This has to be the best hostel in Kota Kinabalu. The staff are really friendly, I stayed there for 4 weeks on a placement with Uni so the staff became my friends! It's very clean, there's always loo roll and the showers on each floor are always hot. There are quiet powerful air-con rooms or rooms with just fans. There... more

My wife and I stayed at the Step In Lodge a week in total, we found the staff very friendly and very helpful. The atmosphere is very relaxed with storys and helpful info from other travellers,we stayed in a room with aircondition which was basic but pleasant, also there is tea and coffee on the go day and night for... more

i was very happy with the service and friendliness of the entire staff during my stay at step in lodge. all were most helpful and this greatly enriched our whole experience, with my friend and i even hiring a car on recommendation from the owner of the lodge. this enabled us to see and do so much more in our... more

I cannot recommend the Step In Lodge highly enough. Here are my experiences. My main aim for my stay in Sabah was to stay somewhere on the cheap side of things. After a brief look around I settled on the Step In Lodge. I had very little idea of where to stay or what to do in Sabah and I... more

I spent a month in Sabah with my partner and we were in and out of Kota Kinabalu several times so stayed at Step In on about five occasions. It really is an excellent place. The staff are very friendly and helpful, it’s all spotlessly clean and is in an great location. We always requested a private double room and... more

Just quickly, if you are on a budget and in Kota Kinabalu then I wouldn't go beyond the Step in Lodge. Very, very friendly staff (including informal Malay lessions); very clean; fierce air conditioning if required; cheap; close to the city centre, walkable to the pubs & restaurants etc at the waterfront and very flexible which was the best point... more