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4.0
#3 of 23 hotels in Bandar Seri Begawan
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4.6
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4.0
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4.0
Cleanliness
4.4
Service
4.2
Sleep Quality
4.2
Situated in the heart of the city, The Brunei Hotel provides easy access to the business district of commercial houses, banks, airline offices and the scenic waterfront and other imposing landmarks are only a short stroll away.
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HOTEL STYLE
Quiet
Family
Languages Spoken
English, Chinese, Filipino, Indonesian and 2 more
Location
95 Jalan Pemancha, Bandar Seri Begawan BS8811 Brunei Darussalam
The Brunei Hotel
436 reviews
Getting there
Good for walkers
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Based on my recent experience and opinion. The Brunei Hotel deserves five stars due to its locations and the friendliness of the personnel. The tourist attractions are within the vicinity, as well as shopping opportunities.
The room consists of a wooden floor, clean linen, television, free wifi, refrigerator, coffee/tea, and a kettle; also, refilled water.
The bathroom was nice and clean. Fairly to say, the room wasn't huge, we have a twin room, it was adequate. Above all, it was super clean! Always the first thing I did when entering the room, check everywhere if there's no dust or stain on the linen.
The personnel was helpful and friendly. As our flight was later at night, we leave our luggage for the whole day for free. And a lady at the reception offered us an umbrella because it was raining.
How to get here from the airport: The cheapest way is the green color bus number 23 for 1 BND (0.65 cents euro) per person.
When exiting from the arrival terminal go left till the end, the bus stops are in front of the departure terminal.
Beware, it can take a while before the bus comes. The second option, the hotel has an airport shuttle for 20 BDN (16 euro) for two people. Taxi cost around 25 BND.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Location, Location, Location! This was the first hotel in Brunei and you cannot have a better location for catching a water taxi for $1 across the street to go to the water village or to the Temburong Jetty to go to Temburong National Park by boat. It’s also 2 blocks from the Tamu Kianggeh outdoor produce, food and craft market. Plenty of restaurants and coffee shops in different directions to try are at its doorstep. I enjoyed being in the city center, just a block from the Chinese Temple which survived World War II and just a little further is the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, and a block from the waterfront. I loved the little coy pond in the lobby. Found the restaurant elegant with plenty of Western, Asian and Bruneian options for breakfast, I understand they are about to remodel it. Staff was polite, professional and helpful with all of my requests. From the top deck there is a nice view of the waterfront and the water village and waterway alongside the hotel. Nice sleek modern feel throughout. Clean. Netflix options I appreciated as the previous hotel I stayed at only had 7 channels. I would return.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Stayed two nights. We'll located within walking distance of several attractions. Upon arrival, they couldn't find my reservation (made on Agoda). Eventually I was told that an employee had accidentally canceled it. Fortunately they found me a room anyway. My room was facing a busy street and there was a lot of traffic noise - ear plugs and white noise essential. The room was clean and reasonably modern. AC worked well. Amenities included electric kettle with coffee/tea packets, mini-fridge and laptop-size safe. Comfortable beds and pillows. Sufficient number of power sockets. Bathroom with everything in working order, although one had to let the water run for several minutes in order to get hot water. Standard toiletries. Purified drinking water available in the hallway. Average wifi. Friendly staff. Overall a decent value for the price.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Traveled solo
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Stayed here for a short business trip. The receptionist are so helpful and give a lot of advice of what to find nearby. The location is also very strategic and near to most of my favorite restaurant (kaizen sushi and escapade).
The hotel's breakfast is nice too with a lot of variety consider its a small hotel. Room is nice and clean. Overall is a good hotel to stay.
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Trip type: Traveled on business
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Rooms here are small and dark if you are on the wrong side of the hotel, so maybe better for business travelers. Ask for river view which is brighter. Cleaning of rooms needs looking at by the manager, all a bit slap dash,dirty shower, toilet and dusty floors. The one! pillow on the super hard bed was revolting and sweat stained, so not a good nights sleep. Plug on kettle very dangerous. Free parking is on road, you have to pay and claim back from hotel. No wifi except in lobby! All in all not worth $70 (without breakfast ) Wish I'd booked the longhouse on the river, I will next time. Some staff friendly and helpful others not so much, no manager when asked for.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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The hotel is in an excellent location, within a 10-minute walk of the old mosque and shopping mall, which are beautifully lit up at night, and a 2-minute walk of the local market and bus terminal (the bus terminal is not inside the building but on the street, and minibuses arrive one after another). The hotel's price is reasonable, and although the rooms are generally old, they are well cleaned. There is no bathtub, only a shower room, but it is clean. The room size is sufficient, but the view from the window was not that enjoyable. The staff were kind and I was able to stay comfortably.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Traveled solo
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I stayed two nights. It is very conveniently located within walking distance of Old Mosque, Royal Galleria and Yayasan Shopping Mall. Rooms are clean and equipped with all the amenities you need. There was no need to buy one because there was a tank of drinking water on the floor. It was 11 Brunei dollars by DART from the airport.
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Date of stay: November 2024Trip type: Traveled solo
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Perhaps one of the best hotels in Bandar Dei Begawan. Great location. Very close to the mosque, the city center and the boarding to go see the floating city. The lobby very nice and bright. Friendly staff and if can solve every problem. Large room with a very comfortable bed. Breakfast and a free transfer from the airport to the hotel are included in the room reservation (only One way, the other transfer if you want and for a fee and costs 25$) Breakfast with little offer, definitely to be improved. Clean hotel environment . A great solution X visit the city on foot.
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Date of stay: November 2024Trip type: Traveled with friends
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I strategically located hotel in the heart of the city center in Bandar Seri, Begawan Brunei. The lobby is nearly renovated at sports and modern design café. It's called Yeloand it has pastries and local and international dishes. Newly renovated rooms are bright and modern while the older rooms are a bit dark. Staff are nice and it's just walking distance all the tourist places in the city center. it's located in front of the bus terminal her and you can access almost all of our places in Brunei just a bunch for one dollar..
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Trip type: Traveled solo
Room Tip:get the rooms with the Riverview as the other rooms with no views are smaller and darker, it just...
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This is a downtown hotel, although the town is quite small with only 200,000. The size of the room is ok while the phone is not working. Internet is also very slow although available. In Brunei, the pace of life is slow. Neither the phone nor the internet is needed. The hotel is very clean just like everywhere in Brunei. But the mall closest to the hotel is very small. The Mall which is the largest one, is a bit far. So is the biggest mosque of Brunei. Your package is very expensive if bought in the hotel. We found an individual at a fraction of the cost. His name is Mel (+6738161656). Very knowledgeable person with enthusiasm towards guests. His picture is attached. Also, please reserve hotel car for airport transportation in advance. The hotel car is cheaper and better than taxi. There is a river in front of the hotel with water taxi running.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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We took a taxi from the airport. I guess if you are at the airport, busses at the airport will go to the bus station which is close to Brunei Hotel. Personally traveling with bags on the bus is not recommended.
No it is not free. Taxis in Brunei are hard to come by..in fact after my many years of visit to Brunei, I never seen a taxi or public bus. On arrival, at the airport exit to the carpark you will see some private taxi drivers providing services. Upon departure, you will hv to ask the hotel to provide you paid transport to the airport. Bandar Seri Begawan is small so any which way you go the taxi fare will not be more than B$25.
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PRICE RANGE
$75 - $107 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
brunei hotel bandar seri begawan
LOCATION
Brunei DarussalamBrunei-Muara DistrictBandar Seri Begawan
NUMBER OF ROOMS
45
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