HS 12, Sandakan Harbour Square, 90000 Sandakan, Malaysia
#4 of 27 hotels in Sandakan
Guests' ChoiceBased on 891 hotel reviews
8.1Cleanliness
8.4
Comfort
8.4
Location
9.1
Facilities
8.1
Staff
9.1
Value for money
8.5
Free WiFi
9.1
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 24 April 2024
Grated_cheese
SingaporeAccess by car was tedious. Understand it was changed to be more circuitous compared to before.
Staff was friendly and location convenient.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 17 April 2024
Grated_cheese
SingaporeThe ongoing renovation work in the morning can be disturbing for tired guests who wish to sleep in later than usual. Did not get to use the gym the night we arrived, so can't say much about it. The breakfast staff could engage with guests more to bring a homey feel to the meal experience, perhaps they weren't comfortable speaking English, but a friendly demeanour and effort to speak pasar English would still hv been acceptable. Sadly, the chef who fried the eggs did what he wanted and left the scene soon after he piled a number of runny sunny sides up into the covered pot. Thus guests could not specify how they preferred their eggs. Food on display were left to cool. Thank God the porridge was covered and acceptably warm, but the solitary fly buzzing around the open condiments was disconcerting. Hot food and attentive wait staff would hv been welcome to travellers.
Love the location and movie theme. Front desk and security staff were polite, helpful and courteous. One could tell that they were eager to meet the needs of guests and came across as professional and sincere in their efforts to attend to guests. They did what they could within their milieu of service and responsibility and were willing to accommodate simple requests with flourish. All the more reason to back here again.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 17 April 2024
Steph
United KingdomSimple, no frills, comfortable hotel. Bonus lovely view of the sea. Nice enough breakfast. We stayed here for one night after arriving in Borneo, before heading off for a 3 day jungle stay, and it did the job well. We were able to leave our bags in the hotel storage while we were away which was super convenient.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 15 April 2024
Szyszkaziom
PolandThe staff is prone to lying, or has no clue about things. Not very helpful. We were interested in a tours options and they said that the tour representative was on a lunch break. That was not true they didn't work at that day at all and we wasted 2 hours waiting on their return... We had to exchange our bedsheet as it was dirty. There were no hand towels. Breakfast was cold and at 8 am it was already empty.
Nice location. Good view from the room Good WiFi
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 11 April 2024
Travis
United StatesNothing.
Good location and fine hotel for a short stay. As advertised.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 10 April 2024
Wong
MalaysiaBreakfast choice could be improved. Music and noise from the streets and shops downstairs can sometimes be heard. I was there during the Ramadhan month and there was an event held downstairs at the square that started in the evening all the way to night at around 10.30pm. The speech, music and singing could be heard from my room at the third floor.
Very clean. There is a small but well maintained gym with beautiful sea view with some basic equipments but sufficient for work out. The room was very clean. Good services rendered by staff from room service to reception to staff at the restaurant. Strategic location surrounded by eateries within walking distance and a mall next to it.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 8 April 2024
Egle
SwitzerlandQuite small Not many options for vegetarian breakfast
Cozy Sea view Big bed
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 8 April 2024
Noel
United KingdomNot dislike but worth mentioning the breakfast wasn't great and unless you asked for eggs they weren't offered. There is also a water bottle refill station that is very well hidden.
Very centrally located if you want to visit Sandakan, the room was a good size and clean with a comfortable bed and sea view. The bathroom and shower were excellent.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 4 April 2024
Grant
AustraliaBathroom needed some repairs
Central location, right on harbour
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 2 April 2024
Sandra
United StatesI could not use the AC for a while and requested help and it was a long wait. Then, apparently they came while I was out, but still the AC did not work when I returned, so I had to call again. Later I was told I needed to use a switch that was sort of hidden on the walls in the room. There was no indication of this at any place or by anyone, so this was a wasted time. The room was just above a busy street, but it was quiet at a decent hour. The breakfast is at another building and choices is not very varied. The coffee is bad.
The decoration and location.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 2 April 2024
Angelica
SwedenNot being able to book a half day as if we had stayed in the room until late checkout.
The best location in Sandakan. Great breakfast, nice staff and good room.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 1 April 2024
Pragya
IndiaAll was great
The hotel as well as nearby area is managed by the hotel itself. The location is nice, we requested a sea facing room and got it and the view was amazing. The rooms are spacious and you can easily spend enough time in rooms. The hotel is located in the market area and you can find restuarants and eateries at walking distance. Getting a cab was never an issue as hotel is located right opposite a mall. Being a vegetarian, they also accomodated our request for breakfast menu and prepared separate non-meat dishes for us. A great coffee shop called Roastery#1 was also walking distance and they also prepared some veg dishes for us. Overall this hotel experience was great in Sandakan.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 31 March 2024
Susan
United KingdomWhilst there were a number of offerings for food we were a little disappointed with the choice at breakfast, especially if you went a later. One bonus was they would cook eggs to order.
The location, the room and the facilities provided where all of a good standard
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 31 March 2024
Quelli
United KingdomBeing in the main centre of Sandakan the smell from outside gets into the room through the Aircon so the whole room ends up smelling really bad. The breakfast was also not very nice.
The bed was big and comfy.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 28 March 2024
Celine
IrelandBit of noise outside but not too bad
Very clean, nice staff & good air conditioning. Breakfast was not bad either.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 26 March 2024
Sarah
AustraliaVery noisy outside the hotel as there was a Ramadan festival on - wish this had been communicated at the time of booking. Thankfully did not go on too late.
Very good location. Right next to Sandakan Central Markets. Easy place for tours to pick you up from. Shopping centre right next door so easy to pick up anything that you need. Clean apartment. Great view over the water. Lovely staff with excellent communication. Standard breakfast.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 25 March 2024
Ian
United KingdomNo issues
Seaside hotel, plenty of eating options great view from room.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 25 March 2024
Urtė
LithuaniaRoom was a bit small but ok for short stay. Breakfast was a bit lacking.
Very clean rooms in the centre of Sandakan. Bed was big an comfortable. It's great that there is place to get free drinking water.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 21 March 2024
Ondrej
Czech RepublicWe enjoyed our stay. The hotel is at the best spot of the city, by the mall. Breakfast was good, room nice and clean. All Fine. As the city was ugly, the hotel was nice.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 21 March 2024
E
GermanyWindows are not very Sound proofed; we asked for support with arrangiert a taxi, but they just recommend the GRAP app
Great breakfast in the Café next door; solid WiFi, good room size and everything worked well (we stayed twice, once in the 4th floor and one on the 1st floor while the later room was a bit aged, so ask for the upper floors); very helpful personnel; luggage room available
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 18 March 2024
Monika
United KingdomBreakfast was very traditional.
The room was ok, quite old.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 17 March 2024
Inga
LithuaniaA little bit noisy.
Good stay for one night.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 16 March 2024
Radhakrishnan
IndiaGreat Location, clean rooms, Friendly staff. It is a decent hotel considering the size of the City. May be one of the better hotels there.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 11 March 2024
Kenward
United KingdomDidnt cater for my dietary requirements at breakfast even though I informed them when I booked and at checkin. No effort was made to make sure I had same experience as other guests who could eat anything even though I paid the same!
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Stayed in March 2024
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