacious and airy. The shower was a very small trickle, so much so it was faster for me to bathe from the lower tap. Better if there had been a pail, and a bucket bath would have been more satisfying. It was very noisy from the road traffic, and while there is a designated smoking area, the smoke tends to drift to the other common areas. So if you're sensitive to cigarette smoke, not a good place to stay.

10/10 Excellent

Aoife

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hostel
Lovely hostel and lovely staff, very helpful. Perfect place to stay in KK

10/10 Excellent

Armagan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful place in KK
Perfect location, helpful and kind staff, very friendly atmosphere. Great value of money.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kangto

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hs

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
한국분들!!!나 돈업다 하눈붐들 보say영!!young!!!
정말 친근하다 근데 혼숙 열명 방은 추천하지 않아요 코를 너무 많이 골고 수압이 너무너무 약해요ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅜㅠ 근데 직원들이 너무 친절해서 모든게 잊혀집니다ㅠㅠㅠ여자분이라면 여성룸4명을 추천 드려요 근처 저렴한 식당도 나쁘지 않아요
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Queenie on 2019/8/5
Thank you for your kind commend. However, i believe there is some misunderstanding. 10 beds in a dorm room is for very budget traveller. we do have choice of smaller dorm with only 4 beds with slightly higher price. And we do have also private room which can only occupied for single or couple traveller. you may contact us before if happen u come again. THanks again.

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Momoko, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staffs are very kind and there is breakfast! The toilets and bathrooms are clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Mickey, 日本

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
街の中心部近くの便利なホテル
エアポートからのバスは近くのホライズンホテル前まで５リンギットです。 ホテルの入り口が表示が小さく細いので分かりにくいかも。２階が受付になります。 WiFiはストレスなく繋がります。 街内は徒歩圏で便利なロケーションです。 部屋は綺麗に清掃され気持ちいいです。 ベッドのシーツはリクエストしないと取り換えがないようです。
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ki Yam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Budget Stay
The hostel is a budget stay with very convenient location. We chose an air-conditioned room and the environment is cozy. Light breakfast is provided.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018
Response from Queenie on 2018/7/7
Thank you for spending with us your precious stay in Borneo with us. We are looking forwards to serve you more in future.

8/10 Good

21, HONGKONG

Liked: Staff & service
Good
Cheap price Clean bed room Nice staff Free WiFi but top floor can’t connect with Broken computer Toilet too small but acceptable
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Queenie on 2018/5/21
Very sorry our wifi is only available in the lobby, reading and TV room area.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location and nice staff
Very convenient location. Staff are very nice and helpful. Recommend!

8/10 Good

マッキー, さいたま市

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
居心地の良いホステル
チャイナタウンの中にある感じのホステルで、周りにたくさんのレストラン、ファーストフード、コンビニがある。 静かでロビーにたくさんのバックパッカーが集まりネットサーフィンをしている。 朝食も付いていて有り難い限りだ。

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Over all, sevice including staff is terrible. Not cozy, too hot room . Plus, not easy to find wifi signal.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location ,friendly staff , awesome experience