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Kinabalu Backpackers Lodge

Lot 4 Lorong Dewan, Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88000, Malaysia
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Toronto, Canada
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58 reviews 58 reviews
49 hotel reviews
Reviews in 44 cities Reviews in 44 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

It is quite not bad hostel by Malaysian standard. Quite clean, but indeed very basic. Central location. The breakfast is limited to: water, tea(pre-made), coffee(brewed), white bread, margarine, sweat condensed milk, jam, peanut butter. You have toaster. 3 shared bathrooms, balcony, cord where you can had your clothes to dry. The price is: 60 for standard private double room 50... More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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30 reviews 30 reviews
13 hotel reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 28, 2013

KK backpackers lodge is everything you want in a simple hostel. Fairly cheap beds (20r), basic breakfast included, warm showers, clean beds/rooms, air con included!. Staff were helpful if you needed anything, but if you didn't they pretty much left you alone. For longer stays, If you want linen changed, you will have to request it. No real common room... More

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ireland
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3 reviews 3 reviews
3 hotel reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 6, 2012

The two girls were brilliant,lovely and very helpful.The place was spotless,clean and affordable.20ringit.Internet connection is great and location is super.the staff always smiling. One thing if you stay ,just remind the girls to make sure the cleaning staff keep the door upstairs closed as they sometime open it and thats why it can be noisy.will stay here again.

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Ozamiz City, Philippines
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 24, 2012

Clean and comfortable, and the staff was very accommodating and helpful, particularly Sitti and Carrie. Even during the pre-check in/reservation period, they were very attentive to our queries via email. The place is near jesselton point (about a 5-minute walk), atkinson tower, and signal observatory hill (just right across the lodge). the wi-fi signal is so-so, but good enough to... More

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Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 14, 2012

I have stayed in Kinabalu Backpackers Lodge five days. The place is clean, homely and very intimate. I stayed in a dorm and most of the time there were just two people there. The girls taking care of the place are amazing - very helpful, friendly, flexible. Real help to a person who stays just a few days and does... More

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Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed July 30, 2012

This is indeed a great place, very quiet, but not so clean as it used to be last year, unfortunately. I've stayed there a few times. The last two times I stayed the bedsheets hadn't been changed, so I had to ask them to get me clean ones. I also told them if they keep like this they will lose... More

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Hampi, India
2 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 5, 2012 via mobile

Stayed here for 4 nights and stayed in 2 different rooms. We moved because the first was quite small ( but would have been perfectly adequate if we weren't staying for so long). Clean, lots of toast for breakfast, computers and wifi, hot showers, sitcom and a lovely lady who works all hours and cleans the communal areas every day!

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Fiddington, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2012

I stayed here for 6 days and the place so nice, and here have one staff name siti.. she very good and kind.. the place so clean and easy we want go everywhere, becouse here near from city.. traffic light so noise, but i enjoy here. siti very kind and we always talk and she work here for 24 hours..... More

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Belgrade, Serbia
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 18, 2011

this B& B lodge is the one for backpackers touring sabah and wanting to climb mt kinabalu. the staffs are simply fabulous and they really make my day. i wonder whether people like hody, diana (ohh...i think i'm in love with her), hazam and roger are still around. thumbs up for the lodge and the staffs!

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Ko Phi Phi Le, Thailand
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35 reviews 35 reviews
24 hotel reviews
Reviews in 25 cities Reviews in 25 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed November 15, 2011

I stayed here for two nights as it looked clean and the dorms and bathroom etc were....the down side is its located on a main road and the traffic noise is bad...its worse when the nights staff open the front balcony doors and windows when they put breakfast out at 0630.They still did it when i pointed it out to... More

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Also Known As:
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Kinabalu Backpackers Hotel Kota Kinabalu
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Address: Lot 4 Lorong Dewan, Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88000, Malaysia
Region: Malaysia > Sabah > West Coast Division > Kota Kinabalu District > Kota Kinabalu
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Ranked #8 of 60 Specialty lodging in Kota Kinabalu
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