My recent trip to Sabah for a course was on a tight budget, since I was saving up for something else. I was lucky that I managed to get a decent price for MAS ticket (about RM600++) instead of the usual AirAsia (actually, if you can, try to get a MAS flight. They are much more comfortable, with free food unlike AirAsia where everything is charged). If you are travelling cheaply like me, and the next door Tunes Hotel is fully booked, Courtyard Hotel can be listed under your options. A bit crampy for some, but for a single person who goes out most of the time and comes back to the hotel room for a shower and a snooze, Courtyard is enough to accommodate you. Get the discounted price by booking via Agoda.com. Stay here if you are familiar with Kota Kinabalu city and have your own transport e.g. a rental car as it is located outside the city centre, next to the University Malaysia Sabah. As for me, I rented a car from the Terminal 1 airport, a Myvi @ RM130 / day.
Staffs are friendly (as Sabahan always are), English is spoken here. Parking spaces are available.
The room that I got is the Balinese. Usual price RM138.00 but on Agoda you can get it around RM119.00. It came with a Queen sized bed, comfy enough; equipped with a wardrobe, ironing utilities, flat screen TV. Basic bathroom amnesties such as towels, shampoo and rinse are provided.
The bathroom is small and compact, attached shower space within. Hot water is available, but takes some patient adjusting.
Plus
point for staying here is that you are just within the shopping mall
1Borneo. Fast food are numerous (McDonald, KFC, Pizza Hut to name a
few), fusion dining, cafes, coffee spots (Dome, Starbucks, Coffee Bean
etc.), branded items shopping, sundries (7 – 11, Giant Hypermarket),
drug stores, major ATMs, cinema, travel agents… take your pick.
Courtyard Hotel @ 1Borneo
G-800
1 Borneo Hypermall, Jalan UMS
88450 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Tel.: +6088 528 228
Fax: +6088 528 229
Reservation: +6088 528 222
Email:
info@courtyardhotel1borneo.comWebsite:
http://www.courtyardhotel1borneo.com/
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